Changing plug-in hybrid mode (Plug-in hybrid vehicle)
EV/HEV button
Whenever you press the [EV/HEV] button, Plug-in hybrid system drive mode will be changed in sequential as:
Automatic (AUTO) mode - Hybrid (CS) mode - Electric (CD) mode.
Each time the mode is changed a corresponding LED is displayed on the instrument cluster as follows.
Automatic (AUTO) mode
Type A
Type B
Hybrid (CS) mode
Type A
Type B
Electric (CD) mode
Plug-in hybrid mode indicator
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CD (Charge Depleting, Electric) mode: The high-voltage (hybrid) battery is used to drive the vehicle.
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AUTO mode: CD mode and CS mode are selected automatically depending on road conditions.
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CS (Charge Sustaining, Hybrid) mode: The high-voltage (hybrid) battery and gasoline engine is used to drive the vehicle.