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Changing plug-in hybrid mode

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

Plug-in hybrid mode message

  • CD (Charge Depleting, Electric) mode : The high-voltage (hybrid) battery is used to drive the vehicle.

  • AUTO (Automatic) mode : The drive mode will be automatically selected from either Electric (CD) mode or Hybrid (CS) mode by the system according to the driving condition.

  • CS (Charge Sustaining, Hybrid) mode : The high-voltage (hybrid) battery and gasoline engine is used to drive the vehicle.

A corresponding message is displayed to indicate the selected mode.

‘Infotainment System’ screen

Press [PHEV] on the [Home screen].

The Plug-in Hybrid menu consists of five sections: [EV range], [Energy information], [Charge management], [ECO driving], [Energy flow].

For more information, please refer to the infotainment manual that was separately supplied with your vehicle.