Mitsubishi iMiev (2014) manual

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    Dieline -DO NO T PRINT! O wner’s Handbook At Mitsubishi, we belie ve n ot a ll drivers are created equal. So we build our vehicles for a di e rent breed of driv er , the fearless ones who tak e pride in what the y driv e, and refuse to drive mo re o f the same. I t’ s ob vious to us that people who truly wa nt distinctiv e styling a nd the l[...]

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    PLEASE PLA CE COPIES OF THE FOLL OWING ITEMS IN THE POCKET BEL OW : 1. Pre-Deliv ery Inspection Form (Cus tomer Cop y) 2. T riple Diamond Deliv ery Checklist (Cust omer Cop y) 3. Salesperson or K e y Dealership Contact’s Busines s Card Dieline -DO NO T PRINT! O wner’s Handbook At Mitsubishi, we belie ve n ot a ll drivers are created equal. So w[...]

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    1 Thank y ou for buying the 100% electric Mitsubishi i and doing y our part to further the electric v ehicle mo v ement in North America. Ther e’s no doubt y ou’v e already r ealized y our positiv e envir onmental impact as well as the upcoming benefits to y our wallet b y skipping those r egular visits to the pump . In the pages ahead w e’re[...]

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    2 1 5 13 6 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 7 4 Driv er ’ s Vie w 1 Energy le vel gauge 2 Ener gy usage indicator 3 Odo/T rip Meter 4 Speedometer 5 R eset/ dash lights illumination/ select or button 6 Low ener gy warning indicat or 7 Ready indicat or 8 12 v olt start er battery char ging sy stem w arning light 9 Po wer do wn w arning light 10 Ac oustic V ehicle [...]

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    3 DRIVING YOUR MITSUBISHI i How T o Start T he V ehicle Insert the ke y and press the br ake pedal do wn. T urn the k ey t o the On position and mak e sure all w arning lights are functioning pr operly . T urn the k ey t o the Start position for one or tw o seconds until y ou hear the startup bell and the READY indicat or light comes on. The indica[...]

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    4 Driving Range The distanc e y ou can driv e varies c onsiderably depending on a v ariety of factors: DRIVING YOUR MITSUBISHI i What is Regenerative Braking? When y ou take y our foot off the acceler ator while driving, motion energy is c onv erted into electric energy using the mot or as a pow er generator . During this con v ersion, braking f or[...]

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    5 Using the acc elerat or - driv e smoothly , acc eler ate gently and read the r oad ahead. Y our real-time ener gy consumption is display ed at the pow er meter . T ry to k eep the red needle within the green Eco z one. When y our foot is off the acc elerat or or y ou are br aking (r egenerating ener gy), the r ed needle should be in the blue Char[...]

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    6 Extending Y our Driving Range Seat Heater S witch What Happens in Extr eme Heat and Cold Conditions: Use of Climate C ontrol - while the Mitsubishi i is plugged in t o a lev el 1 or 2 charger , use y our MiEV Remot e to pre-heat, pr e-cool, or defrost the cabin as much as pos sible. This will dr aw pow er fr om the outlet rather than pulling ener[...]

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    7 CHARGING YOUR MITSUBISHI i Pac emaker and Defibrillat or W arning Befor e starting the charge oper ation or driving the vehicle, check with the electric medical de vice manufactur er concerning the effects that char ging may ha v e on implantable devic es if y ou use any medical electric de vices, such as: • An implantable cardiac pac emaker ?[...]

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    8 Charge Ov erview CHARGING YOUR MITSUBISHI i The Mitsubishi i can be char ged anytime. Ho wev er , repeat edly charging the v ehicle’s batt ery when it is almost full ma y decrease the batt ery’s o ver all lifespan. Ther e are thr ee differ ent le vels of char ging y our Mitsubishi i. Level 1 charging is based on using a standar d rat ed A/C 1[...]

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    9 Charge Ov erview Quick Charge (if so equipped) Quick Charging is based on acc essing a public charging s tation that is CHA deMO certified. Not e that in under 30 minutes of charging y ou will reach a maximum of 80% of a full charge as sho wn in your Energy L ev el G auge . 1) Fully apply the parking brak e and place the selector le ver in the P [...]

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    10 AUDIO SYSTEM 1) FM (FM1/FM2) indicator 2) Radio (AM/FM selection) button 3) Memory (Memory selection) button 4) Po wer 5) Scan button 6) Seek (Up/Down) butt ons 7) CD button 8) Clock button 9) Seek ∧ button 10) Seek ∨ button How to connect a USB memory device or an iPod® The USB c onnector is used to pla y music or char ge an audio devic e.[...]

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    11 Making a call by using the telephone number: 1. Pres s A button and Sa y “Dial. ” 2. The v oice guide sa ys “Number please.” 3. Sa y the telephone number “XXX•••••••.” 4. T he voic e guide say s “Dialing <number recognized>.” Making a call using a phonebook: 1. Pres s A button and Sa y “Call.” 2. Aft er th[...]

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    12 MITSUBISHI MiEV REMOTE Effectiv ely using y our Mitsubishi MiEV Remote 1) Pre-activ ate the climate c ontrol – y ou can use the contr oller to set the climate inside the v ehicle while the v ehicle is plugged in. The v ehicle cabin’s t empera ture will be c omfortable while utilizing the po wer fr om the outlet r ather than from the main dri[...]

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    13 Press (within 1 second) to transmit the setting dat a Press to Select On timer setting Press to Set the wa iting ti me <Range> 0h - 19.5h ON Timer Press to Select Off timer setting OFF Timer Press to Set the charging time <Range > 0.5h - 19.5h -h (Full charge) Press (within 1 second) to transmit the setting dat a Press to Select Re m[...]

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    14 NAVIGATION SYSTEM 1 Pr ess the [MENU] k ey t o display . 2 T ouch [Point of Interes t]. 6 T ouch [All POIs] 3 Input the “Stat e” and “City” 7 Input the POI name 4 T ouch [All Categories] 8 T ouch [Set] 5 T ouch the category of the desired POI and category type t o select. Point of Inter est (POI) Name 6 4 2 Way Points – Once y ou ha ve[...]

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    15 NAVIGATION SYSTEM 1 Pr ess the [MENU] k ey t o display 2 T ouch [Addr ess/Intersection] 7 T ouch [List] to select a str eet from the lis t 4 Input the “Stat e” and “City” name 8 T ouch House # or intersection 6 Input the str eet name 3 T ouch the “State” and “City” button 9 T ouch [Set] 5 T ouch [All Streets] 5 8 8 2 3 3 Searchin[...]

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    16 Q: Will my battery’s capacity decrease over time? A: T he capacity of the lithium-ion battery used as the main driv e lithium-ion battery on y our Mitsubishi i, like other commonly used lithium- ion batteries, will decr ease acc ording t o time and usage. This type of decr ease in battery capacity is normal, and is not indicativ e of any defec[...]

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    Q: What do I do if I get a at tire? A: The tire r epair kit is stor ed under the r ear seat cushion. T o acc ess the tir e repair kit, pull forw ard the seat stoppers under the r ear seat cushion. Lift up the seat cushion and pull it forw ard. Ne xt remo ve the wing nuts, r emo v e the co v er and lift out the tire r epair kit. Once y ou hav e a[...]

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    Dieline -DO NO T PRINT! O wner’s Handbook At Mitsubishi, we belie ve n ot a ll drivers are created equal. So we build our vehicles for a di e rent breed of driv er , the fearless ones who tak e pride in what the y driv e, and refuse to drive mo re o f the same. I t’ s ob vious to us that people who truly wa nt distinctiv e styling a nd the l[...]