Inspection Mode: Description

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When the engine is warm and the Li-ion battery is sufficiently charged, the engine automatically stops when the vehicle is stopped. For this reason, when continuous engine operation is required, it is necessary to use inspection mode.
When turning the vehicle wheels on a chassis dynamometer or similar equipment, it is necessary to use inspection mode to change the vehicle to suitable conditions.

Inspection mode⁽¹⁾

Primary purpose

Control

Combination meter

Reference

Hybrid system warning lamp

12-volt battery charge warning lamp

Inspection mode 1⁽²⁾, ⁽³⁾

Example: inspections that are performed with no load on the engine

Disengage clutch 1 to eliminate any load on the engine. (P position only)
Operate the engine continuously.

Blink

INSPECTION MODE

Inspection mode 2

Example: driving on a 2-axle chassis dynamometer

Change the balance of the regenerative brake at the front and rear wheels.

Blink

CANCELING INSPECTION MODE 1

Inspection mode 3

Example: driving on a 4-axle chassis dynamometer

Prohibit slope estimation.

Blink

CANCELING INSPECTION MODE 1

Inspection mode 5⁽³⁾

Example: driving using the engine only

Operate the engine continuously.

CANCELING INSPECTION MODE 3

⁽¹⁾	Inspection mode is canceled when the ignition switch is turned OFF. It is not canceled when the mode changed from CONSULT "EV/HEV" "ACTIVE TEST" mode to another mode. However, inspection mode 1 is temporarily canceled when the select lever is shifted from P position to D position.

⁽²⁾	Check the conditions listed below before using inspection mode 1.

CAUTION:

If maintenance mode 1 is engaged when the Li-ion battery level is low, then in order to engage clutch 1 and charge the battery from the engine, use CONSULT "EV/HEV" "DATA MONITOR" mode and check that the "HV BATTERY LEVEL" reading is 50% or more, or else use the "Li-ion battery state of charge" in the information display on the combination meter and check that the battery level is 50% or more.
Check that the engine coolant temperature is 70 °C (158 °F) or more.

⁽³⁾	When the select lever is in the P or N position, adjustments to the throttle position prevent the engine speed from exceeding 3, 000 RPM.