H13
If An Accident Occurs
WARNING
• After parking the vehicle, shift the
transmission into "P" position.
Turn off the hybrid system by
pushing the Engine Start/Stop
button.
• For your safety, do not touch high
voltage cables, connectors and
package modules. High Voltage
components are orange in color.
• Exposed cables or wires may be
visible inside or outside of the
vehicle. Never touch the wires or
cables, because an electrical
shock may occur causing injury
or death.
• If a fire occurs,
to extinguish a small high-voltage
battery fire, the following tech-
niques can be used:
- Dry chemical
- CO2
- Large amounts of water
- Regular foam
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WARNING
If a vehicle accident occurs:
1.Stop the vehicle and shift the
transmission into "P" position.
And then depress the parking
brake.
2.Turn off the Hybrid system by
pushing the Engine Start/Stop
button.
3.Evacuate to the safety place.
4.Call emergency services for help
and let them know the vehicle is a
Hybrid vehicle.
Do not touch high voltage cables,
connectors and package modules.
High voltage components are
orange in color.
Exposed cables or wires may be
visible inside or outside of the vehi-
cle. Never touch the wires or
cables, because an electrical shock
may occur causing injury or death.
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For a large high-voltage battery
fire, use these types of extinguish-
ing methods:
- Large amounts of water
- Fog
- Regular foam
• If you need towing, refer to chapter
6.
