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REGENERATIVE BRAKE EFFICIENT USE OF YOUR VEHICLEAPPROACHING VEHICLE SOUND FOR PEDESTRIANS (VSP) SYSTEM When the vehicle decelerates while theDrive your vehicle with smooth accelera-The Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedes- vehicle is driven with the shift lever in thetion and deceleration.trians (VSP) system is a function that uses D (Drive) position or in the manual shift sound to help alert pedestrians of the . While driving, energy is recovered mode, the Lithium ion (Li-ion) battery canthrough the regenerative brake as thepresence of the vehicle when it is being be charged by the electric motor. Thevehicle decelerates. However, for mostdriven at a low speed in the electric drive electric motor converts the energy of theefficient use, do not accelerate ormode under the following conditions: rotating wheels into electric power underdecelerate your vehicle more than. The sound starts when the vehicle the following circumstances:necessary. starts accelerating. . Whentheaccelerator pedal is released Avoid abrupt acceleration and decelera-. The sound stops when the vehicle . When the brake pedal is depressed.tion. speed is more than 19 MPH (30 km/h) . When there is no malfunction in the. The power of the Lithium ion (Li-ion)while accelerating. brake system or the INFINITI Directbattery can be checked on the Energy. The sound starts when the vehicle Response Hybrid® System.Flow or Energy monitor. See “Energyspeed is less than 16 MPH (25 km/h) The regenerative brake may not workFlow” (P.Hybrid System-5) or“Tripwhile decelerating. properly if the vehicle has tires and roadcomputer” (P.2-31). Gradual or non-. The sound stops when the vehicle wheels other than the ones specified inabrupt acceleration and decelerationstops. this manual. will make more effective use of the. The sound does not stop with the electric using gasoline engine power.vehicle in the R (Reverse) position even . Whenparking,besuretoplacetheshiftif the vehicle stops. lever in the P (Park) position. WhileThe VSP system is automatically turned on driving, place the shift lever in the Dwhen the vehicle is in the READY to drive (Drive) position. mode. If there is a malfunction in the VSP system, the VSP OFF indicator light in the meter illuminates. See“Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians (VSP) OFF indicator light” (P.2-18). Hybrid System-8Hybrid System Overview

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