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Charging Your Vehicle – Information Messages

Charging Your Vehicle – Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my vehicle have a hum or fan noise when charging?
A hum or a fan noise could be present
when charging the high voltage
battery. This is a normal operation as
your vehicle is keeping the battery cool
while charging.
Note: Select charge settings on the home
page of the touchscreen or under the vehicle
settings menu to access charge preferences.
Charging may not begin upon plugging in
if you have set up preferred charge times
for this vehicle location...
Automatic Transmission Precautions
WARNING: When your vehicle is
stationary, keep the brake pedal fully
pressed when shifting gears. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury, death or property
damage...
Other information:
Special Tool(s) /
General Equipment
Pick Hook
Interior Trim Remover
Materials
Name
Specification
3M™ Super-Fast Repair Adhesive04747
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Removal
Remove the following items:
On both sides.
Remove the A-pillar trim panel...
Overview
The RCM continually receives and monitors inputs from the OCSM and various other hard-wired switches and sensors. If the RCM
detects a sudden vehicle deceleration and/or lateral deceleration
based on the information received from the various sensors and
determines that deployment is necessary, it applies voltage and current
to deploy the appropriate SRS components...