Emergency Response Guide For Hybrid Vehicles PDF Manual

This booklet has been prepared to help emergency response professionals identify Honda
gasoline-electric hybrids and respond safely to incidents involving these vehicles.
Part 1 presents general information and recommendations that apply to all Honda hybrids
produced through the 2005 model year. Part 2 contains model-specific information for each of
the three current hybrids: the Insight, the Civic Hybrid, and the Accord Hybrid. This guide will
be updated or replaced as Honda, and Acura, introduce new hybrid vehicles.
We hope this publication provides the kind of information you need. If you have any questions,
or wish to order additional copies, please contact your local Honda dealer, or Honda
Automobile Customer Service at 1-800-999-1009.
Thank you for your concern and efforts in protecting Honda customers and the general public.

IDENTIFYING A HONDA HYBRID
The Insight, Honda’s first gasoline-electric hybrid, can b
easily identified by its aerodynamic shape and rear
fender skirts. It also has the name Insight and a hybrid
label on the rear of the vehicle.
However, except for a few minor differences in
equipment, such as a roof antenna, there is very little
difference in the exterior or interior appearance of the
Civic and Accord hybrids, compared to those of their
gasoline-powered counterparts.

The easiest way to identify a Civic or Accord hybrid is
by the word HYBRID, which should appear on the right
or left rear of these vehicles (see model-specific pages
for exact locations).
If a hybrid badge or label is not visible, due to damage
for example, the presence of orange cables under the
hood, or orange shielding under the car, would also
identify the vehicle as a hybrid.

GASOLINE ENGINE
The main power source of all Honda hybrids is a
conventional gasoline engine, located under the hood.
ELECTRIC MOTOR
During start-up and acceleration, an electric motor,
located between the engine and the transmission,
provides assistance to the engine. During braking
and deceleration, the motor acts as a generator,
recharging both the high-voltage battery module and
the 12-volt battery.

12-VOLT BATTERY
A conventional 12-volt battery, also located under
the hood, powers all standard electronics. In Honda
hybrids, this battery also provides power to the high-
voltage battery control systems. Disconnecting or
cutting the negative cables to the battery may be
necessary in some emergency situations.
UNDERHOOD FUSE BOX
A fuse box is also located under the hood on the
driver’s side of the engine compartment. Removing
the main fuse from this box may be required in
some emergency situations.

HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY MODULE
The electric motor is powered by a nickel-metal-hydride
(NiMH) battery module. The module contains 120
individual 1.2-volt cells, each about the size of a
conventional D-cell battery. The cells are arranged
inside the module in groups or “sticks.”
Since the battery module is recharged by the electric
motor whenever the vehicle decelerates, the battery
never needs external charging.

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