Honda 2010 Insight Owner's Manual page 87

Multi-Information Display
IMA System Power Flow Monitor
POWER FLOW
IMA BATTERY/BATTERY
LEVEL INDICATOR
The IMA system power flow monitor
shows the status of the IMA system.
The energy source, and powering
status of the engine and IMA motor
(engine operation icon and IMA
battery) are represented by arrows
on the display The battery level
indicator shows the state of charge
of the IMA battery.
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Powering Status
The table in the next column shows
the basic monitoring display
examples and their descriptions.
ENGINE
OPERATION
ICON
2010 Insight
Descriptions
Only IMA motor is
powering the vehicle and
IMA battery is discharging.
IMA motor is assisting the
engine with powering the
vehicle. IMA battery is
discharging and the system
is consuming fuel.
IMA system is charging
IMA battery.
Only engine is powering
vehicle. The system is
consuming fuel.
Engine is powering vehicle
and IMA system is charging
IMA battery. The system is
consuming fuel.
Example