Engine Starting
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This vehicle does not use a 12 V starter motor to crank the internal combustion engine. A much more powerful 300 V motor/generator located within the transmission is utilized to crank the engine. The 300 V drive motor generator can rotate the engine to operating speed (800 RPM) within just a few hundred milliseconds. The 300 V drive motor generator allows near-instant starting of the engine. Once started, engine operation may cycle between Autostop (engine off) and Autostart (engine running) for the duration of the drive trip.