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Rasa Beta Operating Manual

Issue D

February 2021

Riversimple Movement Limited, Unit 32 Ddole Enterprise Park, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6DF

01597 821060 |[email protected] |www.riversimple.com

Company registration number: 09700923

Operating Manual – Riversimple Rasa Beta

● Amendment record

Issue

Date

Change

Author

November 2018

Initial issue

N. O’Doherty

February 2020

Update for 12kW FC

N. O’Doherty

August 2020

Update for Beta 2 onwards

N. O’Doherty

February 2021

Tyre Pressures and

additional ancillary controls

added; H2 Safety Data

Sheets Omitted.

N. O’Doherty

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Contents

Amendment record 1

1. Introduction and scope 3

2. General safety precautions 3

3. Operating the vehicle 4

4. Refuelling procedure 9

5. General description of the vehicle 10

5.1 General arrangement 10

5.2 Maintaining the Rasa 11

6. Safety systems overview 14

6.1 Crash detection 14

6.2 Hydrogen leak detection 14

6.3 Powertrain isolation 15

Appendix: Hydrogen safety data sheet 15

Operating Manual – Riversimple Rasa Beta

1. Introduction and scope

The purpose of this document is to provide information and instruction to allow safe

operation of Riversimple Rasa Beta Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV). This includes:

● An overview of the main safety hazards and general precautions;

● Instructions on how to re-fuel the vehicle from the HRS and using compressed

hydrogen gas;

● Instructions on how to operate the vehicle;

● Details of safety systems.

Instructions within this document are applicable to Beta trial vehicles developed by

Riversimple for use on public roads by the general public. These are assigned VIN numbers

ending with six digits sequentially starting from 000001 up to 000017. Users should be

aware that these vehicles are of a trial nature and should be treated accordingly.

This manual should be read by anyone intending to use or operate Rasa Beta trial vehicles

produced by Riversimple.

2. General safety precautions

Compressed hydrogen gas and a high voltage electrical system are installed on Riversimple

vehicles. If not handled correctly these can present significant safety hazards. To minimise

any risks the following general safety precautions must be followed:

● Only trained technicians are allowed to work on Riversimple vehicles;

● Do not store vehicles in enclosed buildings unless approved by Riversimple;

● Do not attempt to raise or tow the vehicle by any means without consent from

Riversimple;

● High voltage enclosures are clearly marked with the high voltage symbol (Figure 1)

and should never be touched, tampered with or opened except by trained

technicians;

Figure 1: High voltage safety symbol

● High voltage wires and connectors are clearly identifiable as bright orange and

should never be tampered with or adjusted except by trained technicians;

● Areas of the vehicle that contain hydrogen components are clearly marked with the

hydrogen safety symbols (Figure 2) and should be treated with caution appropriate to

handling flammable substances and compressed gases;

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Figure 2: Hydrogen, flammability and compressed gas safety symbols

● Hydrogen gas is extremely flammable and burns with an invisible flame. Keep any

potential ignitions sources well away from the vehicle;

● The hydrogen system working pressure on Riversimple vehicles is 35 MPa (5075

psi). Do not attempt to refuel or connect the vehicle hydrogen storage and delivery

system to sources of compressed hydrogen higher than the system working

pressure;

● If there’s any likelihood of damage to hydrogen components, including the storage

tank and supply lines, do not attempt to operate or refuel the vehicle;

● Hydrogen leak detection systems are installed on the vehicle. In case of a leak the

driver’s visual display unit will display a red triangular H2symbol between the dials

(Figure 3). An audible warning will also sound from the driver’s display. In this

circumstance turn-off and leave the vehicle immediately. The hydrogen supply will

have been isolated and the fuel cell will shut-off once any hydrogen in the supply

lines has been depleted;

●

Figure 3: Rasa Visual Display Unit with warning red triangular H2symbol.

● In case of a serious fault with the high voltage electrical system or its associated

controls the driver’s visual display unit will display a notify stop ‘!’ warning sign

(Figure 4). The audible warning will also sound from the display.

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Figure 4: Rasa Visual Display Unit with warning red triangular stop ‘!’ symbol.

3. Operating the vehicle

Controls for the Riversimple FCEV differ from those of a traditional manual internal

combustion engine car. Being powered by electric motors there is no gearbox and hence no

gear lever or clutch pedal. There are three driving modes, neutral, forward and reverse, as

shown in Figure 5. Accelerator and brake pedals are laid out in a similar way to a normal

automatic car.

Figure 5: Vehicle driving mode controls (infotainment system may differ from that shown)

A Visual Display Unit (VDU) is incorporated into the dashboard, which communicates vehicle

speed, fuel economy, distance travelled and fuel levels to the driver (Figure 6). Approval

compliant warning symbols are included in the display. The VDU will also display a yellow

(Figure 7) or red (Figure 3) warning triangle in the event of a hydrogen system fault. In the

event of a yellow warning please contact Riversimple so the fault can be investigated. In the

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case of a red warning triangle the vehicle must be stopped and switched off immediately.

Please contact Riversimple without delay.

Figure 6: Visual display Unit

Figure 7: Rasa Visual Display Unit with warning yellow triangular H2symbol.

The following functional safety features have been implemented on beta vehicles:

● When the car is started it will default to the neutral driving mode;

● It is not possible to change driving modes without being stationary and depressing

the brake pedal;

● Notifications will be given to the driver when the vehicle is in active driving mode

(vehicle “car not ready” will disappear from the dash);

Starting the vehicle

1. Ensure handbrake is up

2. Turn ignition key one click clockwise

3. Wait for the dash to power up (up to 15 seconds, but can be < 1 second if the car

was only just switched off)

4. [Optional] Set Driver ID:

a. The driver ID is shown in the lower-right part of the speedometer - repeatedly

pressing the 'i' button on the centre console cycles this I - II - III - IIII to select

the current driver. If the displayed selection is correct, proceed to step 5

otherwise press 'i' until the appropriate driver ID is displayed.

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5. The 'car not ready' icon may be displayed above the fuel gauge. As soon as the car

is ready to drive, this is replaced by N (for neutral). Press 'F' (forwards) or 'R'

(reverse) on the centre console to start driving.

6. Disengage the handbrake and drive away. Note that pressing the accelerator pedal

sets the driver Id for this journey.

7. The fuel cell will start up and shut down automatically as needed by the car, with both

the start up and shut down processes

If you don't need to set the driver ID (i.e., it's already correct because the driver is the same

as for the previous journey), the process is:

1. Ensure handbrake is up

2. Turn key 1 click

3. Wait for dash to display 'N'

4. Press 'F' (or 'R'), handbrake down, drive off.

Stopping the vehicle

1. Bring the car safely to a stop using the brake pedal;

2. Engage the handbrake;

3. Turn the ignition keyone click in the anti-clockwise direction to the ‘off’ position.

In case of an accident

If the vehicle is involved in a collision, follow this procedure:

1. Turn off the car as soon as it is safe to do so by turning the ignition key one click in

the anti-clockwise direction to the ‘off’ position;

2. Move well clear of the vehicle;

3. Notify any assistance or emergency responders that it is a hydrogen fuelled vehicle

with a high voltage electrical system;

4. Do not attempt to restart or refuel the vehicle without consulting a trained technician;

5. If the vehicle needs to be moved use a flat-bed lorry; do not tow the vehicle.

Ancillary Equipment

The vehicle is fitted with front and rear demist units operated from the switches as shown in

Figure 5. These units will automatically switch off

The info switch can be used to toggle between outside temp, digital clock and trip. To reset

the trip, while in trip mode hold the button down until it resets, then release.

The vehicle is fitted with an infotainment system comprising DAB radio and Bluetooth

connectivity for audio and phone. Refer to separate instruction manual for use. The user is

responsible for compliance with applicable laws concerning the use of the phone while

driving.

A 5v USB power-only connection is incorporated into the heater control binnacle, for

charging mobile phones(see Figure 11 for location).

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Headlamp switch

Rotate once to the right for sidelights, and twice to operate headlamps

Rotating to the left operate rear fog lights

Pulling the switch out in any of the above positions operates the interior light.

Figure 8: Headlamp switch

Indicator/ Main Beam Stalk switch

Situated to the left of the steering wheel

Push upwards to indicate right/ downwards to indicate left

Indicators are of the self-cancelling type, however the driver should always ensure indicators

are cancelled when not needed

Pull away from the dashboard to flash

Push toward dashboard to operate main beam, and back away from dashboard to cancel

Leaving the indicator pushed up or down when not in use will operate the parking lamps.

Care should be taken not to drain the battery if this function is used.

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Figure 9: Indicator/ Main Beam Stalk

Wiper/ Washer Stalk

Situated to the right of the steering wheel.

Push up one click for intermittent/ two for slow/ three for fast.

Push down for a single wipe.

Rotate thumbwheel to vary intermittent speed.

Pull away from dash operate windscreen washers.

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