Patent ID: 8896434

Claim:
An indication system for a vehicle chargeable by a power supply external to the vehicle, said vehicle including: a rechargeable power storage device; a charging port connectable with a charging cable for supplying electric power from said power supply to said vehicle; a charger receiving electric power supplied from said power supply for charging said power storage device; and a communication unit using said charging port and said charging cable as a communication channel for communicating with a communication device external to the vehicle, and said indication system comprising: a first indication unit for indicating that charging of said power storage device by said charger is in progress; and a second indication unit provided near said first indication unit for indicating that communication with said communication device external to the vehicle by said communication unit is in progress, said vehicle further includes a radio communication unit for communicating by radio with a radio communication device external to the vehicle, and said indication system further comprises an indication control unit for changing a manner of indication by said second indication unit depending on whether communication by said radio communication unit is possible or not.