KIA Soulev 2018 Owners Manual

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Thank you for becoming the owner of a new Kia vehicle.

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All information contained in this Owner’s Manual was accurate at the time of publication. However, Kia reserves the right to make changes at any time so that our policy of continual product improvement can be carried out.

This manual applies to all models of this vehicle and includes descriptions and explanations of optional as well as standard equipment. As a result, you may encounter material in this manual that is not applicable to your specific Kia vehicle.

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Foreword

Thank you for choosing a Kia vehicle. When you require service, remember that your Kia dealer

knows your vehicle best. Your dealer has factory-trained technicians, recommended special tools and genuine Kia replacement parts. It is dedicated to your complete customer satisfaction.

Because subsequent owners require this important information as well, this publication should remain with the vehicle if it is sold.

This manual will familiarize you with operational, maintenance and safety information about your new vehicle. It is supplemented by a Warranty and Consumer Information manual that provides important information on all warranties regarding your vehicle.

We urge you to read these publications carefully and follow the recommendations to help assure enjoyable and safe operation of your new vehicle.

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The information and specifications provided in this manual were accurate at the time of printing. Kia reserves the right to discontinue or change specifications or design at any time without notice and without incurring any obligation. If you have questions, always check with your Kia dealer.

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We want to help you get the greatest possible driving pleasure from your vehicle. Your Owner’s Manual can assist you in many ways.We strongly recommend that you read the entire manual. In order to minimize the chance of death or injury, you must read the WARNING and CAUTION sections in the manual.

Illustrations complement the words in this manual to best explain how to enjoy your vehicle. By reading your manual, you will learn about features, important safety information, and driving tips under various road conditions.

The general layout of the manual is provided in the Table of Contents. Use the index when looking for a specific area or subject; it has an alphabetical listing of all located in the back of this manual.

Sections:This manual has eight sections plus an index. Each section begins with a brief list of contents so you can tell at a glance if that section has the information you want.

You will find various types of safety instructions in this manual. These instructions were prepared to enhance your personal safety.

Carefully read and follow ALL procedures and recommendations provided in these instructions.

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NOTICE

A NOTICE indicates interesting or helpful information is being provided.

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situation in which harm, serious bodily injury or death could result if the warning is ignored.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation in which damage to your vehicle could result if the caution is ignored.

How T o Use This Manual

Table of contents

Introduction

Electric Vehic le Guide

Your vehicle at a glance

Safety features of your vehicle

Features of your vehicle

Driving your vehicle

What to do in an emergency

Maintenance

Specifications & Consumer information

Index

Introduction

Vehicle Data Collection and

Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Introduction

This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:

• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;

• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/ fastened;

• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,

• How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION AND EVENT DATA RECORDERS

Your vehicle at a glance

Exterior overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Interior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Motor room compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Your vehicle at a glance

EXTERIOR OVERVIEW

1. Hood.....................................................4-23

2. Head lamp...................................4-85, 7-59

3. Fog lamp .....................................4-87, 7-63

4.Wheel and tire ......................................7-34

5. Outside rearview mirror........................4-36

6. Front windshield wiper blades.....4-88, 7-27

7.Windows ...............................................4-17

8. Parking assist system..........................4-76

9. Charging door...................EV Guide-22, 25

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❈ The actual shape may differ from the illustration.

Your vehicle at a glance

10. Door locks...........................................4-11

11. Rear combination lamp.......................7-64

12. High mounted stop lamp ....................7-66

13. Rear window wiper blade..........4-90, 7-29

14.Tailgate................................................4-16

15. Rear camera display...........................4-81

16. Antenna ............................................4-129

17. Parking assist system.........................4-77

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❈ The actual shape may differ from the illustration.

Your vehicle at a glance

INTERIOR OVERVIEW

1. Inside door handle ................................4-12

2. Power window switch............................4-18

3. Central door lock switch........................4-14

4. Power window lock switch.....................4-21

5. Outside rearview mirror control.............4-38

6. Outside rearview mirror folding .............4-39

7. Instrument panel illumination control

switch....................................................4-42

8. Charging door open button......EV Guide-22

9. Charging timer OFF button......EV Guide-17

10. Steering wheel heater On/Off button..4-33

11. ESC Off button....................................5-24

12. Speaker lights...................................4-130

13. Steering wheel....................................4-31

14.Tilt and telescopic steering control

lever.....................................................4-32

15. Inner panel fuse panel........................7-49

16. Hood release lever..............................4-23

17. Seat.......................................................3-2

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Your vehicle at a glance

INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW

1. Audio remote control buttons..............4-145

2. Driver’s front air bag.............................3-46

3. Horn......................................................4-33

4. Instrument cluster.................................4-41

5.Wiper and washer control lever.............4-88

6. Cruise control button ............................5-32

7. POWER button.......................................5-5

8. AVN(Audio/Video/Navigation)

9. Hazard warning flasher...........................6-2

10. Climate control system.......................4-95

11. Front seat warmer /

Seat air ventilation.................4-120, 4-122

12. Power outlet......................................4-123

13. Shift Lever...........................................5-10

14. Center console storage box..............4-117

15. Glove box..........................................4-117

16. Passenger’s front air bag....................3-46

17. Electronic parking brake.....................5-18

18. Parking assist system button..............4-77

19. Active ECO button................................5-9

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Your vehicle at a glance

MOTOR ROOM COMPARTMENT

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1. Coolant reservoir ..................................7-20

2. Brake fluid reservoir..............................7-23

3. Fuse box................................................7-47

4. Positive battery terminal........................7-31

5. Negative battery terminal......................7-31

6. Radiator cap ..........................................7-22

7.Windshield washer fluid reser voir ........7-24

❈ The actual motor compartment in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

Electric V ehicle Guide

❈ This is an electr ic vehicle guide to assist drivers with

understanding their vehicle. Refer to the follo wing content f or electric vehicle details

and precautions

Review of Electric Vehicle ........................................................2

Main Components of Electric Vehicle.......................................4

High voltage battery.................................................................5

EV Mode ..................................................................................7

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Available Range.................................................................7

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Near by stations .................................................................8

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Energy Information.............................................................8

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ECO Driving .......................................................................9

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Setting Charging Times.....................................................9

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Setting Climate Times......................................................11

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EV Setting ........................................................................11

Charge Types for Electric Vehicle...........................................13

Charge Indicator Lamp for Electric Vehicle............................15

Reserved Charging................................................................16

Reserved Climate Control......................................................18

Precautions for Charging Electric Vehicle ..............................19

Charging Electric Vehicle (Normal Charge) ...........................22

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How to Connect Normal Charger .....................................22

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Unlock Charging Door in Emergency...............................25

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Emergency Release of the Charging connector

lock system.......................................................................26

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Checking Charging Status................................................26

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How to Disconnect Normal Charger ................................27

Charging Electric Vehicle (Quick Charge)..............................28

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How to Connect Quick Charger .......................................28

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Unlock Charging Door in Emergency...............................31

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Checking Charging Status................................................31

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How to Disconnect Quick Charger ...................................32

Charging Electric Vehicle (Tr ickle Charge).............................34

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How to Connect Portable Charging Cable.......................34

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Unlock Charging Door in Emergency...............................38

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Emergency Release of the Charging connector

lock system.......................................................................39

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Checking Charging Status................................................39

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Charging Status Indicator Lamp for Portable Charging

Cable................................................................................40

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How to Disconnect Portable Charging Cable ..................41

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Precautions for Portable Charging Cable.........................43

Driving Electric Vehicle...........................................................44

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How to Start the Vehicle ...................................................44

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How to Stop the Vehicle ...................................................45

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Pedestrian Warning System.............................................46

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Active ECO system ..........................................................46

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Range...............................................................................47

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Tips for Improving Distance to Empty..............................48

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Motor Operation Gauge....................................................48

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State of charge (SOC) gauge for high voltage battery.....49

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Warning Message on LCD Display (related to charge)....50

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Warning Lamp and Indicator Lamp

(related to electric vehicle) ...............................................53

Safety Precautions for Electric Vehicle...................................56

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Service Plug .....................................................................59

Environmental Friendliness Mark...........................................59

An electric vehicle is driven using a battery and an electric motor. While general vehicles use an internal combustion engine and gasoline as fuel, electric vehicles use electrical energy that is stored inside the high voltage battery. As a result, electric vehicles are eco-friendly in that they do not require fuel and do not emit exhaust gases.

1. It is driven using the electrical energy that is stored inside the high voltage battery. This method prevents air pollution since fuel, like gasoline, is not required, negating the emission of exhaust gases.

2. A high performance motor is used in the vehicle as well. Compared to standard, internal combustion engine vehicles, engine noise and vibrations are much more minimal when driving.

3. When decelerating or driving downhill, regenerative braking is utilized to charge the high voltage battery. This minimizes energy loss and increases the distance to empty.

4. When the battery charge is not sufficient, normal charge, quick charge and trickle charge are available. (Refer to “Charge Types for Electric Vehicle” for details.)

REVIEW OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Review of Electric Vehicle Characteristics of Electric

Vehicles

What does regenerative braking do? It uses an electric motor when decelerating and braking and transforms kinetic energy to electrical energy in order to charge the high voltage battery. (Torque is applied in the opposite direction when decelerating to generate braking force and electric energy.)

Note

• The vehicle is composed of a high voltage battery that drives the motor and air-conditioner, and an auxiliary battery (12 V) that drives the lamps, wipers, and audio system.

• The auxiliary battery is automatically charged when the vehicle is in the ready ( ) mode or the high voltage battery is being charged.

REVIEW OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Battery Information

• High Voltage Junction Block: Supplies power from the high voltage bat- tery to the inverter, LDC, air-conditioner compressor, and PTC heater.

• On-Board Charger (OBC): External device (low speed) to charge the high voltage battery.

• Inverter: Transforms direct current into alternating current to supply power to the motor, and transforms alternating current into direct current to charge the high voltage battery.

• LDC: Transforms power from the high voltage battery to low voltage (12 V) to supply power to the vehicle (DC-DC).

• Motor: Uses electrical energy stored inside the high voltage battery to drive the vehicle (functions like an engine in a standard vehicle).

• Reduction Gear : Delivers rotational force of the motor to the tires at appropriate speeds and torque.

• High voltage battery (lithium- ion polymer) : Stores and supplies power necessary for the electric vehicle to operate (12 V auxiliary battery provides power to the vehicle features such as lights and wipers).

❈ OBC : On-Board Charger ❈ LDC : Low Voltage DC-DC Converter

MAIN COMPONENTS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Main Components of Electric Vehicle

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High Voltage

Junction Block

On-Board Charger

(OBC)

High Voltage

Battery

EPCU

(Inverter + LDC)

Motor/

Reduction Gear

• The charge amount of the high voltage battery may gradually decrease when the vehicle is not driving.

• The battery capacity of the high voltage battery may decrease when the vehicle is stored in high/low temperatures.

• Distance to empty may vary depending on the driving conditions, even if the charge amount is the same.The high voltage battery may expend more energy when driving at quick speed or uphill.These actions may reduce the distance to empty.

• The high voltage battery is used when using the air-conditioner / heater. This may reduce the distance to empty. Make sure to set moderate temperatures when using the air-conditioner/heater.

• Natural degradation may occur with the high voltage battery depending on the number of years the vehicle is used. This may reduce the distance to empty.

• When the charge capacity and distance to empty keep falling, we recommend that you contact an authorized Kia dealer for inspection and maintenance.

• If the vehicle will not be in use for an extended period of time, charge the high voltage battery once every three months to prevent it from discharging. Also, if the charge amount is not enough to store the vehicle for an extended period of time, immediately charge to enough state of charge and store the vehicle.

High Voltage Battery (lithium-ion polymer)

MAIN COMPONENTS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE

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WARNING - Repair of

high voltage components

The high voltage battery in your system in very dangerous and can cause severe burns and electric shock. Never inspect, remove or disassemble any of the high voltage components in your vehicle. Kia recommends that all inspections and repairs be performed by an authorized and trained Kia dealer.

• Normal charge is recommended to keep the high voltage battery in optimal condition.

If the high voltage battery charge amount is below 20%, you can keep the high voltage battery performance in optimal condition if you charge the high voltage battery to 100%. (Once a month or more is recommended.)

• If the vehicle is in a collision, we

recommend that you contact an authorized Kia dealer to inspect whether the high voltage battery is still connected.

The high voltage battery warmer system prevents reduction of battery output when battery temperature is low. If the charging connector is connected, the warmer system automatically operate according to the battery temperature.

Charging time may shorten compare to vehicles without the high voltage battery warmer system. But, electricity charge may increase because of high voltage battery warmer system operation.

The high voltage battery warmer system operates when the charging connector is connected to the vehicle.

However, the high voltage warmer system may not operate when battery temperature drops below -35°C (-31°F)

High V oltage Battery Warmer System

MAIN COMPONENTS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE

CAUTION - Damaging

high voltage battery

• Make sure to use a designated charger when charging the high voltage battery. Using different types of chargers may have a serious impact on vehicle durability.

• Make sure that the high voltage battery charger gauge does not reach SOC 0% on cluster gauge. If the vehicle is kept at SOC 0% for a long period, it may damage the high voltage battery and the high voltage battery may have to be replaced depending on the level of degradation.

If you select the "EV" menu at the AVN home screen or press the "EV" button on the left side of the air-conditioning button panel, you can enter EV mode.

❈ Refer to the AVN manual f or details.

The EV mode has a total of 6 menus including Available Range, Near by stations, Energy information, ECO driving, Set timings for Charging /Climate and EV settings.

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Available Range

EV MODE

EV Mode (if equipped)

Name Description

Green Circle

Reachable area

Red Circle

Risky area (depending on circumstances)

Grey Area

Unreachable area

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Near by stations

Stations around the current location is searched. Depending on the symbol color of the station, it is categorized as Reachable area, Risky area and Unreachable area.

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Energy Information

You can check battery information and power consumption.

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Battery Information

You can check the available range, battery charge amount that can be used, and approximate expected charging time for each charge type.

More accurate time will be appeared while charging.

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Power Consumption

Power that is consumed by the drive system, climate and electrical components are displayed respectively.

You can check how far the vehicle can drive currently, and how much more the vehicle can drive if the climate is turned OFF.

EV MODE

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ECO Driving

You can check ECO level information and ECO driving history.

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ECO Level

A total of 8 ECO levels and the average energy consumption are displayed depending on vehicle driving style.

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Driving History

You can check the driving date , driving distance , and the average energy consumption rating for previous 30 driving trips. The date with the highest ECO level is marked with a star shaped icon.

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Set Charging Times

This is a feature that starts charging the battery on the date and time that is designated by the user .One reservation can be set between 2 options.

EV MODE

Name Description

Set Start Time + Charging Ratio 100%

You can set start charging time and ratio is set 100 automatically by days of the week.

Set Start Time + Set End Time

You can set charging time from start to end by days of the week.

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Set Start Time + Charging Ratio 100%

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Set Start Time + Set End Time

Setting is saved and setting information is displayed on the screen.

Name Description

Start charging time

Select the time that you wish to start charging the battery

Charging Ratio

100 %

Repeat Day of Week

Select the day of the week you wish to reserve for automatic charging.

Name Description

Start charging time

Select the time that you wish to start charging the battery

End charging time

Select the time that you wish to end charging.

Repeat Day of Week

Select the day of the week you wish to reserve for automatic charging.

Description

If you do not want to use the reserved setting, select OFF.

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Set Climate Times

This is a feature that automatically starts climate control on the reser ved day and time along with the temperature designated by the user. Two separate reservations can be set.

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EV Setting

You can change the EV warning alarm.

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Warning Settings

– Low battery warning : You can

select several battery levels at which to display an alarm message.

– Frequency :You can select the

repetition interval to display the Low battery warning.

Description

When selecting the list again, change the setting.

If you do not want use the reserved setting, select OFF.

Name Description

Vehicle Departure Time

Enter the anticipated departure time for the vehicle.

Set Temperature

Enter the temperature that you desire.

Repeat Day of Week

Select the day of the week you wish to reserve for automatic air conditioning.

EV MODE

– Destination Unreachable

Warning : If the destination set in the navigation cannot be reached with the remaining battery charge, a warning message is displayed.

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EV Route Settings

Displays the EV route on the map. Non-drivable and drivable sections

across start point, current position, waypoint and destination are separately marked.

EV MODE

• Normal Charge :

We recommend using normal charging for usual charging of the vehicle.

(Refer to “Normal Charge.“ in this chapter)

• Quick Charge (if equipped) :

You can charge at high speeds at public charging stations. Refer to the respective company's manual that is provided for each quick charger type.

Battery performance and durability can deteriorate if the quick charger is used constantly.

Use of quick charge should be minimized in order to help prolong high voltage battery life.

• Trickle Charge :

Trickle Charge can be used when Normal Charge or Quick Charge is not available by using household electricity.

• Normal Charge :

Takes about 5-6 hours at room temperature (depending on charger ) for a full charge (208V : about 6 hours, 240V : about 5h 10min.) (Can be charged to 100%.)

• Quick Charge (if equipped) :

Takes about 33 minutes at room temperature to 80% of SOC. (50kw charger) (Can be charged directly to 94%)

DC cable shorter than 10m.

• Trickle Charge :

Takes about 33 hours at room temperature.(120V-12A :about 33 hours) (Can be charged to 100%.)

Depending on the condition and durability of the high voltage battery , charger specifications, and ambient temperature, the time required for charging the high voltage battery may vary.

CHARGE TYPES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Charging Information Charging Time Information

CHARGE TYPES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Charging T ypes