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Electric Vehicle Guide Driving Electric Vehicle
Actions to be taken for electric
vehicle charging issues
When you cannot charge the high
voltage battery after connecting
the charger, check the following:
1. Check the charging settings for
the vehicle. → page 9
(e.g. when scheduled charging is
set, charging is not initiated
immediately when the AC char
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ger or portable charger is con
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nected.)
2. Check the operation status of the
AC charger, portable charger and
DC charger.
(Status of portable charger →
page 38)
* Actual method for indicating the
charging status may vary in
accordance with the charger
manufacturer.
3. When the vehicle does not charge
and a warning message appears
on the instrument cluster, check
the corresponding message. →
page 51 ~ page 52
4. If the vehicle is properly charged
when charged with another nor
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mally working charger, contact
the charger manufacturer.
5. If the vehicle does not charge
when charged with another nor
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mally working charger, we recom
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mend that you contact an
authorized Kia dealer for inspec
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tion.
Driving Electric Vehicle
This section describes how to start
and stop the vehicle, what is dis
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played on the various gauges and
LCD displays, and so on.
Starting a vehicle
1. Holding the smart key, sit in the
driver's seat.
2. Fasten the seat belt before start
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ing the vehicle.
3. Make sure to engage the parking
brake.
4. Turn OFF all electrical devices.
5. Check the position of the acceler
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ator pedal and the brake pedal
and the clearance with your right
foot.
6. Make sure to depress and hold the
brake pedal.
7. While depressing the brake pedal,
shift to P (Park).
8. Depress and hold the brake pedal
while pressing the POWER button.
9. When the indicator is ON, you
can drive the vehicle. When the
indicator is OFF, you cannot
drive the vehicle. Start the vehicle
again.