Kia niro 2023, Owner'S Manual, Page: 26 / 440

Hybrid system overview
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Charging the plug-in hybrid vehicle
How to disconnect portable
charging cable (ICCB: In-Cable
Control Box)
1. Before disconnecting the charging
connector, make sure the doors are
unlocked. When the door is locked,
the charging connector lock system
will not allow disconnection.
To prevent charging cable theft, the
charging connector cannot be discon
-
nected from the inlet when the doors
are locked.
However, if the vehicle is in the
charging connector AUTO mode, the
charging connector automatically
unlocks from the inlet when charging
is completed. For more details, refer
to "Charging connector AUTO/LOCK
mode" on page 1-5.
2. Hold the charging connector handle
and pull it out.
3. Make sure to securely close the
charging door.
4. Disconnect the plug from the house -
hold electric outlet. Do not pull the
cable when disconnecting the plug.
A: Plug
B: Electric Outlet
5. Close the protective cover for the
charging connector so that foreign
material cannot get into the terminal.
6. Put the charging cable inside the
cable compartment to protect it.
NOTICE
In order to disconnect the charging con
-
nector, unlock the doors to unlatch the
charging connector lock system. If not,
the charging connector and the vehicle's
charging inlet may be damaged.
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