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4. Open the charging door and then
open the cover of the charging in‐
let.
5. Check whether there is dust or for‐
eign substances inside the charging
connector and charging inlet.
6. Hold the charging handle and con‐
nect it to the vehicle DC charging
inlet. Push the connector until you
hear a “clicking” sound. If the
charging connector and charging
terminal are not connected proper‐
ly, this may cause a fire.
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Refer to the manual for each type
of DC Charger for how to charge
and remove the charger.
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The shape of the charging connec‐
tor may vary depending on the
manufacturer.
7. Check if the charger indicator lamp
of the high voltage battery in the
instrument cluster in turned ON.
Charging doesn’t start when the
charging indicator lamp is OFF.
When the charging connector is not
connected properly, reconnect the
charging cable to charge it again.
CAUTION
• Charge your car only when the
shift lever is placed in P (Park)
for the safety.
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• You can start charging when the
START/STOP button is in the OFF
position and the shift lever is in
P (Park).
After charging has started, you
can use electrical components
such as the radio by pressing the
START/STOP button to ACC or
ON position.
• You cannot move the shift lever
other than P (Park) while charg‐
ing.
CAUTION
To control the temperature of the
high voltage battery while charging,
the air conditioner is used to cool
down the battery which may gener‐
ate noise from operation of the air
conditioner compressor and cooling
fan. Also, the air conditioner’s per‐
formance may be degraded during
summer due to operation of the
cooling system for the high voltage
battery.
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