Electric vehicle guide
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Charging electric vehicle
DC charge
You can charge at high speed at public
charging stations. Use the charging
cable installed with DC chargers.
DC Charger
* Actual charger appearance and
charging method may vary in accor
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dance with the charger manufacturer.
* If you use a DC charger when the vehi
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cle is already fully charged, some DC
chargers will send out an error mes
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sage. When the vehicle is fully
charged, do not charge the vehicle.
If you cannot open the charging door
due to freezing weather, try again after
removing any ice near the charging
door. If you open it by force, the
charging door may be damaged.
How to connect DC charger
1. While the brake pedal is pressed,
engage the parking brake.
2. Place the gear in P (Park), and turn
OFF the vehicle.
If you try to charge while the gear is
not placed in P (Park), it will automati
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cally move to P (Park).
However, charge the battery only
when the gear is placed in P (Park) for
safety reasons.
3. Press the charging door to open the
charging door.
You cannot open the charging door
when the vehicle's doors are locked.
4. Open the cover of the charging inlet.
5. Check whether there is dust or foreign
substances inside the charging con
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nector and charging inlet.
6. Hold the charging handle and connect
it to the vehicle DC charging inlet.
Push the connector until you hear a
"clicking" sound. If the charging con
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nector and charging terminal are not
connected properly, this may cause a
fire.
* Refer to the manual for each type of
DC charger for how to charge and
remove the charger.
* The shape of the charging connector
may vary depending on the manu
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facturer.
7. Check if the charger indicator lamp 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.
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