Electric vehicle guide
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Driving electric vehicle
pay attention to their surroundings while
driving.
僅 The vehicle is much quieter while driv
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ing than a conventional gasoline-pow
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ered vehicle. Be aware of your
surroundings and always drive safely.
僅 After you park the vehicle or while you
are waiting at a traffic light, check
whether there are children or obsta
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cles around the vehicle.
僅 Check if there is something behind
the vehicle when driving in reverse.
Pedestrians may not hear the sound
of the vehicle.
Distance to empty
The distance to empty is displayed dif
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ferently according to the selected drive
mode in the drive mode integrated con
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trol system.
Impact on distance to empty
僅 Driving range depends on the driving
style, electrical load usage, environ
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ment, and high voltage battery
energy. Distance to empty displayed
on the vehicle may be higher or lower
than the certification range because
these effects are considered.
僅 Driving style refers to driving speed
and acceleration/deceleration ten
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dency. The higher the speed, or the
more frequent the acceleration/decel
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eration, distance to empty will be
reduced.
僅 Electrical loads usage means air con
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ditioning, heaters, lamps or additional
auxiliary loads, and as the usage
increases, distance to empty will be
reduced.
僅 Environment refers to weather, tem
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perature, and terrain. Distance to
empty is reduced in cases of snow/
rain/high winds or low temperatures,
uphill or slippery or rough road sur
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faces.
僅 High voltage battery energy is propor
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tional to SOC (charge amount), but
may vary depending on the battery
temperature, SOH (State of Health),
etc.
Change of distance to empty
when 100% charging
僅If the distance to empty is lowered
due to learning by the driving style or
the environment in which the vehicle
is used, the driving distance may be
increased again if the vehicle contin
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ues to drive according to the "driving
tips for improving the driving dis
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tance". The distance to empty can be
reset at the Kia dealer, but it does not
actually increase the range. There
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fore, the distance to empty may be
inaccurate until the learning proceeds.
僅 Distance to empty decreases when
the high voltage battery temperature
is low in winter. It is not a permanent
change. If the temperature rises, the
distance to empty is restored.
僅 Reducing the use of electrical loads
increases the range available.
僅 Natural degradation of the high volt
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age battery occurs depending on the