Maintenance
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Battery (Plug-in hybrid)
Failure to follow the above warnings
can result in serious bodily injury or
death.
䳜 When you don䳓t use the vehicle
for a long time in the low tem
-
perature area, separate the bat
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tery and keep it indoors.
䳜 Always charge the battery fully to
prevent battery case damage in
low temperature area.
䳜 If you connect unauthorized elec
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tronic devices to the battery, the
battery may be discharged. Never
use unauthorized devices.
Battery capacity label
Example
* The actual battery label in the
vehicle may differ from the illus
-
tration.
1. CMF 45L-DIN : The Kia model
name of battery
2. 45Ah (20HR) : The nominal capac
-
ity (in Ampere hours)
3. 80RC : The nominal reserve
capacity (in min.)
4. 12V : The nominal voltage
5. 410CCA (SAE) : The cold-test cur
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rent in amperes by SAE
6. 328A : The cold-test current in
amperes by EN
Battery recharging
Your vehicle has a maintenance-
free, calcium-based battery.
䳜 If the battery becomes discharged
in a short time (because, for
example, the headlights or inte
-
rior lights were left on while the
vehicle was not in use), recharge it
by slow charging (trickle) for 10
hours.
䳜 If the battery gradually dis
-
charges because of high electric
load while the vehicle is being
used, recharge it at 20-30A for
two hours.
Recharging battery
When recharging the battery,
observe the following precautions:
䳜 The battery must be removed
from the vehicle and placed in an
area with good ventilation.
䳜 Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or
flame near the battery.
䳜 Watch the battery during
charging, and stop or reduce the
charging rate if the battery cells
begin gassing (boiling) violently or
if the temperature of the electro
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