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LI-ION BaTT erY CH arG ING
Before charging the Li-ion battery, see your Owner’s Manual for detailed warnings and cautions
when charging your battery.
There are three methods available to perform the charge operation: normal charge, trickle
c
harge and quick charge (if so equipped) .
N
O r
M
a L CH ar
Ge
Perform a normal charge using the charger installed
in your home
.
It takes approximately 3-4 hours to charge the
Li-ion battery from empty to full with a 6.6 kW
(if so equipped) c
harger
.
To charge your vehicle:
•
Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.
•
Pull the c
harge port lid opener handle located below the instrument panel to the left of
the steering wheel
.
•
Press the c
harge port tab and open the cap.
•
Connect the c
harge connector
01 to the charge port
02 . When connected correctly,
a beep will sound once.
To stop charging:
•
Press the button 03 on the charge connector to release the lock and remove the charge
connector from the c
harge port .
•
Close the c
harge port cap and the charge port lid.
T
r
I
CKL
e
CH
ar
Ge
Perform a trickle charge by connecting the Electric
V
ehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) (if so equipped)
to a dedicated 11
0-120 volt, 15A power outlet .
It takes approximately 21 hours to charge the Li-ion
battery from empty to full.
To charge your vehicle:
•
Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.
•
Pull the c
harge port lid opener handle located below
the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel
.
•
Press the c
harge port tab and open the cap.
•
Connect the EV
SE plug
04 to
a dedicated 110-120 volt, 15A power
outlet. T
he EVSE control box’s green indicator light 05 will illuminate .
•
Remove the s
afety cap from the charge connector
.
•
Connect the c
harge connector
06 to the charge port
02 . A beep will sound once .
04
08
06
05
01
02
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• If plugging in the EV SE connector to a power outlet,
attach a string to the control box
07 and hang on a hook
near the outlet, or set on a suitable surface off the ground.
To stop charging:
•
Press the button 08 on the charge connector to release the
loc
k and remove the charge connector from the charge port .
•
Close the c
harge port cap and the charge port lid.
•
Remove the EV
SE plug from the power outlet, attach the
s
afety cap to the charge connector and store in the case .
Q
u
I
CK CH
ar
Ge
(if so equipped)
Perform a quick charge by connecting the charge connector
of a quick charger at a charge station to the vehicle .
It takes approximately 30 minutes to charge the Li-ion
battery to 8
0% when the low battery charge warning light
turns on
.
To charge your vehicle:
•
Place the power switc
h in the OFF position
.
•
Open the c
harge port lid and the charge port
cap
09 .
•
Align the groove of the c
harge connector with
the groove of the charge port, then insert the
charge connector
.
•
Grasp the loc
k lever and then lock the charge connector.
•
F
ollow the instructions on the quick charge equipment to start charging. When the
equipment is properly inst
alled and ready to charge a beep sounds twice and the
c
harging status indicator light will change .
To stop charging:
•
F
ollow the instructions on the quick charge equipment.
•
Unloc
k the charge connector and remove it from the vehicle.
•
After closing the c
harge port cap, close the charge port lid.
For more information, refer to the “eV Overview (section eV)” and the “Charging (section CH)” of your Owner’s Manual .
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