2017 KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID Owners Manual

Charging status indicator lamp for portable charging cable
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LED Status
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Charger StatusControl BoxON/OFFStatusPowerChargeFaultStatus / Diagnosis / Countermeasure
Initial Preparation Mode
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When applying power to the initial ICCB wall
Charging Preparation Mode
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- - When ICCB charging connector is not connected
to the vehicle, or connected but charging statusis in Standby mode
Charging Mode
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- Charging
Failure ICCCB failure or electrical leak‐age detected
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-Stop charging immediately and we recommend
you contact an authorized Kia dealer for ICCBcheck.
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How to disconnect portable
charging cable (ICCB: In-Cable
Control Box)
1. Before disconnecting the chargingconnector, make sure the doors are
unlocked. When the door is locked,
the charging connector lock system
will not allow disconnection.
NOTICE
In order to disconnect the charging
connector, unlock the doors to un‐
latch the charging connector lock
system. If not, the charging connec‐
tor and the vehicle's charging inlet
may be damaged.
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2. Hold the charging connector handle and pull it out.
3. Make sure to securely close the charging door.
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4. Disconnect the plug from thehousehold electric outlet. Do not
pull the cable when disconnecting
the plug.
5. Close the protective cover for the charging connector so that foreign
material cannot get into the termi‐
nal.
6. Put the charging cable inside the cable compartment to protect it.
Precautions for portable charging
cable (ICCB: In-Cable Control Box)
• Use the portable charging cable thatis certified by Kia.
• Do not try to repair, disassemble, or adjust the portable charging cable.
• Do not use an extension cord or adapter.
• Stop using immediately if failure warning light occurs.
• Do not touch the plug and charging connector with wet hands.
• Do not touch the terminal part of the normal charging connector and the
normal charging inlet on the vehicle.
• Do not connect the charging connec‐ tor to voltage that does not comply
with regulations.

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• Do not use the portable charging ca‐ble if it is worn out, exposed, or there
exists any type of damage on the portable charging cable.
• If the ICCB case and normal charging connector is damaged, cracked, or
the wires are exposed in any way, do
not use the portable charging cable.
• Do not let children operate or touch the portable charging cable.
• Keep the control box free of water.
• Keep the normal charging connector or plug terminal free of foreign sub‐
stances.
• Do not step on the cable or cord. Do not pull the cable or cord and do not
twist or bend it.
• Do not charge when there is light‐ ning.
• Do not drop the control box or place a heavy object on the control box.
• Do not place an object that can gen‐ erate high temperatures near the
charger when charging. • Charging with the worn out or dam‐
aged household electric outlet can re‐sult in a risk of electric shock. If you
are in doubt to the household electric
outlet condition, have it checked by a
licensed electrician.
• Stop using the portable charging ca‐ ble immediately if the householdelectric outlet or any components is
overheated or you notice burnt
odors.
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DRIVING THE HYBRID/PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE
Changing plug-in hybrid mode
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Pressing the HEV button changes the
plug-in hybrid system modes, as below. • Shortly pressed: EV mode ↔ HEV mode
• Press and hold: It changes to the HEV-charging
mode.
When the HEV button is pressed in the
HEV-charging mode, the mode changes
as below.
- Shortly pressed : It changes to the CS
mode. -
Press and hold: It remains in the
HEV-charging mode.
Plug-in hybrid mode indicator
• CD (Charge Depleting, Electric) mode
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The high-voltage (hy‐ brid) battery is used
to drive the vehicle.
• CS (Charge Sustaining, Hybrid) mode
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The high-voltage (hy‐ brid) battery and gas‐oline engine is used to
drive the vehicle.
• HEV-charging mode
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Gasoline engine is
used to drive the ve‐
hicle and charge thehigh-voltage (hybrid)battery.
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A corresponding message is displayed
to indicate the selected mode.
Warning and indicator lights
Ready indicator
This indicator illuminates:
When the vehicle is ready to be driven.
- ON: Normal driving is possi‐ ble.
- OFF: Normal driving is not possible, or a problem
has occurred.
- Blinking: Emergency driving.
When the ready indicator goes OFF or blinks, there is a problem with the sys‐
tem. In this case, we recommend that
you have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

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Hybrid system warning
light
This warning light illumi‐nates:
When there is a malfunction with the
hybrid system.
In this case, we recommend that you
have the vehicle inspected by an au‐ thorized Kia dealer.
When the warning light illuminates
while driving, or does not go OFF after
starting the vehicle, have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
EV mode indicator
This indicator illuminateswhen the vehicle is driven
by the electric motor.EV
Charging cable
connection indicator
(Plug-in hybrid)
This indicator illuminates in red when the charging cable is connec‐
ted. ❈ Example of a deceleration event is
going down an extended hill, slow‐
ing down approaching a toll booth,
and approaching reduced speed
zones.
• User settings
Press the Engine Start/Stop button
and put the shift lever in P (Park). In
the User Settings Mode, select Driv‐ ing Assist, Coasting Guide, and then
On to turn on the system. Cancel the
selection of coasting guide to turn off
the system. For the explanation of
the system, press and hold the [OK] button.
• Operation conditions To activate the system, take the fol‐
lowing procedures. Enter your desti‐
nation information on the navigation
and select the driving route. Select
the ECO mode in the Integrated Driv‐ ing Control System. Then, satisfy the
following. - The driving speed should be be‐ tween 60 km/h (37 mph) and
160 km/h (99 mph).
❈ The operating speed may vary due
to difference between instrument
cluster and navigation effected by
tire inflation level.NOTICE
Coasting guide is only a supplemen‐
tal system to assist with fuel-effi‐
cient driving. Thus, the operating
conditions may be different in ac‐
cordance with traffic/road condi‐
tions (i.e. driving in a traffic jam,
driving on a slope, driving on a
curve). Thus, take the actual driving
conditions into consideration, such
as distances from the vehicles
ahead/ behind, while referring to the
coasting guide system as guidance.
Unplug vehicle to start (Plug-in
hybrid)
The message is displayed when you
start the engine without unplugging the charging cable. Unplug the charging
cable, and then start the vehicle.
Shift to P to charge (Plug-in hybrid)
The message is displayed when the
charging connector is plugged with the
shift lever in R (Reverse), N (Neutral) or D (Drive). Move the shift lever to P
(Park) and re-start the charging proc‐
ess.
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Remaining charge time (Plug-in
hybrid)
The message is displayed to notify the
remaining time to fully charge the bat‐ tery.
EV/HEV/CHG modes (Plug-in
hybrid)
A corresponding message is displayed
when a mode is selected by pressing the HEV button.
Battery charged. Maintaining
current (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when unable
to convert to charging mode even when pressing and holding the HEV button
during EV/HEV mode driving because
the high-voltage (hybrid) battery is al‐ ready fully charged.
Low battery. Maintaining hybrid
(Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when unable
to convert to EV mode even when pressing the HEV button during HEV
mode driving due to insufficient high-
voltage (hybrid) battery level.
Low battery temp. Maintaining
current (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when unable
to convert to EV mode even when pressing the HEV button during HEV
mode driving due to low battery tem‐
perature.
Charging complete. Switching to
hybrid (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed automatical‐
ly converting to HEV mode due to com‐
pleted battery charging during charging mode driving.
Charger error! (Plug-in hybrid)
This messages is displayed when the
charging failed by external charger er‐
ror.
This message is for Normal charger.
The purpose of this message is to let you know the error has occurred in
charger itself not in vehicle.
Low/high system temp.
Maintaining hybrid (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when unable
to convert to EV mode even when
pressing the HEV button during HEV mode driving due to low/high system
temperature.
Switching to hybrid mode to allow
heating (Plug-in hybrid)
• When the coolant temperature is lower than -14 °C (57 °F), and you
turn the climate control On for heat‐
ing, the above message will be dis‐
played in the cluster. Then, the vehi‐ cle will automatically switch to HEV
mode.
• When the coolant temperature is higher than -14 °C (57 °F), or you
turn the climate control Off, the vehi‐
cle will automatically return to EV mode.
Wait until fuel door opens (Plug-in
hybrid)
The message is displayed when you at‐
tempt to open the fuel filler lid with the fuel tank pressurized. Wait until the
fuel tank is depressurized.
NOTICE
•It may take up to 20 seconds to
open fuel filler lid.
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•When the fuel filler lid is frozen
and does not open after 20 sec‐
onds at freezing temperature,
slightly tap the fuel filler lid and
then attempt to open it.
Fuel door open (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when thefuel filler lid is opened.
Also means "Ready to refuel".
Check fuel door (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when thefuel filler lid is open or an abnormality
has occurred.
Refuel after stopping (Plug-in
hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
fuel filler lid open button is pressed when a vehicle equipped with a plug-in
hybrid seal-type fuel tank is in motion
(vehicle speed is greater than 0 km/h (mi/h)).
Open fuel door after disconnecting
charging cable (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when you
press fuel filler lid open button while charging. This message explains that refueling is
not allowed to finish charging.
Fuel lid is not opened when charging
cable is connected to vehicle.
Charging door open (Plug-in hybrid)
This message indicates that the charg‐
ing door is open while in driving- ready state to encourage you to inspect and
close the door.
(Driving with the charging door open
may result in moisture inflow or dam‐ age. This message is used to prevent
such occurrences.)
EV/HEV/CHG modes (Plug-in
hybrid)
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A corresponding message is displayed
when a mode is selected by pressing the HEV button.

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