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Trickle Charger
(Portable Charging Cable)
Trickle charger can be used if AC
Charger is unavailable.
❈➀: Plug and cable
➁ : Control box (ICCB)
➂ : Charging connector/cable
How to Connect Portable
Charging Cable (ICCB: In-Cable Control Box)
1. Turn OFF all switches, move the shift lever to P (Park), and turn
OFF the vehicle.
2. Depress the brake pedal and apply the parking brake. 3. After unlocking doors, open the
charging door by pressing it.
4. Open the charging door by press- ing circle mark (o) area on the
right edge of the charging door.
If the vehicle doors are locked, the
charging door will not open.
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CAUTION
If you cannot open the charging door due to freezing weather,tap lightly or remove any icenear the charging door. Do nottry to forcibly open the chargingdoor. If you open it by force, thecharging door may be damaged. 
         
        
        
     
        
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5. Connect the plug to a household
electric outlet.
6. Make sure that the power connec-
tion indicator (green) lights in the
control box.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The charging door does not open
when the theft alarm system is
armed.7. Remove any dust on the charging
connector and charging inlet.
8. Hold the charging connector han-
dle. Then, insert it into the charging
inlet, until you hear a click sound. If
it is not fully connected, improper
connection between the charging
connector and the charging termi-
nals are a potential fire hazard.9. Charging starts automatically and
the charging light blinks.
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CHARGING THE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
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10. Check if the charging cable con-
nection indicator of the high volt-
age battery in the instrument
cluster is turned ON.Charging does not occur when the
indicator is OFF. When the charg-
ing connector is not connected
properly, reconnect the charging
cable to charge.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• The charging is in progress only
with the shift lever is in P (Park).
Charging the battery with the
Engine Start/Stop button in the
ACC position is possible. However,
it may discharge the 12-V battery.
Thus, if possible, charge the bat-
tery with the Engine Start/Stop
button in the OFF position.
• Moving the shift lever from P
(Park) to R (Reverse)/N(Neutral)/D
(Drive) stops the charging process.
To restart the charging process,
move the shift lever to P (Park),
press the Engine Start/Stop button
to the OFF position, and discon-
nect the charging cable. Then,
connect the charging cable and
restart the vehicle again. 
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11. After charging has started, the
estimated charging time is dis-
played on the instrument cluster
for about 1 minute. It is also dis-
played, when the driver’s door is
opened with charging in progress.
When scheduled charging is set,
the estimated charging time is dis-
played as "--".
Unlock Connector in Emergency 
If the charging connector does not
unlock for some reason, open the
hood and slightly pull the emergency
cable as shown above. The charging
door will then open.
If the charging door does not opened
immediately after pulling the emer-
gency cable, press the charging door
lightly and pull the emergency cable
again.
The charging cable lock may not
work properly when foreign materials
such as dust enter the cable or the
cable is encrusted with ice.In that case, the charging cable may
not be disconnected or locked, or the
vehicle may not be charged. If this
happens, open the hood and pull the
emergency cable lightly 2 to 3 times
and then try to disconnect the charg-
ing cable or start recharging.
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CHARGING THE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
Control BoxIndicatorDetails
PLUG
On : Power on  
Blink : Plug temperature sensor failure
On : Plug high temperature protection
Blink : Plug high temperature warning   
POWEROn : Power on  
CHARGEBlink : Charging In power saving mode, only the CHARGE 
indicator is illuminated.
FAU LTBlink : Charging interrupted
CHARGE
LEVEL
Charging
current 12 AThe charging current changes (3
level) whenever the button (1) is
pressed for 1 sec with the charg-
er plugged into an electrical out-
let but not the vehicle.
Charging
current 10 A
Charging
current 8 A
VEHICLE
Charging connector plugged
Charging
Blink : Not charging
Charging Status Indicator Lamp for Portable Charging Cable
(Green)
(Red)
(Green)
(Blue)
(Red) 
         
        
        
     
        
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Charging Status Indicator Lamp for Portable Charging Cable
NOControl BoxStatus / Diagnosis / CountermeasureNOControl BoxStatus / Diagnosis / Countermeasure
1
Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer if any of the following occur:
 Charging connector plugged into vehicle
(Green ON)
 Plug temperature sensor failure 
(Green blink)
 Plug high temperature protection 
(Red blink)
 Plug high temperature warning (Red ON)
2- Charging connector plugged into the
vehicle (Green ON)
3
- While charging
4
Have your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer if any of the fol-
lowing occur:
- Before plugging charging connector
into the vehicle (Red blink)
 
         
        
        
     
        
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CHARGING THE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
NOControl BoxStatus / Diagnosis / CountermeasureNOControl BoxStatus / Diagnosis / Countermeasure
5
Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer if any of the following occur:
- Plugged into the vehicle (Red blink)
6
- After plugging charging connector
into vehicle (Red blink)
Have your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
7
Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer if any of the following occur:
 Plug temperature sensor failure 
(Green blink)
 Plug high temperature protection 
(Red blink)
 Plug high temperature warning (Red ON)
8
- Power saving mode
(Green blink) 
         
        
        
     
        
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How to Disconnect the Portable
Charging Cable (ICCB: In-Cable
Control Box)
1. Before disconnecting the charging
connector, make sure the doors are
unlocked. When the door is locked,
the charging connector lock system
will not allow disconnection. To pre-
vent charging cable theft, the
charging connector cannot be dis-
connected from the inlet when the
doors are locked. Unlock all doors
to disconnect the charging connec-
tor from the inlet. However, if the
vehicle is in the charging connector
AUTO mode, the charging connec-
tor automatically unlocks from the
inlet when charging is completed.
For more details, refer to “Charging
Connector AUTO/LOCK Mode” in
this chapter.2. While holding the charging con-
nector, pressing the locking
release button(1) and then pull it
out.
3. Make sure to securely close the
charging door.4. Disconnect the plug from the
household 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 terminal.
6. Put the charging cable inside the
storage bag to protect it.
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CAUTION
In order to disconnect the
charging connector, unlock the
doors to release the charging
connector lock system. If not,
the charging connector and the
vehicle's charging inlet may be
damaged.