Winter Mode - Hyundai KONA Electric 2023 Owner's Manual

Foreword / Starting Your Electric Vehicle
System Activation
When the system is activated:
The ( ) indicator will turn off and
the ( ) indicator will illuminate on
the cluster.
All electric devices are usable but the
vehicle cannot be driven.
The EPB can be cancelled by pressing
the EPB switch.
Gear cannot be shifted out of P (Park).
If a shift attempt is made, a message
"Shifting conditions not met" will be
displayed on the infotainment system
screen.
System Deactivation
The Utility mode can be deactivated by
pressing the START/STOP button to the
OFF position. The function cannot be
deactivated from the EV settings.
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Winter mode

In cold climates and during winter
months, electric vehicle range may
reduce and charging times may increase.
This is primarily due to reduced
performance of the EV battery when
exposed to cold temperatures.
Some vehicles may come equipped with
Winter mode selectable option. The
Winter mode feature can be selected in
the EV Settings menu.
When selected, Winter mode enables
the use of the EV battery coolant heater.
This mode is recommended to improve
EV battery performance in cold climate
conditions.
Note that EV range may reduce when
Winter mode is enabled, as electrical
energy is used to maintain the EV battery
temperature.
Winter mode enables operation of the
EV battery coolant heater. While driving
your vehicle, if the battery temperature
is low or the A/C and/or heater is turned
ON, the EV battery coolant heater will be
used.
Note that the EV battery coolant heater
will not be used when the EV battery
SOC is low.
This mode is available for the vehicles
equipped with the battery heater.
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