僅 How To Disconnect Charging Connector In Emergency; Driving The Hybrid/Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle; 僅 Starting The Vehicle; 僅 Hybrid System Gauge - Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual

Hybrid system overview
2. Check the operation status of the AC
charger, portable charger.
(Status of portable charger)
* Actual method for indicating the
charging status may vary in accor-
dance with the charger manufac-
turer.
3. When the vehicle does not charge and
a warning message appears on the
instrument cluster, check the corre-
sponding message.
4. If the vehicle is properly charged
when charged with another normally
working charger, contact the charger
manufacturer.
5. If the vehicle does not charge when
charged with another normally work-
ing charger, we recommend that you
contact an authorised Kia dealer/ser-
vice partner for inspection.
How to disconnect charging con-
nector in emergency
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If the charging connector does not dis-
connect due to battery discharge and/or
failure of the electric system, open the
cover (1) on the right side of the luggage
room and slightly pull the emergency
cable (2). The charging connector will
then disconnect.
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Driving the hybrid/plug-in hybrid vehicle

Driving the hybrid/plug-in
hybrid vehicle
Starting the vehicle
Vehicles with smart key system
1. Carry the smart key or leave it inside
the vehicle.
2. Make sure the parking brake is firmly
applied.
3. Place the shift dial in P (Park). With
the shift dial in N (Neutral), you can-
not start the vehicle.
4. Depress the brake pedal.
5. Press the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton. If the hybrid system starts, the
( ) indicator will come on.
Whether the engine is cold or warm, it
should be started without depressing
the accelerator.
After following the start procedures,
( ) indicator on the instrument cluster
will turn on. For more details, please
refer to "Starting the vehicle" on page 1-
24.
Economical and safe operation of
Hybrid system
僅 Drive smoothly. Accelerate at a mod-
erate rate and maintain a steady
cruising speed. Do not make "jackrab-
bit" starts. Do not race between stop-
lights.
Avoid heavy traffic whenever possi-
ble. Always maintain a safe distance
from other vehicles so you can avoid
unnecessary braking. This also
reduces brake wear out.
僅 The regenerative brake generates
energy when the vehicle decelerates.
僅 When the hybrid battery power is low,
the hybrid system automatically
recharges the hybrid battery.