Charging The Hybrid Battery; Charging Current - Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Owner's Manual

08 Starting and driving

Charging the hybrid battery

In addition to the fuel tank, as in a conven-
tional car, the car is equipped with a
rechargeable battery, a so-called hybrid bat-
tery of the Lithium-ion type.
The hybrid battery is charged using a charg-
ing cable with control unit (p. 289) which is
located in the storage area under the cargo
area floor, see Charging cable with control
unit (p. 289).
NOTE
Use a charging cable recommended by
Volvo in accordance with IEC 62196 and
IEC 61851 that supports temperature
monitoring.
The time it takes for the hybrid battery to be
charged is dependent on the charging current
(p. 286) that is used.
During the charging of the car's hybrid bat-
tery the display on the charging cable's con-
trol unit shows the current status (p. 291)
during an ongoing charging and after charg-
ing is complete.
While the hybrid battery is being charged,
charging is also in progress for the car's
starter battery (p. 346).
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European standard - EN 61851-1.
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286
If the hybrid battery's temperature is below
-10 ºC or above 30 ºC then it may mean that
some of the car's functions are changed or
unavailable because the capacity of the
hybrid batteries is reduced outside this tem-
perature range.
An example of this is the PURE drive mode
(see Drive system and drive modes (p. 258))
which is not selectable if the temperature in
the battery is too low or high.
Charging with fixed control unit in
accordance with mode 3 11
In certain markets the control unit is installed
within a charging station connected to the
mains power circuit. In which case, the
charging cable has no control unit of its own.
Instead, it has a special connector to be used
to connect the charging cable to the charging
station. Follow the instructions at the charg-
ing station.
Related information
•
Charging the hybrid battery - prepara-
tions (p. 288)
•
Range for electric operation (p. 280)

Charging current

Charging current is used for charging the
hybrid battery (p. 286) as well as precondi-
tioning of the car. Charging cable (p. 289)
between the car's charging input socket and
a 230 VAC socket can be set for different cur-
rent intensity loads (6-16 A) using the control
unit.
When the charging cable is activated the
combined instrument panel shows a message
and a lamp (p. 294) in the car's charging
input socket illuminates. The charging current
is mainly used for battery charging, but is also
used for preconditioning (p. 129) the car.
IMPORTANT
Never unplug the charging cable from the
230 VAC socket while charging is in pro-
gress - there is then a risk that the 230
VAC socket may be damaged.
Charging time varies with the amperage set-
ting on the control unit.
See examples in the following table: