Kia Optima Hybrid 2017 Owner's Manual page 18

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4. Remove any dust on the charging
connector and charging inlet.
5. Hold the charging connector handle.
Then, insert it into the charging in‐
let, until you hear a click sound. If it
is not fully connected, a bad con‐
nection between the charging con‐
nector and the charging terminals
may cause a fire.
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6. Check if the charging cable connec‐
tion indicator of the high voltage
battery in the instrument cluster is
turned ON.
Charging does not occur when the
indicator is OFF. When the charging
connector is not connected proper‐
ly, 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. Howev‐
er, it may discharge the 12-V
battery. Thus, if possible, charge
the battery with the Engine
Start/Stop button in the OFF po‐
sition.
• 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 En‐
gine Start/Stop button to the
OFF position, and disconnect the
charging cable. Then, connect
the charging cable.
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