Kia Optima Hybrid 2017 Owner's Manual page 30

Remaining charge time (Plug-in
hybrid)
The message is displayed to notify the
remaining time to fully charge the bat‐
tery.
EV/HEV/CHG modes (Plug-in
hybrid)
A corresponding message is displayed
when a mode is selected by pressing
the HEV button.
Battery charged. Maintaining
current (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when unable
to convert to charging mode even when
pressing and holding the HEV button
during EV/HEV mode driving because
the high-voltage (hybrid) battery is al‐
ready fully charged.
Low battery. Maintaining hybrid
(Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when unable
to convert to EV mode even when
pressing the HEV button during HEV
mode driving due to insufficient high-
voltage (hybrid) battery level.
Low battery temp. Maintaining
current (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when unable
to convert to EV mode even when
pressing the HEV button during HEV
mode driving due to low battery tem‐
perature.
Charging complete. Switching to
hybrid (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed automatical‐
ly converting to HEV mode due to com‐
pleted battery charging during charging
mode driving.
Charger error! (Plug-in hybrid)
This messages is displayed when the
charging failed by external charger er‐
ror.
This message is for Normal charger.
The purpose of this message is to let
you know the error has occurred in
charger itself not in vehicle.
Low/high system temp.
Maintaining hybrid (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when unable
to convert to EV mode even when
pressing the HEV button during HEV
mode driving due to low/high system
temperature.
Switching to hybrid mode to allow
heating (Plug-in hybrid)
• When the coolant temperature is
lower than -14 °C (57 °F), and you
turn the climate control On for heat‐
ing, the above message will be dis‐
played in the cluster. Then, the vehi‐
cle will automatically switch to HEV
mode.
• When the coolant temperature is
higher than -14 °C (57 °F), or you
turn the climate control Off, the vehi‐
cle will automatically return to EV
mode.
Wait until fuel door opens (Plug-in
hybrid)
The message is displayed when you at‐
tempt to open the fuel filler lid with the
fuel tank pressurized. Wait until the
fuel tank is depressurized.
NOTICE
• It may take up to 20 seconds to
open fuel filler lid.
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