Kia Sorento 2022 Manual page 13

Hybrid system overview
Checking charging status
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You can check the charging status
at the outside of vehicle when
charging or using (it is not driving
status) the high-voltage battery.
It takes about 3 ~ 4 hours or more to
complete charging.
For more information about
charging status indicator, refer to
"Charging status" on page 1-6.
How to disconnect AC charger
1. The vehicle doors must be
unlocked in order to be able to
disconnect the charging connec-
tor. A lock system prevents char-
ger cable disconnection when the
vehicle's doors are locked.
NOTICE
In order to disconnect the charging
connector, unlock the doors to
unlatch the charging connector lock
system. If not, the charging connec-
Charging the plug-in hybrid vehicle
tor and the vehicle's charging inlet
may be damaged.
2. Hold the charging connector han-
dle and pull it out.
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To prevent charging cable theft,
the charging connector cannot be
disconnected from the inlet when
the doors are locked.
However, if the vehicle is in the
charging connector AUTO mode,
the charging connector automati-
cally unlocks from the inlet when
charging is completed.
If the connector is not automati-
cally unlocked after charging is
completed in AUTO mode, the
connector is unlocked when all of
the doors are unlocked.
For more details, refer to "AC
charging connector lock" on page
1-8.
NOTICE
When disconnecting the charging
connector, do not try to disconnect
it by force whilst not pressing the
release button. This may damage
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