Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual page 194

Features of your vehicle
NOTICE
According to the hybrid system gauge
area, the "EV" indicator comes on or off.
僅 "EV" indicator ON : Vehicle is driven
using the electric motor or the petrol
engine is stopped.
僅 "EV" indicator OFF : Vehicle is driven
using the petrol engine.
Hybrid battery SOC (State of
Charge) gauge
Type A
OMQ4H040107
Type B
OMQ4PH042641L
This gauge indicates the remaining
hybrid battery power. If the SOC is near
the "L (Low)" level, the vehicle automati-
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cally operates the engine to charge the
battery.
However, if the Service Indicator (
and Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
( ) turn on when the SOC gauge is
near the "L (Low)" level, we recommend
to visit an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
NOTICE
Never try to start the vehicle if the fuel
tank is empty. In this condition, the
engine cannot charge the high voltage
battery of the hybrid system. If you try to
start the vehicle when the fuel is empty,
the high voltage battery will become dis-
charged and be damaged.
Plug-in hybrid mode indicator
(Plug-in hybrid vehicle)
僅 CD (Charge Depleting, Electric) mode:
The high-voltage (hybrid) battery is
used to drive the vehicle.
OMQ4PH050353L
僅 AUTO mode: The AUTO mode will be
automatically selected from either
from Electric (CD) mode or Hybrid
(CS) mode by the system according to
the driving condition.
Instrument cluster
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