Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual page 219

Features of your vehicle
Charging stopped. Check the
cable connection (Plug-in hybrid
vehicle)
This messages is displayed when
charging is stopped because the
charging connector is not correctly con-
nected to the charging inlet. If this
occurs, separate the charging connector
and re-connect it and check whether
there is any problem (external damage,
foreign substances, etc.) with the
charging connector and charging inlet. If
the same problem occurs when charging
the vehicle with a replaced charging
cable or genuine Kia portable charger,
have the vehicle inspected by a profes-
sional workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
Charging Door Open (Plug-in
hybrid vehicle)
This message indicates that the
charging door is open whilst in driving-
ready state to encourage you to inspect
and close the door.(Driving with the
charging door open may result in mois-
ture inflow or damage. This message is
used to prevent such occurrences.)
Switching to Hybrid mode to
allow heating or air conditioning
(Plug-in hybrid vehicle)
僅 When the outdoor temperature is
lower than -15 °C (5 °F) and the cool-
ant temperature is lower than 70 °C
(158 °F), you turn the climate control
On for heating, the above message
will be displayed in the cluster. Then,
the vehicle will automatically switch to
HEV mode and EV mode will not be
activated (although EV/HEV button is
pressed)
僅 When the outdoor temperature is
higher than -10 °C (14 °F), or the cool-
ant temperature is higher than 80 °C
(176 °F) or you turn the climate control
Off, the vehicle will automatically
return to EV mode.
Switching to Hybrid mode for
self-diagnosis (Plug-in hybrid
vehicle)
This message is displayed for self-diag-
nosis of the hybrid mode system.
Low fuel
僅 This warning message is displayed if
the fuel tank is almost out of fuel.
僅 When this message is displayed, the
low fuel level warning light in the clus-
ter will come on.
僅 It is recommended to look for the
nearest fueling station and refuel as
soon as possible.
LCD displays
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