Charging Status Indicator - Vauxhall Ampera Owner's Manual

134 Driving and operating
Programmed charging
override
To temporarily override a delayed
charge event, unplug the charge cord
from the charge port and then plug it
back in within five seconds. A single
horn chirp will sound and charging will
begin immediately.
To cancel a temporary override,
unplug the charge cord, wait for
10 seconds, and then plug the charge
cord back in. A double horn chirp will
sound and charging will be delayed.
Programmable charging in the
Colour-Info-Display 3 74.
Charging status
The vehicle has a charging status
indicator at the centre of the
instrument panel near the
windscreen. When the vehicle is
plugged in and the vehicle power is
off, the charging status indicator
indicates the following:
■ Solid green – One horn chirp:
Vehicle is plugged in. Battery is not
fully charged. Battery is charging.
■ Solid green or long flashing green –
Four horn chirps: Insufficient time to
fully charge by departure time.
■ Long flashing green – Two horn
chirps: Vehicle is plugged in.
Battery is not fully charged. Battery
charging is delayed.
■ Short flashing green – No horn
chirp: Vehicle is plugged in. Battery
is fully charged.
■ Solid yellow – No horn chirp:
Vehicle is plugged in. It is normal for
the charging status indicator to turn
yellow for a few seconds after
plugging in a compatible charge
cord. Otherwise, the charging
system has detected a fault and will
not charge the battery.
■ No light signal (upon plug‐in) – No
horn chirps – Charge cord
connection should be checked.
■ No light signal (after indication of
green or yellow charging status
indicator) – No horn chirps –
Charge cord connection should be
checked.
Malfunction indicator light 3 68.