Charge Cord - Vauxhall Ampera 2014 User Manual

■ 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 73.
If there is no light signal but the horn
chirps repeatedly, the power supply
was interrupted before the charging
process could be completed.
To terminate this alert, take one of the
following options:
■ Unplug the charge cord.
■ Press ( on the radio remote
control.
■ Press and hold ! on the radio
remote control, then press again to
stop the panic alarm.
■ Press the horn.
Vehicle personalisation 3 83.
The system may be thermally
conditioning the battery within any of
the states mentioned above, requiring
electric energy to be transferred to the
vehicle.
If the vehicle is plugged in and vehicle
power is on, the charging status
indicator will be on solid green. It is
the same for Engine Assisted
Heating if the vehicle is plugged in.
Driving and operating
If the vehicle is plugged in and the
charging status indicator is off, a
charging fault has been detected.

Charge cord

9 Danger
There is a risk of electric shock
that may cause personal injury or
death.
Do not use the charge cord if any
part of the charge cord is
damaged.
Do not open or remove the charge
cord cover.
Service by qualified personnel
only. Connect the charge cord to a
properly grounded outlet with
cords that are not damaged.
A portable charge cord used to
charge the vehicle high voltage
battery is stored under the floor
covering in the load compartment
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