KIA Niro: AC charger
AC Charger
AC charger cable
You can charge your vehicle by plugging into a public charger at a charging station.
How to connect AC charger
- Depress the brake pedal and apply the parking brake.
- Turn OFF all switches, move the shift dial to P (Park), and turn OFF the vehicle.
- Open the charging inlet door by pressing edge of the charging inlet door.
- Remove any dust on the charging connector and charging inlet.
- Hold the charging connector handle.
Then, insert the charger into the charging inlet, until you hear a click sound. If it is not fully connected, a bad connection between the charging connector and the charging terminals may cause a fire.
- Check if the charging cable connection
indicator(
) of the high voltage
battery in the instrument cluster is
turned ON.Charging does not occur when the indicator is OFF. When the charging connector is not connected properly, reconnect the charging cable to charge.
NOTICE
- The charging is in progress only with the shift dial is in P (Park). Charging the battery with the ENGINE START/ STOP button in the ACC position is possible. However, it may discharge the 12V battery. Thus, if possible, charge the battery with the ENGINE START/STOP button in the OFF position.
- Moving the shift dial from P (Park) to R (Reverse)/N (Neutral)/D (Drive) stops the charging process. To restart the charging process, move the shift dial to P (Park), press the ENGINE START/STOP button to the OFF position, and disconnect the charging cable. Then, connect the charging cable.
Charging connector lock mode
When the charging connector is plugged into the charging inlet, the connector lock timing varies with the modes selected by the user settings menu or the infotainment screen menu.
- Always lock: The connector locks when the charging connector is plugged into the charging inlet.
- Lock while charging: The connector locks when charging starts. The connector unlocks when charging is completed.
For more details, refer to "AC charging connector lock"
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Trickle charger (portable charging
cable)
Trickle charger can be used if AC Charger
is unavailable.
Plug and cable
Control box (ICCB)
Charging connector/cable
How to connect portable charger (ICCB: In-Cable
Control Box)
Connect the plug to a household electric
outlet.
Charging cable storage (if equipped)
We recommend that the trickle charger
cable should be put in the storage box
after use.
Charging status indicator lamp for portable charger
Status/Diagnosis/Countermeasure
Charging connector plugged into
vehicle (POWER Green
How to disconnect charging connector in emergency
Before disconnecting the charging
connector, make sure the doors are
unlocked. When the door is locked,
the charging connector lock system
will not allow disconnection. To prevent
charging cable theft, the
charging connector cannot be
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Charging door (Kia Niro EV)
Opening the charging door
Operation
Press the right center edge of the
charging door.
The charging door is not open when
the vehicle is locked.
Closing the charging door
Operation
Close the charging door by pressing
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