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CH-8 Charging
charging infrastructure to be developed in your
area. Depending on where you live or drive,
there may not be sufficient public charging
stations available to meet your particular needs
for driving range and charging away from your
home. Trip planning is therefore important, and
you should plan trips with these facts in mind.
Quick charge uses public charging stations (up
to 50 kW of power).
The time needed to charge the Li-ion battery
from discharged (low battery charge warning
light illuminated) to 80% charged using the a
quick charger depends on many factors includ-
ing the Li-ion battery temperature and the type
of quick charger used.
It may take more time to charge the Li-ion
battery using the quick charger if the vehicle is
parked in a cold location (for example below
328F(08C)) for a long time.
The Li-ion battery temperature gauge can be
used to estimate the approximate time needed
to charge the Li-ion battery to 80%.
Li-ion battery temperature
gauge
Estimated charge time
*
A
4 or less segments
illuminated
More than approxi-
mately 90 minutes
*
B
5-6 segments illumi-
nated
approximately 30-90
minutes
*
C
7-8 segments illumi-
nated
approximately 30 min-
utes
*
D
9-10 segments illu-
minated
approximately 30-90
minutes
*
E
11 or more seg-
ments illuminated
More than approxi-
mately 90 minutes
NOTE:
Charging time is typically limited to 60
minutes when using a quick charger. Press
the start switch on the quick charger if
additional charge time is necessary to
reach an 80% charge
See “How to quick charge” later in this section.
Power Limitation Mode
This mode protects the health and operation of
the vehicle’s Li-ion battery. This mode operates
in certain extreme conditions (heat, cold, low
state of charge). Power available to vehicle
systems, including its traction motor, is limited
resulting in limited performance, acceleration
and top speed. Charging may be automatically
terminated, especially with repeated quick char-
ging in extreme hot weather.
Checking Li-ion battery charge
the three methods for checking amount of
charge are as follows.
. Check by using the Li-ion battery available
charge gauge on the meter when the power
switch is placed in the ON position. See “Li-
ion battery available charge gauge” in the “2.
Instruments and controls” section and “16.
Li-ion battery low charge warning ” in the “2.
Instruments and controls” section.
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