Kia EV9 2024 User manual

FOREWORD
Dear Customer,
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read the WARNING and CAUTION sec
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tions in the manual.
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plus an index. Each chapter begins with
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tion you want.
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TIONS, and NOTICES in this manual.
These WARNINGS were prepared to
enhance your personal safety. You
should carefully read and follow ALL
procedures and recommendations pro
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vided in these WARNINGS, CAUTIONS
and NOTICES.
WARNING
A WARNING indicates a situation in
which harm, serious bodily injury or
death could result if the warning is
ignored.
CAUTION
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which damage to your vehicle could
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NOTICE
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information is being provided.

Table of Contents
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3
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5
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Electric vehicle guide
Introduction
Your vehicle at a glance
Safety features of your Kia
Features of your vehicle
Driving your vehicle
Driver assistance guide
What to do in an emergency
Maintenance
Specifications & Consumer information
Abbreviations
Index

1Electric vehicle guide
Electric vehicle guide
Overview of electric vehicle..........................................................1-3
僅 Characteristics of electric vehicles ............................................................ 1-3
僅 Battery information..........................................................................................1-3
Main components of electric vehicle .......................................... 1-4
僅 High voltage (HV) battery (lithium-ion)...................................................1-4
僅 High voltage battery warmer system ......................................................1-5
EV menu.......................................................................................... 1-6
僅 EV mode screen................................................................................................. 1-7
僅 Energy information ..........................................................................................1-8
僅 Energy consumption history........................................................................1-8
僅 Nearby stations..................................................................................................1-8
僅 Next departure...................................................................................................1-8
僅 Charging and climate......................................................................................1-9
僅 Vehicle to load (V2L)......................................................................................1-10
僅 EV settings .........................................................................................................1-14
Charge types for electric vehicle................................................1-17
僅 Charging information.................................................................................... 1-17
僅 Charging types.................................................................................................1-18
僅 Charging time information .........................................................................1-19
Charge indicator lamp for electric vehicle............................... 1-20
僅 Charging status............................................................................................... 1-20
Charging connector lock ............................................................ 1-20
僅 Locking charging cable ............................................................................... 1-20
Scheduled charging .....................................................................1-21
Charging electric vehicle............................................................ 1-22
僅 Charging door ..................................................................................................1-22
僅 Precautions for charging electric vehicle.............................................1-23
僅 Immediately stop charging.........................................................................1-25
僅 AC charge...........................................................................................................1-25
僅 DC charge...........................................................................................................1-27

1Electric vehicle guide
僅 Portable charger..............................................................................................1-29
Driving electric vehicle................................................................ 1-35
僅 Starting the vehicle ........................................................................................1-35
僅 Stopping the vehicle ......................................................................................1-35
僅 Distance to empty...........................................................................................1-35
僅 Impact on distance to empty.....................................................................1-35
僅 EV Economy History......................................................................................1-37
僅 Power/Charge gauge....................................................................................1-37
僅 State of Charge (SOC) gauge for high voltage battery ................ 1-38
僅 Warning and indicator lights (Related to electric vehicle) ........... 1-38
僅 LCD display messages (Related to electric vehicle) .......................1-40
僅 Virtual Engine Sound System (VESS).................................................... 1-44
Safety precautions for electric vehicle .....................................1-45

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Electric vehicle guide Overview of electric vehicle
Electric vehicle guide
Overview of electric vehicle
An electric vehicle is driven using a bat
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tery and an electric motor. While general
vehicles use an internal combustion
vehicle and gasoline as fuel, electric
vehicles use electrical energy that is
charged & stored inside the high voltage
battery.
As a result, battery electric vehicles do
not require gasoline and do not give off
tailpipe emissions.
Characteristics of electric vehi
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cles
It is driven using the electrical energy
that is charged & stored inside the high
voltage battery. This method of propul
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sion eliminates tailpipe emissions from
the vehicle.
A high performance electric motor is
used in the vehicle as well. Compared to
many internal combustion vehicle vehi
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cles, vehicle noise and vibrations are
much more minimal when driving.
When decelerating or driving downhill,
regenerative braking is utilized to charge
the high voltage battery. This reduces
energy loss and can increase the dis
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tance to empty.
When the battery charge is not suffi
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cient, AC charge (L2-Normal), DC charge
and Trickle charge (L1-Trickle) are avail
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able. (Refer to "Charge types for electric
vehicle" on page 1-17.)
NOTICE
What Does Regenerative Braking Do?
It uses the electric motor when deceler
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ating and braking and recaptures &
transforms kinetic to electrical energy in
order to charge the high voltage battery.
(Torque is applied in the opposite direc
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tion when decelerating to generate brak
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ing force and electric energy.)
Battery information
The vehicle is composed of a high volt
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age battery that drives the motor, air
conditioner, and charges an 12V battery
that drives all other 12V systems.
The auxiliary battery is automatically
charged when the vehicle is in the
READY mode or the high voltage bat
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tery is being charged.

Electric vehicle guide
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Main components of electric vehicle
Main components of electric
vehicle
僅 OBC : Transforms (inverts) AC power
charge power, to DC power, to charge
the high voltage battery.
僅
Inverter : Transforms direct current
into alternating current to supply
power to the motor, and transforms
alternating current into direct current
to charge the high voltage battery.
僅
LDC : Transforms (converts) power
from the high voltage battery to low
voltage (12V) to supply power to the
vehicle (DC-DC).
僅
VCU : Functions as a supervisory con
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troller of electric vehicle
僅 Motor : Uses electrical energy stored
inside the high voltage battery to
drive the vehicle (functions like an
vehicle in a standard vehicle).
僅
Reduction gear : Delivers rotational
force of the motor to the tires at
appropriate speeds and torque.
僅
High voltage battery (lithium-ion) :
Stores and supplies power necessary
for the electric vehicle to operate (12V
battery provides power to the vehicle
features such as lights and wipers).
* OBC: On-Board Charger
* LDC: Low Voltage DC-DC Converter
* VCU: Vehicle Control Unit
WARNING
僅 Do not remove or disassemble high
voltage components and high voltage
battery connectors and/or wiring
(orange cabling). Also, be careful not
to damage high voltage components
and the high voltage battery. It may
cause serious injury and significantly
impact the performance and durabil
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ity of the vehicle.
僅 When inspection and maintenance is
required for high voltage components
and the high voltage battery, have the
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
High voltage (HV) battery (lith
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ium-ion)
僅 The charge amount of the high volt
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age battery may gradually decrease
when the vehicle is not driven or
charged.
僅 The battery capacity of the high volt
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age battery may decrease over time
when the vehicle is stored in high or
low temperatures.
僅 Distance to empty may vary depend
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ing on the driving conditions (cargo,
rain, snow, wind, road surfaces), even
if the charge amount is the same. The
high voltage battery may expend
more energy when driving a fast pace
or uphill. These actions may reduce
the distance to empty.
僅 The high voltage battery is used when
using the air conditioner/heater. This
may reduce the distance to empty.
Make sure to set moderate tempera
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tures when using the air conditioner/
heater and/or use the pre-condition
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ing feature prior to departures.
僅 Natural degradation may occur with
the high voltage battery depending
on the number of years the vehicle
was used and/or the number of
charging cycles. This will reduce the
distance to empty over time.