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.When outdoors, plug into an
electrical outlet that is
weatherproof while in use.
. Mount the charge cord to reduce
strain on the electrical
outlet/plug.
. Do not place the charge cord in
a position where it is expected to
be submerged in water.
{Danger
Improper use of portable electric
vehicle charge cords may cause
a fire, electrical shock, or burns,
and may result in damage to
property, serious injury, or death.
. Do not use extension cords,
multi-outlet power strips,
splitters, grounding
adaptors, surge protectors,
or similar devices.
. Do not use an electrical
outlet that is worn or
damaged, or will not hold
the plug firmly in place.
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Danger (Continued)
.Do not use an electrical
outlet that is not properly
grounded.
. Do not use an electrical
outlet that is on a circuit with
other electrical loads.
See Charge Cord 0243.
Programmable Charging
Modes
To view the current charge mode
status, touch Energy on the
infotainment display, and then touch
Charging.
The charge Start and charge
Complete time estimations are also
displayed. These estimations are
most accurate when the vehicle is
plugged in and in moderate
temperature conditions. Charge Mode Selection
Immediate :
The vehicle starts
charging as soon as it is connected
to an electrical outlet. This may be
the only mode available at public
DC charge stations. See Plug-In
Charging 0235.

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Departure :The vehicle will
schedule charging to complete by
the programmed departure time.
The vehicle estimates the charging
schedule based on programmed
departure times, charge rate limits,
electric rate preference and
schedule, and priority charging
settings. If there is not sufficient
time after the charge cord is
plugged in, the vehicle will not be
fully charged by the departure time.
Departure Time Entry
The Departure charge mode allows
for the departure time to be entered
to match your personal schedule.
1. With Departure charge mode selected, touch Edit.2. The current programmeddeparture time is displayed on
the tab with the day of the
week. Select the tab for the
day of the week to be edited.
3. Touch +or −to change the
hours and minutes.
4. Touch
yorzto change AM
or PM.
5. Touch
0to exit the screen.
Charge Current Limit Selection
The charge current limit setting
allows the vehicle’s charge current
to be selected so it matches the
capability of the charging location.
If the vehicle consistently stops
charging after being plugged in, or if
a circuit breaker continues to trip,
reducing to a lower charge current
limit setting may resolve the issue.
The charge current limit setting
should be configured to match the
electrical current rating for the
electrical outlet that the charge cord
is connected to. On the Charge
Mode tab, change the Charge Limit
selection between: .
12 amps
. 8 amps
Exact current levels may vary from
the values shown in this manual.
Check the vehicle for the available
levels.
The charge limit can be changed
and saved using Location Based
Charging settings. The default value
is the lower current limit. The charge
current limit will reset to the lower
value when the vehicle is shifted
from P (Park) unless the Location
Based Charging feature is active
and set to retain this preference.
See “Location Based Charging” later
in this section.
{Warning
Using a charge level that exceeds
the electrical circuit or electrical
outlet capacity may start a fire or
damage the electrical circuit. Use
the lowest charge level until a
qualified electrician inspects the
electrical circuit capacity. Use the
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lowest charge level if the
electrical circuit or electrical outlet
capacity is not known.
Electric Rate Preference
The vehicle estimates the charging
start time based on the utility rate
schedule, utility rate preference, and
programmed departure time for the
current day of the week. The vehicle
will charge during the least
expensive rate periods to achieve a
full battery charge by the departure
time. Electrical rate information from
the utility company for the charging
location is required for this mode.
If the selected charge mode is
Departure, then electric rate
preference selection will display.
Electric Rate Preference Selection
From the Charge Mode tab on the
Charging screen with Departure
charge mode selected, touch More
to select the Electric Rate
Preference.
Touch one of the following options
to select the Electric Rate
Preference:
. Off: Delay charging based on
departure.
. Off-Peak Only: Charge during
Off-Peak Rates.
. Cost Optimized Off- and
Mid-Peak: Charge during
Mid-Peak and Off-Peak Rates.
. Cost Optimized All Rates:
Charge during Peak, Mid-Peak,
and Off-Peak Rates.
Charging begins at the start time
and is complete by the departure
time only if sufficient time is allowed
after the charge cord is plugged in.
For example, if the vehicle is
plugged in for only one hour prior to the departure time, and the battery
is completely discharged, the
vehicle will not be fully charged by
the departure time regardless of the
rate selection.
Also, if the selected electric rate
settings result in a very long charge
completion time, the vehicle will
start charging immediately upon
plug-in. For example, if the electric
rate table is set up with all Peak
rates and the rate preference is to
charge during Off-Peak rates only,
then the vehicle will start charging
immediately upon plug-in.
Electric Rate Schedule
From the Charge Mode tab on the
Charging screen, with Departure
charge mode and an Electric Rate
Preference selected, touch Edit next
to Electric Rate Preference.

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Select one of the following for the
Charge Completion option:
.Earliest Possible
. Latest Possible
Edit Electric Rate Schedule
Electric rates, or cost per unit, may
vary based on time, weekday/
weekend, and season. During the
day when the demand for electricity
is high, the rates are usually higher
and called Peak rates. At night
when the demand for electricity is
low, the rates are usually lower and
called Off-Peak rates. In some
areas, a Mid-Peak rate is offered. Contact the utility company to obtain
the rate schedule for your area. The
summer and winter start dates must
be established to use a summer/
winter schedule.
Touch Edit Electric Rate Schedule
from the Electric Rate Schedule
screen and select the desired
schedule.
.
Yearly
. Summer/Winter
Summer/Winter Schedule Start
Date Editing
With Summer/Winter as the
preferred rate schedule, touch Edit
on the Summer tab next to the
dates.
1. Touch +or −to change the
month and day for the start of
Summer.
2. Select the Winter tab.
3. Touch +or −to change the
month and day for the start of
Winter.
4. Touch
0to exit the screen.
Electric Rate Schedule Editing
Electric rate information from the
utility company for the charging
location is required. 1. Touch Edit Electric Rate Schedule from the Electric
Rate Schedule screen and
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Yearly Shown, Summer/WinterSimilar
2. Touch Edit in the lower right corner of the screen to edit the
electric rate schedule.
.Weekdays are Monday
through Friday and use the
same rate schedule.
. Weekends are Saturday
and Sunday and use the
same rate schedule.
Both weekday and
weekend schedules must
be set. The rate schedule
only applies for a 24-hour
period, starting at 12 AM
and ending at 12 AM. There can be five rate changes for
each day; not all must
be used.
Select Weekday or
Weekend.
3. Touch Set next to the row to be edited.
Yearly Shown, Summer/Winter
Similar
4. Select Peak, Mid-Peak, or Off-Peak. Use +or −to
enter the time, and
yorzto
change AM or PM.
The finish times must be
consecutive. If a finish time
does not follow a start time, an
error message displays.
5. Touch OK. Priority Charging
The priority charging feature will
work when the Departure charge
mode is selected. This feature is
designed to ensure that the high
voltage battery has a minimal
amount of energy prior to delaying a
charge. Upon completion of priority
charging, the vehicle will return to
normal Programmable Charging
operation.
The feature can be enabled/
disabled by selecting On/Off from
the Charge Mode tab on the
Charging screen when the
Departure charge mode is selected.
When enabled, Priority Charging will
only prevent Programmable
Charging while the high voltage
battery is recharged from a depleted
state to a 40% state of charge.Temporary Charge Mode
Override and Cancel
Programmed delayed charge modes
can be temporarily overridden to an
Immediate charge mode for one
charge cycle. Also, the next planned
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overridden for one charge cycle. In
addition to the in-vehicle overrides
through the programmable charging
screens, there are other ways to
temporarily override a delayed
charge mode. SeePlug-In Charging
0 235.
Temporary Override of a Delayed
Charge Mode
The Temporary Override provides
the ability to set temporary charge
items for the next charge cycle. 1. Touch the Temporary Override tab on the Charging screen.
2. Select:
.Immediate: Charge
immediately at plug in. .
Temporary Departure: Set
the temporary
departure time.
. Off: Cancel the Temporary
Override.
To override or cancel an active DC
charging cycle, touch Stop on the
charging screen.
Location Based Charging
With Location Based Charging
enabled, the Charge Mode and
Charge Limit Preference are saved
and set back to the customer ’s
preference every time the vehicle is
returned to the saved home
location. When the vehicle is not at
the saved home location, then the
vehicle will default to the lower limit
of Charge Limit Preference and the Charge Mode will be set to
Immediate. When Location Based
Charging is on and the vehicle is
away from the saved home location,
then the selection for the charge
mode will be disabled and the
selection will be grayed out.
After 90 days, a notification will
display and the Charge Limit
Preference will need to be reset for
the next 90 days. See Important
“Information about Portable Electric
Vehicle Charging”
earlier in this
section.
When the GPS location is not
available, dashes will be displayed
and Location Based Charging will
be disabled until the GPS is
restored.
Using Location Based Charging
To use location based charging, a
home location must first be stored.
To store a home location:
1. From the Energy Home screen, touch Energy Settings.
2. Touch Location Based Charging.

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3. Touch Set Home Location[.
4. Touch OK.
5. Touch On to enable Location Based Charging.
To change the stored home location:
1. Touch Update Home Location
[on the Location Based
Charging screen.
2. Touch Update, then OK to set the new home location.
.Touch Cancel to make no
changes.
. Touch Remove to clear the
location and turn Location
Based Charging off.
Charging Interrupted or
Overridden Pop-Up
The Charging Interrupted or
Overridden pop-up will appear if any
of the following conditions occur:
.The charging options have been
updated through the mobile app.
See KeyPass 045.
. The charge process was
interrupted by the utility
company.
. There was an unintended loss of
AC power during the plug-in
charge event. For example,
there was a power outage or the
charge cord was unplugged from
the wall. See
Utility Interruption of Charging
0 250.
Programmable Charging
Disabled
When the Programmable Charging
system is disabled, the Unable to
Charge screen will display.
Energy Information
To view Energy Detail, Energy
Usage Score, and Efficiency History,
touch Energy on the infotainment
display, and then touch Information.
Touch
horkto go to the next
screen.
Energy Detail

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Energy Settings
To view and change the Energy
Settings, touch Energy and then
touch Energy Settings. Use the
arrows to scroll through the list.
The following list of menu items may
be available:
.Location Based Charging: This
feature allows the charging
settings to be remembered at
the saved GPS coordinates for
the home location. See “Location
Based Charging” in
Programmable Charging 0131. .
Hill Top Reserve : Select Off,
On, On - Home Only, or On -
Away Only. See “Hill Top
Reserve” inRegenerative
Braking 0215.
. Energy Summary Pop-up : Set
the energy summary pop-up
feature to On or Off.
. Charge Status Feedback : Set
the charge status feedback
feature to Horn Chirps or Off.
. Charge Cord Theft Alert : This
feature allows the theft alert to
sound when there is an attempt
to remove the portable charge
cord and the system is armed.
Set the charge cord theft alert
feature to On or Off.
. Charge Power Loss Alert :
This feature allows an alert to
sound when the vehicle is
charging and loses power at the
electrical outlet. Set the charge
power loss alert feature to On
or Off. .
Radio Power Down : This
allows for automatic
conservation of high voltage
battery power based on level of
battery charge.
Select Off, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%,
or 10%. When the selected high
voltage battery power level is
reached, a message will show
on the infotainment display
asking if the radio should enter
Low Power Mode. Touch Yes
or No.
Low Power Mode
To enter Low Power Mode manually:
1. Press and hold
O. A message
will show on the infotainment
display asking if the radio
should enter Low Power Mode.
2. Touch Yes. The screen will turn off, and the audio will pause.
3. Press
Oagain to turn the
radio on.

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Audio Players
USB Port
The USB ports are in the center
console and are for data and
charging. If equipped, there are two
USB charge ports in the rear of the
center console. The infotainment
system can play the music files
contained in the USB storage
device or a device that supports
MTP or iPod/iPhone devices.
Before Using the Audio
System
Supported Audio File Formats
.MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3,
MPEG-2 Layer 3)
Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
between 8 and 320 kbps
Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
Sampling frequencies of 8,
11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32,
44.1, and 48 kHz
. Windows Media Audio
Windows Media Audio 10 CBR between 32 and 768 kbps
VBR (Standard), Professional,
Lossless, or higher according to
Microsoft specifications
Sampling frequencies of 8, 12,
16, 22, 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz
. AAC (MPEG-4 AAC, Low
Complexity Profile) and AAC+
CBR between 8 and 320 kbps
. OGG Vorbis
. Waveform (WAV –PCM
Windows format)
. Audio Interchange File
Format (AIFF)
. 3GPP (Generally used for
mobile devices)
. Audio Books (MP3, WMA,
AAC, AA)
Guidelines for Using a USB
Storage Device and iPod/iPhone
. Operation cannot be guaranteed
if the HDD built-in USB mass
storage device or CF or SD
memory card is connected by using a USB adaptor. Use a
USB or flash memory type
storage device.
. Avoid static electricity discharge
when connecting or
disconnecting the USB.
If connection and disconnection
are repeated many times in a
short time, this may cause a
problem in using the device.
. Operation is not guaranteed if
the connecting terminal of the
USB device is not metal.
. Connection with i-Stick Type
USB storage devices may be
faulty due to vehicle vibration.
. Do not touch the USB
connecting terminal with an
object or any part of your body.
. The USB storage device can
only be recognized when it is
formatted in FAT16/32, NTFS,
HFS+. exFAT and other file
systems cannot be recognized.

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Android Auto
1. TouchT.
2. Touch Settings and find Android Auto.
3. Select On or Off.
Even if Projection is set to Off,
connecting the device and touching
Projection on the Home Page will
display a pop-up message:
. For Apple CarPlay function:
“While active, Apple CarPlay will
be displayed on this screen.”
. For Android Auto function:
“While active, Android Auto will
be displayed on this screen.”
When the device is first connected,
the device projection privacy
consent pop-up message will be
displayed.
. Touch Continue to activate the
projection feature.
. Touch Disable and the device is
charging only. If Android Auto is not activated,
make sure the mobile phone’s USB
connection mode is set to MTP.
If the device has not previously
been paired, the consent pop-up will
display when touching continue.
Teen Driver
If equipped, this allows multiple
keys to be registered for beginner
drivers, to encourage safe driving
habits. When the vehicle is started
with a Teen Driver key, it will
automatically activate certain safety
systems, allow setting of some
features, and limit the use of others.
The Report Card will record vehicle
data about driving behavior that can
be viewed later. When the vehicle is
started with a registered key, the
Driver Information Center (DIC)
displays a message that Teen Driver
is active.
To access:
1. Touch Settings on the Home Page, then touch Teen Driver. 2. Create a Personal Identification
Number (PIN) by choosing a
four-digit PIN. Re-enter the PIN
to confirm. To change the PIN,
select Change PIN.
The PIN is required to:
. Register or unregister keys.
. Change Teen Driver settings.
. Change or clear the Teen
Driver PIN.
. Access or delete Report
Card data.
Register keys to activate:
Any vehicle key can be registered,
up to a maximum of eight keys.
Label the key to tell it apart from the
other keys. 1. Start the vehicle.
2. The vehicle must be in P (Park).
3. From the Settings menu, select Teen Driver.
4. Enter the PIN.