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Charging limits

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#1 ·
Despite looking at the manual and searching online I cannot work out how to set the charging limits for my EV3. It looks easy - just use the EV part of the settings - but charging limits just aren't there. I'll very rarely use a public charger but will one day, and won't want to charge to 100%
 
#2 ·
Personally I leave DC limit at 100%. As once car charged to the set limit of 80% (was shopping) leaving car blocking the charger while not charging. This can lead to extra costs for blocking a charger (especially Tesla). I would have rather it kept charging.
You can always manually stop charging if you do not want a 100% charge at the level you are happy with.
 
#3 ·
From memory as not at car at the moment... on the physical buttons below central display press the one labeled home, swipe the whole display to the right, at the bottom of the display iirc there's an icon that looks like a plug, tap it (or I think you can do the same thing by tapping the right hand side of the screen which is EV settings related), then there should be a menu on the left that you can scroll down, there's a charge limit option there that on tapping brings up both DC and AC sliders where you can set the limit.

Or via the (new) Kia app tap the control option at the bottom, then top right tap where it says EV, this should bring up battery section, just below where you tapped EV there's a sort of gear icon, tap it and you'll see a target charge level option, tap it and you're at the sliders to set level, don't forget to tap save at bottom after changing.

Intuitive it is not!
 
#5 ·
Thank you for your replies. I'll take another look when next in vehicle. I'm perfectly happy to leave it on 100% for AC but on the very rare occasions I make a lomger journey would like to get away a bit quicker.
On DC you stop as long as you want. Not how long the charger needs to get to the set limit.
Once only stopped less than 5 mins, as no Q for a coffee.