Hi, I started remote heating while my car was plugged into the charger. When I arrived, the car was still charging. I tried stopping the charging with the app, but it didn’t work, maybe because of a poor internet connection. I also tried reducing the charging limit below the actual state of charge, but that didn’t work either, although it has worked in the past. It took about 5 minutes for it to stop charging with the message ‘SOC over limit.’ Is there another way to stop charging?
Try pressing unlock on your key fob and then remove the charger.
Here are three ways you can try:
- Press unlock on your key fob twice to unlock the charger from the car.
- Change the locking preferences in the car menu (it’s a bit complicated).
- There’s a manual cable release under a small hatch on the right-hand side of the trunk.
@Valen
Here are three more ways you could try:
4. Use the app feature (which you already tried).
5. Press the button on the charger handle.
6. Unlock the doors using the button inside the car door.
There’s a button next to where you insert the charger that you can press and hold to stop the charging.
Chen said:
There’s a button next to where you insert the charger that you can press and hold to stop the charging.
I tried that. Maybe I didn’t hold it long enough?
Chen said:
There’s a button next to where you insert the charger that you can press and hold to stop the charging.
I tried that. Maybe I didn’t hold it long enough?
Try holding it until you hear the car and the EVSE click.
Chen said:
There’s a button next to where you insert the charger that you can press and hold to stop the charging.
That button doesn’t stop the charging. It just overrides the charging schedule.
@Paz
Actually, it does both. It stops the charging as well.
Auden said:
@Paz
Actually, it does both. It stops the charging as well.
It doesn’t. I just tried it, and the manual only mentions overriding the schedule, not stopping the charging. Check section 1-22.
@Paz
I do this every day. I can’t explain why it’s not in the manual for the EV6 in our market, but it’s mentioned in the manual for the Ioniq 5 and the EV9. You can check it out in the online EV guide on Kia’s website.
@Auden
Thanks for sharing that! I didn’t know.
Why not just unplug it? The current stops either way, and chargers and cars are designed to handle that. I’ve seen the same thing where reducing the limit takes a while to stop charging.
Taylor said:
Why not just unplug it? The current stops either way, and chargers and cars are designed to handle that. I’ve seen the same thing where reducing the limit takes a while to stop charging.
Wouldn’t unplugging the connection under full load with 11kW be uncomfortable for the ICCU? I’d rather wait for the ICCU to stop charging first. It’s not exactly known for its durability.
@Sky
The latch is designed to stop current flow in J1772 connectors.
@Sky
I’m not an electrical engineer, but from what I understand, the system doesn’t care how the current is cut off. It’s either cut off abruptly from 11kW to 0. The only real risk is arcing when you connect or disconnect, but the system should be able to handle that.
@Taylor
I’m an electronic engineer 
. When it comes to arcing, you would get a high over-voltage on the connector, which wouldn’t be ideal for the ICCU. But I don’t think that would happen in the car. Still, it just doesn’t feel right to unplug under load. Maybe I’m too cautious.
@Sky
This is a car made for real-world use. It’s not that fragile.
@Sky
Arcing is a concern, but I believe the handle is designed to stop charging when you press the latch to pull out the charger. My usual process is to hit unlock twice on the fob, then press the charger button for a second or so, and then unplug it. If you do these steps but don’t pull the charger out, the car will announce ‘charging started’ (if you have that setting on). To me, this means the charging stopped when I pressed the button.
@Taylor
I’m an electrical engineer too, and I agree with you. Disconnecting AC isn’t a big deal since the voltage crosses zero 120 times a second (or 100 times in other parts of the world). Since there’s an option not to lock the plug in the car during charging, it’s clearly not seen as a problem.