High voltage battery 143 – FORD 2014 Focus Electric User Manual

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Charging Equipment

Note: Your vehicle comes equipped with a standard 120 volt convenience
cord located in your trunk storage compartment underneath the carpeted
panel. This allows you to charge the battery using a standard 120 volt
household outlet. Using the standard 120 volt convenience cord takes up to
18–20 hours to completely charge from an empty battery.

Ford recommends upgrading to the
optional 240 volt charging station
for faster more efficient charging.
Use of a 240 volt charging station
will take approximately 4 hours to
fully charge a empty battery.

Note: Your electrical source must meet certain requirements for the
high-voltage battery to charge. The AC outlet must be a three-prong
110-120 volt AC outlet that is properly grounded, 15–20 amps (or
greater), and in good condition. The line also must be dedicated, which
means that no other appliances should be connected to the same circuit.
If a dedicated circuit is not used, the circuit breaker could trip or open.
If a dedicated circuit is not available, contact a licensed professional
electrician for proper installation.

Note: The vehicle must be in (P) park to charge the high-voltage
battery.

Make sure that the 120 volt
convenience cord is completely
unwound before charging. Always
plug the cord into the AC outlet
before connecting the charging
coupler into the vehicle’s charge
port receptacle. The 120 volt
convenience cord inline control box
has three indicator lights that
represent the charging status;
power, charge and fault.

Power (green light) — this indicator lights up when the cord is plugged
into the AC wall outlet.

High Voltage Battery

143

2014 Focus Electric Vehicle (fob)
Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing, May 2013
USA
(fus)

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