kia_start_charge
Idempotent
Send a command to start charging your Kia EV. Requires the vehicle to be plugged in and confirmation to proceed; without confirmation, it returns a dry-run preview.
Instructions
Ask the vehicle to start charging (evc/charge). Verified against a plugged-in vehicle: evStatus.batteryCharge goes true within ~30-60s. Requires the car to be plugged in — on an unplugged car Kia still accepts the request and nothing happens. Confirm with kia_vehicle_status rather than trusting the success status. Without confirm:true it makes NO network call and returns a dry-run preview of exactly what would be sent.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| vinKey | Yes | Vehicle key (the `vehicleKey` from the vehicle-list tool). Not the VIN. | |
| confirm | No | Must be true to proceed. Without this, the tool returns a preview. | |
| chargeRatio | No | Charge up to this percentage, 10–100. Defaults to 100. |