KIA Soul EV (2018 year). Instruction — part 4

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Charging Door Open

When the vehicle is started while the
charging door is opened, this warn-
ing message illuminates. Make sure
to close the charging door after
charging is complete.

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Charger Error!

This message is displayed when the
charging failed by external normal
charger error.
You should change and charge with
the other external charger immediately.

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Quick Charger Error!

This message is displayed when the
charging failed by external quick
charger error.
You should change and charge with
the other external charger immediately.

DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE

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DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE

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Ready indica-
tor light

This warning light illuminates :
When the vehicle is ready to drive.
– ON: Normal driving is available.
– OFF: Normal driving is not avail-

able, or a failure has occurred.

– Blinking: Emergency driving.
When ready indicator light is OFF or
blinking, there is a failure. In this
case, have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer

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Service
Warning Light

This warning light illuminates :
• Once you set the POWER Button

to the ON position.

– It illuminates for approximately 3

seconds

• There is a failure with a sensor,

actuator, or the electric compres-
sor for the air conditioner related
to the electric vehicle control sys-
tem. When the warning light turns
ON while driving, or does not turn
OFF after vehicle has started,
have your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.

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Power Down
Warning Light

This warning light illuminates :
• when the power is limited for the

safety of the electric vehicle.

- When the high voltage battery

level is below a certain threshold,
the voltage is decreasing, the
temperature of the motor or driv-
ing battery is too high or too low,
there is a failure in the cooling
system, or a failure that is dis-
rupting normal driving.

Warning Lamp and Indicator Lamp
(related to electric vehicle)

WPSE002G

WPSE001Y

WPSE-301Y

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Charging Indicator Light

This warning light illuminates :
This indicator light shows the charg-
ing status of the high voltage battery.
When it is charging, the red light
turns ON. When charging is com-
plete, the green light turns ON.

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High voltage
battery level
warning light

This warning light illuminates :
• When the high voltage battery

level is not enough.
When the warning light turns ON,
Charge the battery immediately

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Regenerative Brake Warning
Light

This warning light illuminates :
• The regenerative brake does not

operate and the brake does not
perform well. This causes the
brake warning lamp (red) and
regenerative brake warning lamp
(yellow) to turn ON simultaneously.
In this case, drive safely and have
your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
In this case, operation of the brake
pedal may be more difficult than
normal and the braking distance
can increase.

DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE

WPSE-304G

WPSE-304R

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Charging

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Charging Complete

WPS-128Y

W-128R

WPSE-303Y

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ECOMINDER

®

indicator

Active ECO system

This indicator light illuminates:
• The Active ECO system always

remembers the previous status
before the vehicle was turned off.

• When the Active ECO button is

pressed the ECOMINDER

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indica-

tor (green) will illuminate to show
that the Active ECO is operating.
To turn off the Active ECO system,
press the button again.

For more details, refer to "Active
ECO systme" in the chapter 5 or
"Electric Vehicle Guide".

DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE

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When a vehicle accident occurs,
move the vehicle to a safe place, turn
OFF the vehicle and remove the aux-
iliary battery (12 V) terminal to pre-
vent high voltage electricity from
flowing. Remove the auxiliary battery
(12 V) terminal and turn it OFF.

When you suspect leakage of inflam-
mable gas and other harmful gases,
open the windows and evacuate to a
safe place. If any leaked fluid comes
in contact with your eyes or skin,
immediately clean the affected area
thoroughly with tap water or saline
solution and have doctors inspect it
as soon as possible.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR

ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Responding to Vehicle Accidents in your
Electric Vehicle

WARNING

- Exposed

Wires & Electrical
Components

Do not touch electric wires that
may become exposed from
inside or outside the vehicle,
high voltage electric wires
(orange), connectors and all
electric components and
devices. Doing so may result in
electric shock and lead to
injuries.

WARNING

- Damaged

battery

Do not touch harmful gas and
electrolytes which may leak if
the high voltage battery is dam-
aged in an accident.

WARNING

- Vehicle fires

• If a small scale fire occurs,

use a fire extinguisher (ABC,
BC) that is meant for electrical
fires.
If it is impossible to extin-
guish the fire in the early
stage, remain a safe distance
from the vehicle and immedi-
ately call 911. Also, advise
them that an electric vehicle is
involved.

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If the vehicle is flooded with water,
immediately turn OFF the vehicle
and evacuate to a safe place.
Contact the fire department or an
authorized Kia dealer.

If towing is required, lift all four
wheels off the ground and tow the
vehicle. If you must tow the vehicle
using only two wheels, lift the front
wheels off the ground and tow the
vehicle.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR

ELECTRIC VEHICLE

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• Flatbed Towing

• Tires Locked Towing

Dolly

Dolly

• Tires Locked Towing

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If the fire spreads to the high
voltage battery, large amount
of water is needed to put out
the fire.
Using small amount of water
or fire extinguishers not
meant for electrical fires
could cause serious injury or
death from electrical shocks.

• When a vehicle fire occurs due

to the battery, there is a risk of a
second fire. Contact the fire
department when towing the
vehicle.

WARNING

If you cannot put out the fire
immediately, the high voltage
battery may explode. Evacuate
to a safe place and do not let
other people approach the site.
Contact the fire department and
notify them of an electric vehi-
cle fire.

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Other Precautions for
Electric Vehicle

• When you paint or apply heat

treatment to the vehicle as a result
of an accident, the performance of
the high voltage battery can be
reduced.
If heat treatment is required, we
recommend that you contact an
authorized Kia dealer.

• An air inlet is installed under the

front seat for cooling the driving
battery. Do not block the air inlet
with a foreign substance.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR

ELECTRIC VEHICLE

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CAUTION

- Non-genuine

parts

Do not use, remodel, or install
non-genuine parts.
This may damage the electric
power system.

WARNING

- Damaging

Battery

When you clean the motor com-
partment, do not use high pres-
sure water to wash. This may
cause an electric shock due to a
discharge in high voltage elec-
tricity.

CAUTION

If you tow the vehicle while the
front wheels are touching the
ground, the vehicle motor may
generate electricity and the
motor components may be
damaged or a fire may occur.

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Kia Motors 'Soul Electric Vehicle' uses
eco-friendly bioplastics, fiber, and
board for the interior materials and
has passed close inspection and vali-
dation. The plastic is validated
20,450g biomaterial where 9% is plant
derived carbon (14C). (Leather Seat)
The plastic is validated 23,942g bio-
material where 10% is plant derived
carbon (14C). (Fabric Seat). The
plastic is validated 19,890g biomate-
rial where 9% is plant derived carbon
(14C). (Sun-roof, Leather Seat)

The plastic is validated 23,382g bio-
material where 10% is plant derived
carbon (14C). (Sun-roof, Fabric Seat).
It has been awarded the UL Bio envi-
ronmental friendliness mark for the
first time in vehicle industry.
The 'Soul Electric Vehicle' not only
uses eco-friendly interior materials,
but it also does not emit exhaust
gases, using regenerative biomass
to prevent the generation of carbon
dioxide (a major cause of global
warming). This also helps curb the
depletion of oil resources.

Environmental Friendliness
Mark

Service Plug

OPSE0Q4042

OPSE0Q4033L

Leather Seat

Fabric Seat

ENVIRONMENTAL

FRIENDLINESS MARK

WARNING

- Service plug

Do not touch the service plug
installed at the rear seat
footrest. The service plug is
designed to block high voltage
electricity when repairing the
vehicle. If you are careless
when handling the service plug,
an electric shock may occur.

ENVIRONMENTAL

FRIENDLINESS MARK

List of Parts with Environmental
Friendliness Mark

NO.

NO.

Bio Materials

Part

1

SKIN-C/PAD MAIN

2

SKIN - DR TRIM UPR

3

NON WOVEN - HEADLINER

4

THREAD - FLOOR CARPET

5

THREAD - FLOOR MAT

6

FLOOR CONSOLE - MAIN, REAR

FLOOR CONSOLE - UPPER

7

PILLAR TRIM - FRONT

PILLAR TRIM - REAR

PILLAR TRIM - CENTER LWR

8

DOOR SCUFF - FRONT

DOOR SCUFF - REAR

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DOOR TRIM - FRONT LWR, REAR MAIN

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COWL SIDE TRIM

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SKIN-SUNVISOR

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COVERING SHELF

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REAR TRANVERS TRIM

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LUGG SIDE TRIM

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SEAT FABRIC

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Introduction

Vehicle Data Collection and

Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

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Introduction

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This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an
air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle's
systems performed. The EDR is
designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety sys-
tems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
* How various systems in your

vehicle were operating;

* Whether or not the driver and

passenger safety belts were
buckled/ fastened;

* How far (if at all) the driver was

depressing the accelerator
and/or brake pedal; and,

* How fast the vehicle was travel-

ing.

These data can help provide a bet-
ter understanding of the circum-
stances in which crashes and
injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data
are recorded by your vehicle only
if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data are recorded by
the EDR under normal driving con-
ditions and no personal data (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash loca-
tion) are recorded. However, other
parties, such as law enforcement,
could combine the EDR data with
the type of personally identifying
data routinely acquired during a
crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties, such
as law enforcement, that have the
special equipment, can read the
information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
Your rights with respect to the
information discussed above may
vary from state to state. In some
states, such information is consid-
ered private, is exclusively owned
by the owner of the motor vehicle,
and is not retrievable or usable by
another person or entity.

VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION AND EVENT DATA RECORDERS

Your vehicle at a glance

Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Interior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Motor room compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

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Your vehicle at a glance

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EXTERIOR OVERVIEW

1. Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-22

2. Head lamp . . . . . . . . ...4-83, 7-64

3. Fog lamp . . . . . . . . . .4-86, 7-67

4. Wheel and tire . . . . . . . . . ..7-36

5. Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . 4-37

6. Front windshield wiper blades . .4-87, 7-29

7. Windows . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-17

8. Parking assist system. . . . . . ..4-76

9. Charging door . . . . ...EV Guide-22, 25

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Front view

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Your vehicle at a glance

10. Door locks. . . . . . . . . . ...4-11

11. Rear combination lamp. . . . . ...7-68

12. High mounted stop lamp . . . . . 7-70

13. Rear window wiper blade . . ..4-87, 7-31

14. Tailgate. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

15. Rear camera display. . . . . . ...4-80

16. Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128

17. Parking assist system . . . . . . .4-76

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Rear view

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Your vehicle at a glance

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INTERIOR OVERVIEW

1. Inside door handle . . . . . . . . 4-12

2. Power window switch . . . . . . . 4-17

3. Central door lock switch . . . . . . 4-13

4. Power window lock switch. . . . . .4-20

5. Outside rearview mirror control. . . .4-38

6. Outside rearview mirror folding . . . .4-39

7. Instrument panel illumination control

switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41

8. Charging door open button. ..EV Guide-22

9. Charging timer OFF button. ..EV Guide-17

10. Steering wheel heater On/Off button ..4-32

11. ESC Off button. . . . . . . . . 5-25

12. Speaker lights . . . . . . . . ...4-130

13. Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . 4-30

14. Tilt and telescopic steering control

lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-31

15. Inner panel fuse panel . . . . . . 7-53

16. Hood release lever . . . . . . . ..4-22

17. Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-2

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Your vehicle at a glance

INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW

1. Audio remote control buttons. . . ..4-144

2. Driver’s front air bag . . . . . . . .3-46

3. Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4-32

4. Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . .4-40

5.Wiper and washer control lever . . . .4-87

6. Cruise control button . . . . . . . 5-33

7. POWER button . . . . . . . . . ...5-5

8. AVN(Audio/Video/Navigation)

9. Hazard warning flasher. . . . . . ...6-2

10. Climate control system . . . . . ...4-94

11. Front seat warmer /

Seat air ventilation. . . . .4-119, 4-121

12. Power outlet . . . . . . . . . ..4-123

13. Shift Lever. . . . . . . . . . ...5-11

14. Center console storage box. . . ..4-116

15. Glove box. . . . . . . . . . ..4-116

16. Passenger’s front air bag. . . . . 3-46

17. Electronic parking brake . . . . . .5-18

18. Parking assist system button. . . ..4-76

19. Active ECO button . . . . . . . ..5-10

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