2015 KIA Soul EV maintenance

Maintenance
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High temperatures can also acceler-
ate corrosion of parts that are not
properly ventilated so the moisture
can be dispersed. For all these rea-
sons, it is particularly important to
keep your vehicle clean and free of
mud or accumulations of other mate-
rials. This applies not only to the vis-
ible surfaces but particularly to the
underside of the vehicle.
To help prevent corrosion
You can help prevent corrosion from
beginning by observing the following: Keep your vehicle clean
The best way to prevent corrosion is
to keep your vehicle clean and free
of corrosive materials. Attention to
the underside of the vehicle is partic-
ularly important.
If you live in a high-corrosion area
— where road salts are used, near
the ocean, areas with industrial
pollution, acid rain, etc.—, you
should take extra care to prevent
corrosion. In winter, hose off the
underside of your vehicle at least
once a month and be sure to clean
the underside thoroughly when
winter is over.
vehicle, give particular attention to
the components under the fenders
and other areas that are hidden
from view. Do a thorough job; just
dampening the accumulated mud
rather than washing it away will
accelerate corrosion rather than
prevent it. Water under high pres-
sure and steam are particularly
effective in removing accumulated
mud and corrosive materials. When cleaning lower door panels,
rocker panels and frame members,
be sure that drain holes are kept
open so that moisture can escape
and not be trapped inside to accel-
erate corrosion.
Keep your garage dry
Don't park your vehicle in a damp,
poorly ventilated garage. This cre-
ates a favorable environment for cor-
rosion. This is particularly true if you
wash your vehicle in the garage or
drive it into the garage when it is still
wet or covered with snow, ice or
mud. Even a heated garage can con-
tribute to corrosion unless it is well
ventilated so moisture is dispersed.

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Maintenance
Keep paint and trim in good con-
dition
Scratches or chips in the finish
should be covered with "touch-up"
paint as soon as possible to reduce
the possibility of corrosion. If bare
metal is showing through, the atten-
tion of a qualified body and paint
shop is recommended.
Bird droppings : Bird droppings are
highly corrosive and may damage
painted surfaces in just a few hours.
Always remove bird droppings as
soon as possible.Don't neglect the interior
Moisture can collect under the floor
mats and carpeting and cause corro-
sion. Check under the mats periodi-
cally to be sure the carpeting is dry.
Use particular care if you carry fertil-
izers, cleaning materials or chemi-
cals in the vehicle.
These should be carried only in
proper containers and any spills or
leaks should be cleaned up, flushed
with clean water and thoroughly
dried.Interior care
Interior general precautions
Prevent chemicals such as perfume,
cosmetic oil, sun cream, hand clean-
er, and air freshener from contacting
the interior parts because they may
cause damage or discoloration. If
they do contact the interior parts,
wipe them off immediately. If neces-
sary, use a vinyl cleaner, see product
instructions for correct usage.
CAUTION- Electrical
components
Never allow water or other liq-uids to come in contact withelectrical/electronic compo-nents inside the vehicle as thismay damage them.

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Cleaning the upholstery and inte-
rior trim
Vinyl
Remove dust and loose dirt from
vinyl with a whisk broom or vacuum
cleaner. Clean vinyl surfaces with a
vinyl cleaner.
Fabric
Remove dust and loose dirt from fab-
ric with a whisk broom or vacuum
cleaner. Clean with a mild soap solu-
tion recommended for upholstery or
carpets. Remove fresh spots imme-
diately with a fabric spot cleaner. If
fresh spots do not receive immediate
attention, the fabric can be stained
and its color can be affected. Also, its
fire-resistant properties can be
reduced if the material is not proper-
ly maintained.
Using anything but recommended
cleaners and procedures may affect
the fabric’s appearance and fire-
resistant properties.
Cleaning the lap/shoulder beltwebbing
Clean the belt webbing with any mild
soap solution recommended for clean-
ing upholstery or carpet. Follow the
instructions provided with the soap. Do
not bleach or re-dye the webbing
because this may weaken it.
Cleaning the interior window glass
If the interior glass surfaces of the
vehicle become fogged (that is, cov-
ered with an oily, greasy or waxy
film), they should be cleaned with a
glass cleaner. Follow the directions
on the glass cleaner container.
CAUTION- Leather
When cleaning leather products(steering wheel, seats etc.), useneutral detergents or low alco-hol content solutions. If you usehigh alcohol content solutionsor acid/alkaline detergents, thecolor of the leather may fade orthe surface may get stripped off.
CAUTION- Rear window
Do not scrape or scratch theinside of the rear window. Thismay result in damage of the rearwindow defroster grid.

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The charge amount of the high volt-age battery may gradually decrease
when the vehicle is not driving.
The battery capacity of the high voltage battery may decrease
when the vehicle is stored in
high/low temperatures.
Distance to empty may vary depending on the driving conditions,
even if the charge amount is the
same. The high voltage battery may
expend more energy when driving at
quick speed or uphill. These actions
may reduce the distance to empty. The high voltage battery is used
when using the air-conditioner /
heater. This may reduce the dis-
tance to empty. Make sure to set
moderate temperatures when
using the air-conditioner/heater.
Natural degradation may occur with the high voltage battery
depending on the number of years
the vehicle is used. This may
reduce the distance to empty.
When the charge capacity and distance to empty keep falling, we
recommend that you contact an
authorized Kia dealer for inspec-
tion and maintenance.
If the vehicle will not be in use for an extended period of time,
charge the high voltage battery
once every three months to pre-
vent it from discharging. Also, if
the charge amount is not enough
to store the vehicle for an extend-
ed period of time, immediately
charge to enough state of charge
and store the vehicle.
High Voltage Battery (lithium-ion polymer)
MAIN COMPONENTS OF
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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WARNING- Repair of
high voltage components
The high voltage battery in your
system in very dangerous and
can cause sever burns and elec-
tric shock. Never inspect, remove
or disassemble any of the the
high voltage components in your
vehicle. Kia recommends that all
inspections and repairs be per-
formed by an authorized and
trained Kia dealer.

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Index
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26 Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Using a child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
104
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-20 Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32 Cruise control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
To increase cruise control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
To resume cruising speed at more than approximately30 km/h (20 mph) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on. . 5-34
To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36 Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-87
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
2
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11\
Auto door lock/unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . 4-12
Operating door locks from outside the vehicle . . . . 4-11
Speed sensing door lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-19
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-47 Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
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LCD Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58\
Front light replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
High mounted stop light bulb replacement . . . . . . . 7-65
Interior light bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67
License plate light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Rear combination light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-63
Side repeater light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-75 Abnormal lamp operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Abnormal lamp operation due to stabilization ofelectric control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Headlamp escort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-29 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Motor number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Motor room compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70 Non-operational conditions of parking assist system . . 4-72
Operation of the parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
POWER button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Illuminated POWER button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Pedestrian Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
POWER button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Starting the vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Turing off the Vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Power electric specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2M
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Rear camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Reduction gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Reduction gear operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-12 Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 3-2 Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key immobilizer system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Highway driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
FLEX STEER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-26
Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-15 Closing the tailgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Emergency tailgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
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Opening the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Low tire pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
TPMS malfunction indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34 Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-34
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-20 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Removable towing hook (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Trailer Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55 Energy consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-58
Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56\
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders . . . . 1-2
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Vehicle weight glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51 Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
GVW (Gross vehicle weight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59 Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24 Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
17 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102V
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