2015 KIA Soul EV ECO mode

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■
■Unlock Charging Door in
Emergency
If the charging door does not open
due to battery discharge and failure
of the electric wires, open the hood
and slightly pull the emergency cable
as shown above. The charging door
will then open.
■ ■Checking Charging Status
When charging the high voltage bat-
tery, the charge level can be checked
from outside the vehicle.
CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
(TRICKLE CHARGE)
OPSE0Q4016OPSE0Q4008
Operation of Charging
Indicator Lamp
Details
(1)(2)(3)
(OFF)(OFF)(OFF)Not Charged
Blinking(OFF)(OFF)
Charging
0~33%
(ON)Blinking(OFF)34~66%
(ON)(ON)Blinking67~99%
(ON)(ON)(ON)
Charging complete
(100%)(turns OFF in 3 seconds)
BlinkingBlinkingBlinking
Error while charging/If charging cables
are connected when the vehicle is in theready mode or the
POWER button is in the ON position.
(OFF)(OFF)Blinking
Charging 12 V aux- iliary battery or
reserved air condi- tioner is operating
(OFF)Blinking(OFF)
Reserved charging is operating
(turns OFF after 3 minutes)

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■Charging Status Indicator Lamp for Portable Charging Cable
Charger StatusControl Box
ON/OFF StatusPowerChargeFaultStatus / Diagnosis / Countermeasure
Initial Preparation Mode
OPSE0Q4045
 When applying power to the initial ICCB wall
Charging Preparation
Mode
OPSE0Q4046
 --
When ICCB charging connector is not connected
to the vehicle, or connected but charging status
is in Standby mode
Charging Mode
OPSE0Q4048

 -Charging
Failure
Detects Leakage
OPSE0Q4047
 -
Stop charging immediately when a leak is detect-
ed on the ICCB output terminal (we recommend
that you contact an authorized Kia dealer)
ICCB Failure-

When a failure is detected inside the ICCB (we
recommend that you contact an authorized Kia
dealer)
CategoryLamp ONLamp OFFBlinking
LED Status -
CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
(TRICKLE CHARGE)

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The Pedestrian Warning System
generates engine sound for pedestri-
ans to hear vehicle sound because
there is little sound while the Electric
Vehicle (EV) is operating.
If the vehicle is moving low speed,
the Pedestrian Warning System will
operated.
- When the reduction gear is shiftedto [R], the Pedestrian Warning
System will be operated immedi-
ately.
The vehicle generates little sound. Be aware of your driving environ-
ment and drive safely.
After you park the vehicle or while you are waiting at a traffic light,
check whether there are kids or
obstacles around the vehicle.
Check if there is something behind the vehicle when driving in
reverse. Pedestrians may not hear
the sound of the vehicle. Active ECO helps improve energy
efficiency by controlling certain
motor and climate contol system
operating parameters. Energy effi-
ciency depends on the driver's driv-
ing habit and road condition.
When the Active ECO button is
pressed the ECO indicator (green)
will illuminate to show that the
Active ECO is operating. When the Active ECO is activated,
it will remain on until the Active
ECO button is pressed again.
Active ECO does not turn off when
the vehicle is restarted. To turn off
Active ECO, press the Active ECO
button again.
If Active ECO is turned off, the sys- tem will return to normal mode.
Pedestrian Warning System Active ECO system
DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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On average, a vehicle can drive
about 148km (93miles) when the
high voltage battery is 100%
charged.
Under certain circumstances where
the air conditioner/heater is ON, the
distance to empty is impacted,
resulting in a possible distance range
from 100~230km. (62~143mi). When
using the heater during cold weather
or driving at high speed, the high
voltage battery consumes a lot more
electricity. This may reduce the dis-
tance to empty significantly.After “---” has been displayed, the vehi-
cle can drive an additional 5~15km.
(3.1~9.3mi) (depending on driving
speed, heater/air conditioner, weather,
driving style, and other factors).
Distance to empty that is displayed
on the instrument cluster after com-
pleting a recharge may vary signifi-
cantly depending on previous operat-
ing patterns.
When previous driving patterns
include high speed driving, resulting
in the driving battery using more
electricity than usual, the estimated
distance to empty is reduced. When
the high voltage battery uses a little
electricity in ECO mode, the estimat-
ed distance to empty increases.
Distance to empty may depend on
many factors such as the charge
amount of the high voltage battery,
weather, temperature, durability of
the battery, geographical features,
and driving style.
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.
Range
DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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When you paint or apply heattreatment 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 thefront seat for cooling the driving
battery. Do not block the air inlet
with a foreign substance.
Other Precautions for
Electric Vehicle
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
OPSE0Q4053
CAUTION- Non-genuine
parts
Do not use, remodel, or installnon-genuine parts.
This may damage the electricpower 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, or damage the vehicle's
electric system.