2015 KIA Soul EV service indicator

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Features of your vehicle
Warning lights
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✽NOTICE - Warning lights
Make sure that all warning lights
are OFF after starting the vehicle. If
any light is still ON, this indicates a
situation that needs attention.
Service warning light
This warning light illuminates :
Once you set the POWER button
to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds
There is a failure with a sensor, actuator, or the electric compres-
sor for the air conditioner related to
the electric vehicle control system.
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.
Power down warning
light
This warning light illuminates :
When the power is limited for the safety of the electric vehicle.
- When the high voltage batterylevel 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 AND INDICATOR LIGHTS

Driving your vehicle
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Reduction gear operation
When stopped on an incline, do not
hold the vehicle with the motor
power. Use the service brake or the
parking brake.
Transaxle ranges
The indicator in the instrument clus-
ter displays the shift lever position
when the POWER button is in the
ON position.
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into P (Park). This
position locks the gear and prevents
the drive wheels from rotating.
Shifting into P (Park) while the vehi-
cle is in motion will cause the drive
wheels to lock which will cause you
to lose control of the vehicle.
WARNING- Leaving the
vehicle
Before leaving the driver’s seat,
always make sure the shift lever
is in the P (Park) position; then
set the parking brake fully and
shut the vehicle off. Do not use
the P position in place of the
parking brake. Always make
sure the shift lever is latched in
the P position and set the park-
ing brake fully. Unexpected and
sudden vehicle movement can
occur if these precautions are
not followed.
CAUTION- Reduction gear
To avoid damage to your reduc-tion gear, do not accelerate thevehicle in R (Reverse) or anyforward gear position with thebrakes on. The reduction gearmay be damaged if you shiftinto P (Park) while the vehicle isin motion.

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Driving your vehicle
In the event of brake failure
If service brakes fail to operate while
the vehicle is in motion, you can
make an emergency stop with the
parking brake. The stopping dis-
tance, however, will be much greater
than normal.
Disc brakes wear indicator
When your brake pads are worn and
new pads are required, you will hear
a high-pitched warning sound from
your front brakes or rear brakes. You
may hear this sound come and go or
it may occur whenever you depress
the brake pedal.
Please remember that some driving
conditions or climates may cause a
brake squeal when you first apply (or
lightly apply) the brakes. This is nor-
mal and does not indicate a problem
with your brakes.
Always replace the front or rear
brake pads as pairs.
WARNING- Parkingbrake
Applying the parking brake
while the vehicle is moving at
normal speeds can cause a
sudden loss of control of the
vehicle. If you must use the
parking brake to stop the vehi-
cle, use great caution in apply-
ing the brake.
WARNING- Brake wear
Avoid applying the parking
brake to stop the vehicle while it
is moving except in an emer-
gency situation. If you ignore
this audible warning, you will
eventually lose braking per-
formance, which could lead to a
serious accident.

What to do in an emergency
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Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale after replacing one or more
tires or wheels on your vehicle to
ensure that the replacement or alter-
nate tires and wheels allow the TPMS
to continue to function properly.
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NOTICE
If the TPMS, Low Tire Pressure
indicator do not illuminate for 3 sec-
onds when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position or vehicle
is running, or if they remain illumi-
nated after coming on for approxi-
mately 3 seconds, take your vehicle
to your nearest authorized Kia deal-
er and have the system checked.
Low tire pressure
telltale
When the tire pressure monitoring
system warning indicators are illumi-
nated, one or more of your tires is
significantly under-inflated.
If the telltale illuminates, immediately
reduce your speed, avoid hard cor-
nering and anticipate increased stop-
ping distances. You should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible.
Inflate the tires to the proper pres-
sure as indicated on the vehicle’s
placard or tire inflation pressure label
located on the driver’s side center pil-
lar outer panel. If you cannot reach a
service station or if the tire cannot
hold the newly added air, replace the
low pressure tire with the spare tire. Then the Low Tire Pressure telltale
may flash for approximately one
minute and then remain continuously
illuminated after restarting and about
10 minutes of continuous driving at
speed above 25 km/h (15.5 mph)
before you have the low pressure tire
repaired and replaced on the vehicle.
In winter or cold weather, the low tire
pressure telltale may be illuminated if
the tire pressure was adjusted to the
recommended tire inflation pressure
in warm weather. It does not mean
your TPMS is malfunctioning because
the decreased temperature leads to a
proportional lowering of tire pressure.
When you drive your vehicle from a
warm area to a cold area or from a
cold area to a warm area, or the out-
side temperature is greatly higher or
lower, you should check the tire infla-
tion pressure and adjust the tires to
the recommended tire inflation pres-
sure.

What to do in an emergency
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Changing a tire with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire
Pressure telltale will come on. Have
the flat tire repaired by an authorized
Kia dealer as soon as possible or
replace the flat tire with the spare tire.
Each wheel is equipped with a tire
pressure sensor mounted inside the
tire behind the valve stem. You must
use TPMS specific wheels. It is rec-
ommended that you always have
your tires serviced by an authorized
Kia dealer. Even if you replace the low pressure
tire with the spare tire, the Low Tire
Pressure telltale will remain on until
the low pressure tire is repaired and
placed on the vehicle.
After you replace the low pressure
tire with the spare tire, the TPMS
malfunction indicator may illuminate
after a few minutes because the
TPMS sensor mounted on the spare
wheel is not initiated.
Once the low pressure tire is reinflat-
ed to the recommended pressure
and installed on the vehicle or the
TPMS sensor mounted on the
replaced spare wheel is initiated by
an authorized Kia dealer, the TPMS
malfunction indicator and the low tire
pressure telltale will extinguish within
a few minutes of driving.
If the indicator is not extinguished
after a few minutes of driving, please
visit an authorized Kia dealer.
If an original mounted tire is replaced
with the spare tire, the TPMS sensor
on the replaced spare wheel should
be initiated and the TPMS sensor on
the original mounted wheel should be
deactivated. If the TPMS sensor on
the original mounted wheel located in
the spare tire carrier still activates,
the tire pressure monitoring system
may not operate properly. Have the
tire with TPMS serviced or replaced
by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION- Repair agents
NEVER use a puncture-repair-
ing agent to repair and/or inflatea low pressure tire. The tiresealant can damage the tirepressure sensor. If used, youwill have to replace the tire pres-sure sensor.

Electric Vehicle Guide
❈This is an electric vehicle guide to assist drivers with
understanding their vehicle.
Refer to the following content for electric vehicle details
and precautions
Review of Electric Vehicle ........................................................2
Main Components of Electric Vehicle.......................................4
High voltage battery .................................................................5
EV Mode ........................................................................\
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■ Available Range .................................................................7■ Near by stations .................................................................8■ Energy Information. ............................................................8■ ECO Driving .......................................................................9\
■ Setting Charging Times .....................................................9■ Setting Climate Times ......................................................10■ EV Setting ........................................................................\
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Charge Types for Electric Vehicle...........................................12
Charge Indicator Lamp for Electric Vehicle ............................14
Reserved Charging ................................................................15
Reserved Climate Control. .....................................................17
Precautions for Charging Electric Vehicle ..............................18
Charging Electric Vehicle (Normal Charge) ...........................21
■ How to Connect Normal Charger .....................................21■ Unlock Charging Door in Emergency ...............................24■ Checking Charging Status................................................24■ How to Disconnect Normal Charger ................................25
Charging Electric Vehicle (Quick Charge) ..............................26
■ How to Connect Quick Charger .......................................26■ Unlock Charging Door in Emergency ...............................29■ Checking Charging Status................................................29■ How to Disconnect Quick Charger ...................................30
Charging Electric Vehicle (Trickle Charge) .............................31
■ How to Connect Portable Charging Cable (ICCB: In-Cable
Control Box)......................................................................31\
■ Unlock Charging Door in Emergency ...............................35■ Checking Charging Status................................................35■ Charging Status Indicator Lamp for Portable Charging
Cable ........................................................................\
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■ How to Disconnect Portable Charging Cable
(ICCB: In-CableControl Box) ............................................37
■ Precautions for Portable Charging Cable
(ICCB: In-Cable Control Box) ...........................................38
Driving Electric Vehicle ...........................................................39
■ How to Start the Vehicle ...................................................39■ How to Stop the Vehicle ...................................................40■ Pedestrian Warning System .............................................41■ Active ECO system ..........................................................41■ Range ........................................................................\
.......42■ Tips for Improving Distance to Empty ..............................43■ Motor Operation Gauge....................................................43■ State of charge (SOC) gauge for high voltage battery.....44■ Warning Message on LCD Display (related to charge)....45■ Warning Lamp and Indicator Lamp
(related to electric vehicle) ...............................................47
Safety Precautions for Electric Vehicle...................................50
■ Service Plug .....................................................................53
Environmental Friendliness Mark ...........................................53

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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.
■ ■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
■ ■ 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.
Warning Lamp and Indicator Lamp
(related to electric vehicle)
DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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Index
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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