2016 KIA Soul EV Owner's Manual

Your vehicle at a glance
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EXTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Hood .....................................................4-22
2. Head lamp ...................................4-83, 7-59
3. Fog lamp .....................................4-86, 7-63
4. Wheel and tire ......................................7-34
5. Outside rearview mirror ........................4-36
6. Front windshield wiper blades .....4-87, 7-27
7. Windows ...............................................4-17
8. Parking assist system ..........................4-76
9. Charging door ...................EV Guide-21, 24
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■Front view
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Your vehicle at a glance
10. Door locks ...........................................4-11
11. Rear combination lamp.......................7-64
12. High mounted stop lamp ....................7-66
13. Rear window wiper blade ..........4-89, 7-29
14. Tailgate................................................4-15
15. Rear camera display ...........................4-80
16. Antenna ............................................4-126
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.............4-37
6. Outside rearview mirror folding .............4-38
7. Instrument panel illumination controlswitch ....................................................4-41
8. Charging door open button......EV Guide-21
9. Charging timer OFF button......EV Guide-16
10. Steering wheel heater On/Off button ..4-32
11. ESC Off button ....................................5-24
12. Speaker lighting ................................4-129
13. Steering wheel ....................................4-30
14. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever.....................................................4-31
15. Inner panel fuse panel ........................7-49
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..............4-127
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 ............................5-32
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 .................4-118, 4-120
12. Power outlet ......................................4-121
13. Shift Lever...........................................5-11
14. Center console storage box..............4-115
15. Glove box ..........................................4-115
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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Your vehicle at a glance
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MOTOR ROOM COMPARTMENT
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1. Coolant reservoir ..................................7-20
2. Brake fluid reservoir ..............................7-23
3. Fuse box................................................7-47
4. Positive battery terminal ........................7-31
5. Negative battery terminal ......................7-31
6. Radiator cap ..........................................7-22
7. Windshield washer fluid reservoir ........7-24
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Safety features of your vehicle
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 3-2
• Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . . . 3-34
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
. . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50 . 3-51
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-\
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air bag-equipped vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
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Safety features of your vehicle
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Front seat
(1) Forward and backward
(2) Seatback angle
(3) Seat cushion height (Driver’s seat)
(4) Headrest
Rear seat
(5) Seatback folding
(6) Headrest
SEATS
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Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING- Uprightingseat
Do not press the release lever
on a manual seatback without
holding and controlling the
seatback. The seatback will
spring upright possibly impact-
ing you or other passengers.
WARNING- Loose objects
Do not place anything in the dri-
ver's foot well or under the front
seats. Loose objects in the dri-
ver's foot area could interfere
with the operation of the foot
pedals.WARNING- Driver respon-
sibility for passengers
The driver must advise the pas-
senger to keep the seatback in
an upright position whenever
the vehicle is in motion. If a seat
is reclined during an accident,
the occupant's hips may slide
under the lap portion of the seat
belt, applying great force to the
unprotected abdomen.
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WARNING- Driver’s seat
Never attempt to adjust the seat while the vehicle is mov-
ing. This could result in loss
of control of your vehicle.
Do not allow anything to inter- fere with the normal position of
the seatback and seatback
adjustment.
Sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel while still
maintaining comfortable con-
trol of the your vehicle. A dis-
tance of at least 10" from your
chest to the steering wheel is
recommended. Failure to do so
can result in airbag inflation
injuries to the driver.
WARNING - Seat cushion
Occnpants should never sit on
aftermarket seat cushions or sit-
ting cushions. The passenger's
hips may slide under the lap por-
tion of the seat belt during an
accident or a sudden stop.