2016 KIA Soul EV warning

Maintenance
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Interior light bulb replacement
1. Using a flat-blade screwdriver,
gently pry the lens from the interi-
or light housing.
2. Remove the bulb by pulling it straight out.
3. Install a new bulb in the socket.
4. Align the lens tabs with the interior light housing notches and snap
the lens into place.
WARNING- Interior lights
Prior to working on the Interior
Lights, ensure that the “OFF”
button is depressed to avoid
burning your fingers or receiv-
ing an electric shock.
CAUTION
Be careful not to dirty or dam- age the lens, lens tab, and plas-tic housings.

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Maintenance
APPEARANCE CARE
Exterior care
Exterior general caution
It is very important to follow the label
directions when using any chemical
cleaner or polish. Read all warning
and caution statements that appear
on the label.
Finish maintenance
Washing
To help protect your vehicle’s finish
from rust and deterioration, wash it
thoroughly and frequently at least once
a month with lukewarm or cold water.
If you use your vehicle for off-road
driving, you should wash it after each
off-road trip. Pay special attention to
the removal of any accumulation of
salt, dirt, mud, and other foreign mate-
rials. Make sure the drain holes in the
lower edges of the doors and rocker
panels are kept clear and clean.
Insects, tar, tree sap, bird droppings,
industrial pollution and similar
deposits can damage your vehicle’s
finish if not removed immediately.Even prompt washing with plain water
may not completely remove all these
deposits. A mild soap, safe for use on
painted surfaces, may be used.
After washing, rinse the vehicle thor-
oughly with lukewarm or cold water.
Do not allow soap to dry on the finish.
After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if they
have been affected by water. If braking
performance is impaired, dry the
brakes by applying them lightly while
maintaining a slow forward speed.
CAUTION
Do not use strong soap, chem-
ical detergents or hot water,and do not wash the vehicle indirect sunlight or when thebody of the vehicle is warm.
Be careful when washing the side windows of your vehicle.Especially, with high-pressurewater. Water may leak throughthe windows and wet the inte-rior.
To prevent damage to the plastic parts and lamps, donot clean with chemical sol-vents or strong detergents.

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Active ECO system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10Active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . 3-34 Adding equipment to or modifying your airbag-equipped vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Do not installing a child restraint on a front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
How does the air bag system operate . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag . . 3-51
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
140
Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128 How vehicle audio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Precautions for Safe Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Speaker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Using iPod
®device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Using the USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
When connecting a Bluetooth
®Phone. . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Auto defogging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94 Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerantand compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-31 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23\
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LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46A/V Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
EV information mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
LCD Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59\
Front light replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
High mounted stop light bulb replacement . . . . . . . 7-66
Interior light bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-68
License plate light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67
Rear combination light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-64
Side repeater light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-64
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-81 Abnormal lamp operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Abnormal lamp operation due to stabilization ofelectric control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Headlamp escort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-35 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Motor number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Motor room compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27\
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76 Non-operational conditions of parking assist system . . 4-77
Operation of the parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
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POWER button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5Illuminated 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Rear camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Reduction gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Good 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
FLEX STEER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-32
Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
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Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24 Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
17 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Defogging logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44 Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Don’t let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . . 5-46
Snowy or icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
To keep locks from freezing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system . . 5-45
Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant. . . . . . . . . 5-45
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27 Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87 Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Rear window wiper/washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88 Windshield wiper/washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
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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 ........................................................................\
11
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■ Emergency Release of the Charging connector
lock system .......................................................................2\
5
■ Checking Charging Status................................................25■ How to Disconnect Normal Charger ................................26
Charging Electric Vehicle (Quick Charge) ..............................27
■ How to Connect Quick Charger .......................................27■ Unlock Charging Door in Emergency ...............................30■ Checking Charging Status................................................30■ How to Disconnect Quick Charger ...................................31
Charging Electric Vehicle (Trickle Charge) .............................33
■ How to Connect Portable Charging Cable .......................33■ Unlock Charging Door in Emergency ...............................37■ Emergency Release of the Charging connector
lock system .......................................................................3\
8
■ Checking Charging Status................................................38■ Charging Status Indicator Lamp for Portable Charging
Cable ........................................................................\
........39
■ How to Disconnect Portable Charging Cable ..................40■ Precautions for Portable Charging Cable .........................42
Driving Electric Vehicle ...........................................................43
■ How to Start the Vehicle ...................................................43■ How to Stop the Vehicle ...................................................44■ Pedestrian Warning System .............................................45■ Active ECO system ..........................................................45■ Range ........................................................................\
.......46■ Tips for Improving Distance to Empty ..............................47■ Motor Operation Gauge....................................................47■ State of charge (SOC) gauge for high voltage battery.....48■ Warning Message on LCD Display (related to charge)....49■ Warning Lamp and Indicator Lamp
(related to electric vehicle) ...............................................52
Safety Precautions for Electric Vehicle...................................55
■ Service Plug .....................................................................58
Environmental Friendliness Mark ...........................................58

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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
OPSE0Q44001
WARNING- Repair of
high voltage components
The high voltage battery in your
system in very dangerous and
can cause severe burns and
electric shock. Never inspect,
remove or disassemble any of
the high voltage components in
your vehicle. Kia recommends
that all inspections and repairs
be performed by an authorized
and trained Kia dealer.