2018 KIA SOUL EV maintenance

Maintenance
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CALIFORNIA PERCHLO-
RATE NOTICE
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
cleaning 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. Perchlorate Material-special handling
may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/haz-
ardouswaste/ perchlorate.
Notice to California Vehicle Dismantlers:
Perchlorate containing materials,
such as air bag inflators, seatbelt
pretensioners and keyless remote
entry batteries, must be disposed of
according to Title 22 California Code
of Regulations Section 67384.10 (a).
CAUTION- Rear window
Do not scrape or scratch the
inside of the rear window. Thismay result in damage of the rearwindow defroster grid.

Specifications, Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
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If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could
cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Kia
Motors America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy cam-
paign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in indi-
vidual problems between you, your dealer, or Kia Motors
America, Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety
Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; download the
SaferCar mobile application; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., West Building,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other infor-
mation about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safer-
car.gov. The following publications are available on
www.KiaTechinfo.com.
Service manual:
This manual covers maintenance and recommended pro-
cedures for repair to engine and chassis components. It
is written for the Journeyman mechanic, but is simple
enough for most mechanically inclined owners to under-
stand.
Electrical troubleshooting manual:
This manual complements the Service Manual by provid-
ing indepth troubleshooting information for each electrical
circuit in your vehicle.
Owner's manual:
This manual describes the overall features and operating
procedures for the vehicle.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
(U.S. ONLY)
ONLINE FACTORY AUTHORIZED MANUALS
(U.S. ONLY)

Index
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Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
93Outside mirror defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination . . 4-41
Displays, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
10 Auto door lock/unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
from inside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
from outside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Speed sensing door lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Driving in the rain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Electronic parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25 Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Energy consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
EV information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-19
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-14 Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
FLEX Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33\
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Fluid Brakes fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Fog light (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53\
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-51 Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
Instrument panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Multi fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
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Lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Luggage net (holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
MaintenanceExplanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . 7-19
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-35
Mirrors Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Outside mirror defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Outside rearview mirror folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Motor number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Motor operation gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Motor room compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Multi fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
55
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
38
ODS see the Occupant Detection System . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Outside mirror defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Outside rearview mirror folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Outside Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
6-8
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Non-operational conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Parking light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
Pedestrian Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
POWER button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Illuminated POWER button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Pedestrian Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
POWER button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
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Index
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Starting the vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Turing off the Vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
POWER button illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
POWER button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Power electric specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Power window lock button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Pre-tensioner seat belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 4-64
Rear camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rear seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Reducing the risk of a rollover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Reduction gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Transaxle ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Reduction gear shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Replacement light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91\
Rotation (Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38 Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Seat air ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-13
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 3-2 Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Shift-lock override - Reduction gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49\
Smart Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4S
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Index
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Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-20 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Removable towing hook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-62
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
Turing off the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Turn signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85\
User settings mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Vehicle overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54 Vehicle will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Warning and Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-17
Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Windscreen defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Windscreen washers (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windscreen washers (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windscreen wipers (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windscreen wipers (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Windshield washers (front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windshield washers (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windshield wipers (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Windshield wipers (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44 Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
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