2019 KIA SOUL EV Owners Manual

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LO : Normal wiper speed
HI : Fast wiper speed
✽ ✽
NOTICE
If there is heavy accumulation of
snow or ice on the windshield, defrost
the windshield for about 10 minutes,
or until the snow and/or ice is
removed before using the windshield
wipers to ensure proper operation.
If you do not remove the snow and/or
ice before using the wiper and wash-
er, it may damage the wiper and
washer system.
Windshield washers
In the OFF position, pull the lever
gently toward you to spray washer
fluid on the windshield and to run the
wipers 1-3 cycles.
Use this function when the wind-
shield is dirty.
The spray and wiper operation will
continue until you release the lever.
If the washer does not work, check
the washer fluid level. If the fluid level
is not sufficient, you will need to add
appropriate non-abrasive windshield
washer fluid to the washer reservoir. The reservoir filler neck is located in
the front of the motor compartment
on the passenger side.
OAM049102N
CAUTION- Washer pump
To prevent possible damage to
the washer pump, do not oper-ate the washer when the fluidreservoir is empty.
WARNING- Obscured
visibility
Do not use the washer in freez-
ing temperatures without first
warming the windshield with
the defrosters; the washer solu-
tion could freeze on the wind-
shield and obscure your vision.

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Rear window wiper and washer
switch
The rear window wiper switch is
located at the end of the wiper and
washer switch lever. Turn the switch
to the desired position to operate the
rear wiper and washer.
ON - Normal wiper operation
INT - Intermittent wiper operation(if equipped)
OFF - Wiper is not in operation Push the lever away from you to
spray rear washer fluid and to run the
rear wipers 1~3 cycles. The spray
and wiper operation will continue
until you release the lever.
OAM049103N
CAUTION- Wipers &
windshields
To prevent possible damage to the wipers or windshield,do not operate the wiperswhen the windshield is dry.
To prevent damage to the wiper blades, do not use gasoline,kerosene, paint thinner, orother solvents on or near them.
To prevent damage to the wiper arms and other compo-nents, do not attempt to movethe wipers manually.
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Do not use the interior lights for
extended periods when the v ehicle is
not in the ready ( ) mode.
It may cause battery discharge.
Interior lamp AUTO cut
When all entrances are closed, if you lock the vehicle by using the
smart key, all interior lamp will turn
off after a few seconds.
If you do not operate anything in the vehicle after turning off the
POWER button, the lights will turn
off after 20 minutes.
Map lamp
Press the lens (1) or button (1) to
turn the map lamp on or off. ROOM (2) :
- The map lamp and room lampstays on at all times.
- To turn off the ROOM mode, press the ROOM button (2) once
again (not pressed.)
INTERIOR LIGHT
WARNING - Interior light
Do not use the interior lights
when driving in the dark. The
glare from the interior lights
may obstruct your view and
cause an accident.
OPS043052
OPSE046053L
■ Type B
■Type A

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DOOR (3) :- The map lamp and room lampcomes on when a door is opened.
The lamps go out after approxi-
mately 30 seconds.
- The map lamp and room lamp comes on for approximately 30
seconds when doors are unlocked
with a smart key as long as the
doors are not opened.
- The map lamp and room lamp will stay on for approximately 20 min-
utes if a door is opened with the
POWER button in the ACC or
LOCK/OFF position.
- The map lamp and room lamp will stay on continuously if the door is
opened with the POWER button
in the ON position.
- The map lamp and room lamp will go out immediately if the POWER
button is changed to the ON posi-
tion or all doors are locked.
- To turn off the DOOR mode, press the DOOR button (3) once
again (not pressed).✽ ✽ NOTICE
• When the lamp is turned on by
pressing the lens (1), the lamp does
not turn off even if the DOOR
mode or ROOM mode is not
selected (not pressed).
• If the ROOM button and DOOR button are pressed at the same
time, the map lamp and room
lamp will stay on at all times
(ROOM mode will be selected).
Room lamp
Press the button to turn the light on
or off.
If the front map lamp turns on by the
front map lamp switch, the room
lamp will turn on.
OPS043054
OPS043072
■ Type B
■Type A

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Luggage room lamp
The luggage room lamp comes on
when the tailgate is opened.
The lamp comes on as long as the
tailgate is open. To prevent unneces-
sary charging system drain, close
the tailgate securely after using the
luggage room.
Glove box lamp
The glove box lamp comes on when
the glove box is opened.
To prevent unnecessary charging
system drain, close the glove box
securely after using the glove box.
Vanity mirror lamp
Pull the sunvisor downward and you
can turn the vanity mirror lamp ON or
OFF by pushing the button.
: To turn the lamp ON.
To turn the lamp OFF.
To prevent unnecessary charging
system drain, turn off the lamp by
pushing the O button after using the
lamp.
OPS043057OAM042336
OPS043055
OPS043056
■ Type B
■Type A

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✽ ✽NOTICE
If you want to defrost and defog the
front windshield, refer to
“Windshield defrosting and defog-
ging” in this section.
Rear window defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from
the rear window, while the v ehicle is
in the ready ( ) mode. To activate the rear window
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button located in the center
facia switch panel.
The indicator on the rear window
defroster button illuminates when the
defroster is ON.
If there is heavy accumulation of
snow on the rear window, brush it off
before operating the rear defroster.
The rear window defroster automati-
cally turns off after approximately 20
minutes or when the POWER button
is turned off. To turn off the defroster,
press the rear window defroster but-
ton again.
Outside rearview mirror defroster
If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside rearview mirror defrosters,
they will operate at the same time you
turn on the rear window defroster.
DEFROSTER
CAUTION- Conductors
To prevent damage to the con-
ductors bonded to the insidesurface of the rear window,never use sharp instruments orwindow cleaners containingabrasives to clean the window.
OPSE045309N
OPS043152
■ Type B
■Type A

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
OPSE045310N/OPSE044162N
1. Fan speed control button
2. Front windshield defroster button
3. Rear windshield defroster button
4. Temperature control knob/button
5. AUTO (automatic control) button
6. OFF button
7. HEAT button
8. Air conditioning button
9. Climate control information screen
selection button
10. Mode selection button
11. Driver Only button
12. Air intake control button
13. Climate control timer
14. Climate control display
■ ■ Type A
■ ■Type B

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Automatic heating and air
conditioning
1. Push the AUTO button. It is indi-cated by AUTO on the display. The
modes, fan speeds, air intake , air-
conditioning and heater will be
controlled automatically by tem-
perature setting. 2.Push the temperature control but-
ton to set the desired temperature.
(Type A)
Turn the temperature control knob
to set the desired temperature.
(Type B)
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• To turn the automatic operation
off, select any button or switch of
the following:
- Mode selection button
- Air conditioning (A/C) button
- Heater (HEAT) button
- DRIVER ONLY button
- Front windshield defroster button(Press the button one more time
to deselect the front windshield
defroster function. The 'AUTO'
sign will illuminate on the infor-
mation display once again.)
- Air intake control button
- Fan speed control switch
The selected function will be con-
trolled manually while other func-
tions operate automatically.
• Regardless of the temperature set- ting, when using automatic opera-
tion, the air conditioning system
can automatically turn on to
decrease the humidity inside the
vehicle, even if the temperature is
set to warm.
OPSE045311N
OPS043165
■ Type B
■Type A
OPSE045312N
OPS043171
■Type B
■Type A