2019 KIA SOUL charging

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Maintenance
Always read the following
instructions carefully when
handling a battery.
If any electrolyte gets into your eyes, flush your eyes
with clean water for at least
15 minutes and get immedi-
ate medical attention.
If electrolyte gets on your
skin, thoroughly wash the
contacted area. If you feel
pain or burning sensation,
get medical attention imme-
diately.
An inappropriately disposed battery can be harmful to the
environment and human
health. Dispose the battery
according to your local law(s)
or regulation.
Never attempt to recharge the bat-
tery when the battery cables are con-
nected.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If you connect unauthorized elec-
tronic devices to the battery, the bat-
tery may be discharged. Never use
unauthorized devices.
Battery recharging
Your vehicle has a maintenance-free,
calcium-based battery.
If the battery becomes discharged
in a short time (because, for exam-
ple, the headlights or interior lights
were left on while the vehicle was
not in use), recharge it by slow
charging (trickle) for 10 hours.
If the battery gradually discharges because of high electric load while
the vehicle is being used, recharge
it at 20-30A for two hours.WARNING- Risk of elec-
trocution
Never touch the electrical igni-
tion system while the vehicle is
running. This system works
with high voltage which can
"zap" you.
WARNING- Recharging battery
Never attempt to recharge the
battery when the battery cables
are connected.

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When recharging the battery,
observe the following precautions:
The battery must be removed from
the vehicle and placed in an area
with good ventilation.
Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or flame near the battery.
Watch the battery during charging, and stop or reduce the charging
rate if the battery cells begin
gassing (boiling) violently or if the
temperature of the electrolyte of
any cell exceeds 49°C (120°F).
Wear eye protection when check- ing the battery during charging.
Disconnect the battery charger in the following order. 1.Turn off the battery charger main
switch.
2.Unhook the negative clamp from the negative battery terminal.
3.Unhook the positive clamp from the positive battery terminal.
Before performing maintenance or recharging the battery, turn off all
accessories and stop the engine.
The negative battery cable must be removed first and installed last
when the battery is disconnected.Reset items
Items should be reset after the bat-
tery has been discharged or the bat-
tery has been disconnected.
Auto up/down window (See chapter 4)
Sunroof (See chapter 4)
Trip computer (See chapter 4)
Climate control system (See chapter 4)
Clock (See chapter 4)
Audio (See chapter 5)

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Index
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 8-44Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93 BSD (Blind Spot Detection)/LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
Driver's Attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-97
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
Parking brake - Hand type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47
Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33 Checking the brake/clutch* fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 Capacity/weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Children Always in the Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-35
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-32
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
135
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64 Cruise control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66
To increase cruise control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66
To resume cruising speed at more than approximately 30 km/h (20 mph) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on6-66
To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-68
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52 Be sure the exhaust system does not leak . . . . . . . . . 6-3
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. . . 5-52
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