ECO mode KIA SOUL EV 2019 Owners Manual

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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 ........................................................................\
..........7
■ Available Range .................................................................7■ Nearby stations ..................................................................8■ Energy Information .............................................................8■ ECO Driving .......................................................................9\
■ Setting Charging Times .....................................................9■ Setting Climate Times ......................................................11■ EV Setting ........................................................................\
11
Charge Types for Electric Vehicle...........................................13
Charge Indicator Lamp for Electric Vehicle ............................15
■ Normal charging and trickle charging ..............................15■ Quick charge ....................................................................15
Reserved Charging ................................................................16
Reserved Climate Control. ....................................................18
Precautions for Charging Electric Vehicle ..............................19
Charging Electric Vehicle (Normal Charge) ...........................22
■ How to Connect Normal Charger .....................................22■ Unlock Charging Door in Emergency ...............................25■ Emergency Release of the Charging connector
lock system .......................................................................2\
6
■ Checking Charging Status................................................26■ How to Disconnect Normal Charger ................................27
Charging Electric Vehicle (Quick Charge) ..............................28
■ How to Connect Quick Charger .......................................28■ Unlock Charging Door in Emergency ...............................31■ Checking Charging Status................................................31■ How to Disconnect Quick Charger ...................................32
Charging Electric Vehicle (Trickle Charge) .............................34
■ How to Connect Portable Charging Cable
(ICCB: In-Cable Control Box) ...........................................34
■ Unlock Charging Door in Emergency ...............................39■ Emergency Release of the Charging connector
lock system .......................................................................3\
9
■ Checking Charging Status................................................39■ Charging Status Indicator Lamp for Portable Charging
Cable ........................................................................\
........41
■ How to Disconnect Portable Charging Cable
(ICCB: In-CableControl Box) ............................................45
■ Precautions for Portable Charging Cable
(ICCB: In-Cable Control Box) ...........................................47
Driving Electric Vehicle ...........................................................48
■ How to Start the Vehicle ...................................................48■ How to Stop the Vehicle ...................................................49■ Pedestrian Warning System .............................................50■ Active ECO system ..........................................................50■ Range ........................................................................\
.......51■ Tips for Improving Distance to Empty ..............................52■ Motor Operation Gauge....................................................52■ State of charge (SOC) gauge for high voltage battery.....53■ Warning Message on LCD Display (related to charge)....54■ Warning Lamp and Indicator Lamp
(related to electric vehicle) ...............................................57
Safety Precautions for Electric Vehicle...................................60
■ Service Plug .....................................................................63
Environmental Friendliness Mark ...........................................63

5
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.

7
If you select the "EV" menu at the
AVN home screen or press the "EV"
button on the left side of the air-con-
ditioning button panel, you can enter
EV mode.
❈Refer to the AVN manual for details. The EV mode has a total of 6 menus
including Available Range, Near by
stations, Energy information, ECO
driving, Set timings for Charging
/Climate and EV settings.■ ■
Available Range
EV MODE
EV Mode (if equipped)
NameDescription
Green CircleReachable area
Red Circle
Potentially reachable area
(depending on circum-
stances)
Grey AreaUnreachable area

9
■ ■ECO Driving
You can check ECO level information
and ECO driving history.
  ECO Level
A total of 8 ECO levels and the
average energy consumption are
displayed depending on vehicle
driving style.
 Driving History
You can check the driving date ,
driving distance , and the aver-
age energy consumption rating
for previous 30 driving trips. The
date with the highest ECO level is
marked with a star shaped icon.
■ ■Set Charging Times
This is a feature that starts charging
the battery on the date and time that
is designated by the user. One reser-
vation can be set between 2 options.
NameDescription
Set Start Time
+ Charging
Ratio 100% You can set start charging
time and ratio is set 100
automatically by days of
the week.
Set Start Time
+ Set End
TimeYou can set charging time
from start to end by days of
the week.
EV MODE

15
When charging the high voltage bat-
tery, the charge level can be checked
from outside the vehicle.
■ ■Normal charging and trickle
charging ■ ■
Quick charge
Charging Status
Information
OPSE0Q4008
CHARGE INDICATOR LAMP FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Operation of Charging
Indicator LampDetails(1)(2)(3)
(OFF)(OFF)(OFF)Not Charged
Blinking(OFF)(OFF)
Charging
0~33%
(ON)Blinking(OFF)34~66%
(ON)(ON)Blinking67~99%
(ON)(ON)(ON)Charging complete
(100%)(turns OFF in 3 seconds)
BlinkingBlinkingBlinking
Error while charg-ing /If charging
cables are con-
nected when the vehicle is in the
ready mode or the POWER button is
in the ON position.
(OFF)(OFF)Blinking
Charging 12 V aux-
iliary battery or
reserved air condi- tioner is operating
(OFF)Blinking(OFF)
Reserved charging is operating
(turns OFF after 3 minutes)
Operation of ChargingIndicator LampDetails(1)(2)(3)
(OFF)(OFF)(OFF)Not Charged
Blinking(OFF)(OFF)
Charging
0~33%
(ON)Blinking(OFF)34~66%
(ON)(ON)Blinking67~94%
BlinkingBlinkingBlinking
Error while charg-
ing /If charging
cables are con-
nected when the vehicle is in the
ready mode or the POWER button is
in the ON position.

26
■ ■Emergency Release of the
Charging connector lock
system
Use this function if the charging con-
nector lock does not unlatch even
after the door lock has been
released. You can release the charg-
ing connector lock system by using
the emergency release lever.
Open the hood, and then fully lift the
charging connector emergency
release cover after turning it. Then,
pull on the emergency release lever
to disconnect the charging connector.
■ ■Checking Charging Status
When charging the high voltage bat-
tery, the charge level can be checked
from outside the vehicle.
CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
(NORMAL CHARGE)
OPSE0Q4008
Operation of Charging
Indicator Lamp
Details
(1)(2)(3)
(OFF)(OFF)(OFF)Not Charged
Blinking(OFF)(OFF)
Charging
0~33%
(ON)Blinking(OFF)34~66%
(ON)(ON)Blinking67~99%
(ON)(ON)(ON)
Charging complete
(100%)(turns OFF in 3 seconds)
BlinkingBlinkingBlinking
Error while charging/If charging cables
are connected when the vehicle is in theready mode or the
POWER button is in the ON position.
(OFF)(OFF)Blinking
Charging 12 V aux- iliary battery or
reserved air condi- tioner is operating
(OFF)Blinking(OFF)
Reserved charging is operating
(turns OFF after 3 minutes)
OPSE075034

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CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
(TRICKLE CHARGE)
Operation of ChargingIndicator Lamp
Details
(1)(2)(3)
(OFF)(OFF)(OFF)Not Charged
Blinking(OFF)(OFF)
Charging
0~33%
(ON)Blinking(OFF)34~66%
(ON)(ON)Blinking67~99%
(ON)(ON)(ON)
Charging complete
(100%)(turns OFF in 3 seconds)
BlinkingBlinkingBlinking
Error while charging/If charging cables
are connected when the vehicle is in theready mode or the
POWER button is in the ON position.
(OFF)(OFF)Blinking
Charging 12 V aux- iliary battery or
reserved air condi- tioner is operating
(OFF)Blinking(OFF)
Reserved charging is operating
(turns OFF after 3 minutes)

50
Because electric vehicles make little
sound when operating, the
Pedestrian Warning System gener-
ates a simulated engine sound so
pedestrians are warned of the elec-
tric vehicle's proximity.
If the vehicle is moving at a slow
speed, the Pedestrian Warning
System will operate.
- When the shifter is moved to [R],the Pedestrian Warning System
will operate immediately.
The vehicle generates little sound. Be aware of your driving environ-
ment and drive safely.
After you park the vehicle or while you are waiting at a traffic light,
check whether there are kids or
obstacles around the vehicle.
Check if there is something behind the vehicle when driving in
reverse. Pedestrians may not hear
the sound of the vehicle. Active ECO helps improve energy
efficiency by controlling certain
motor and climate contol system
operating parameters. Energy effi-
ciency depends on the driver's driv-
ing habit and road condition.
When the Active ECO button is
pressed the ECO indicator (green)
will illuminate to show that the
Active ECO is operating. When the Active ECO is activated,
it will remain on until the Active
ECO button is pressed again.
Active ECO does not turn off when
the vehicle is restarted. To turn off
Active ECO, press the Active ECO
button again.
If Active ECO is turned off, the sys- tem will return to normal mode.
Pedestrian Warning System Active ECO system
DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
OPSE0Q4043N

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On average, a vehicle can drive
about 111miles (179km) when the
high voltage battery is 100%
charged.
Under certain circumstances where
the air conditioner/heater is ON, the
distance to empty is impacted,
resulting in a possible distance range
from 75~162mi. (120~260km). When
using the heater during cold weather
or driving at high speed, the high
voltage battery consumes a lot more
electricity. This may reduce the dis-
tance to empty significantly.After “---” has been displayed, the vehi-
cle can drive an additional 2.5~6.0 mi.
(4~9 km) (depending on driving speed,
heater/air conditioner, weather, driving
style, and other factors).
Distance to empty that is displayed
on the instrument cluster after com-
pleting a recharge may vary signifi-
cantly depending on previous operat-
ing patterns.
When previous driving patterns
include high speed driving, resulting
in the driving battery using more
electricity than usual, the estimated
distance to empty is reduced. When
the high voltage battery uses a little
electricity in ECO mode, the estimat-
ed distance to empty increases.
Distance to empty may depend on
many factors such as the charge
amount of the high voltage battery,
weather, temperature, durability of
the battery, geographical features,
and driving style.
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.
Range
DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
OPSE0Q4026N