heater KIA Soul EV 2015 2.G Owner's Manual

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Inside door handle ................................4-12
2. Power window switch ............................4-17
3. Central door lock switch ........................4-13
4. Power window lock switch .....................4-20
5. Outside rearview mirror control.............4-31
6. Outside rearview mirror folding .............4-32
7. Instrument panel illumination controlswitch ....................................................4-35
8. Charging door open button......EV Guide-21
9. Charging timer OFF button......EV Guide-16
10. Steering wheel heater On/Off button ..4-26
11. ESC Off button ....................................5-24
12. Speaker lighting ................................4-119
13. Steering wheel ....................................4-24
14. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever.....................................................4-25
15. Inner panel fuse panel ........................7-48
16. Hood release lever ..............................4-22
17. Seat .......................................................3-2
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Safety features of your vehicle
✽
✽NOTICE
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place anything
on or attach anything such as a blan-
ket, front seat cover or after market
seat heater to the front passenger
seat. This can adversely affect the
occupant detection system.
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
*1: The ODS system uses a field to evaluate a person's size to determine whether the
air bag should deploy. It is possible for a child to be detected and activate the ODS,
thus allowing the air bag to deploy. To maximize safety, do not allow children to ride
in the front passenger seat.
*
2: Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
Condition detected by the occupant detection system
1. Adult or child*
1
2. Child restraint system*2
3. Unoccupied
4. There is a malfunction in the system
Off
On
On
Off Off
Off
Off
OnActivated
Deactivated
Deactivated
Activated
"PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator light
SRS warning lightFront passenger air bag
Indicator/Warning light Devices
WARNING- ODS System
Riding in an improper position
adversely affects the Occupant
Detection System and may
result in the deactivation of the
front passenger airbag. It is
important for the driver to
instruct the passenger as to the
proper seating instructions as
contained in this manual. (Continued)

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Features of your vehicle
State of charge (SOC) gauge forhigh voltage battery
It shows the charging status of the
high voltage battery.
"MIN" position on the indicator indi-
cates that there is not enough ener-
gy in the high voltage battery. "MAX"
position indicates that the driving
battery is fully charged.
When driving on highways or motor-
ways, make sure to check in advance if
the driving battery is charged enough. When there are 4 gauge bars (near
the "MIN" area) on the high voltage
charge indicator, the warning lamp
turns ON to alert you of the battery
level.
When the warning lamp turns ON, the
vehicle can drive an additional 20~40
km (12.4~24.8 miles) (depending on
the driving speed, heater/air condition-
er, weather, driving style, and other
factors). Charging is required.When there are 1-2 gauge bars left
for the high voltage battery, the vehi-
cle speed is limited and then eventu-
ally the vehicle will be turned OFF.
Charge the vehicle immediately.
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Range
On average, a vehicle can drive
about 148km (93miles) 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 100~230km. (62~143mi). 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 5~15km
(3.1~9.3mi.) (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.
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Features of your vehicle
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. Turn the temperature control knob
to set the desired temperature.
✽ ✽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
- 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.
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Never place anything over the sensor
located on the instrument panel to
ensure better control of the heating
and cooling system.
Manual heating and air
conditioning
The heating and cooling system can
be controlled manually by pushing
buttons other than the AUTO button.
In this case, the system works
sequentially according to the order of
buttons selected.
When pressing any button (or turning
any knob) except AUTO button while
automatic operation, the functions
not selected will be controlled auto-
matically. 1. Start the vehicle.
2. Set the mode to the desired posi-
tion.
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.
5. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
6. If air conditioning is desired, turn the air conditioning system on.
7. If heater is desired, press the HEAT button.
Press the AUTO button in order to
convert to full automatic control of
the system.
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Air conditioning
Push the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning system on (indicator
light will illuminate).
Push the button again to turn the air
conditioning system off.
Air conditioner/Heater uses energy
from the battery. If you use the
heater or air conditioner for too long,
distance to empty can be reduced
due to too much power consump-
tion. Turn off the heater and air con-
ditioner if you do not need them.
HEAT Button
Push the HEAT button to turn the
heater on (indicator light will illuminate).
Push the button again to turn the
heater off.
Air conditioner/Heater uses energyfrom the battery. If you use the
heater or air conditioner for too long,
distance to empty can be reduced
due to too much power consump-
tion. Turn off the heater and air con-
ditioner if you do not need them.
Driver Only Button
If you press the driver seat air condi-
tioning button and the indicator lamp
inside the button tums on, cool air
blows only in the driver's seat. If you
use it when there is no passenger on
the front passenger seat, you can
increase the distance to empty.
If you select the driver seat air condi-
tioning in the front windshield defrost
mode ( , ) air comes out from
both left and right sides on the front
windshield.
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When using the air conditioning
system, you may notice clear water
dripping (or even puddling) on the
ground under the passenger side
of the vehicle. This is a normal sys-
tem operation characteristic.
Operating the air conditioning sys- tem in the recirculated air position
provides maximum cooling, how-
ever, continual operation in this
mode may cause the air inside the
vehicle to become stale.
During cooling operation, you may occasionally notice a misty air flow
because of rapid cooling and
humid air intake. This is a normal
system operation characteristic.Climate control air filter
(if equipped)
The climate control air filter installed
behind the glove box filters the dust or
other pollutants that come into the
vehicle from the outside through the
heating and air conditioning system. If
dust or other pollutants accumulate in
the filter over a period of time, the air
flow from the air vents may decrease,
resulting in moisture accumulation on
the inside of the windshield even
when the outside (fresh) air position is
selected. If this happens, have the cli-
mate control air filter replaced by an
authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• Replace the filter every 15,000
miles or once a year.
If the vehicle is being driven in
severe conditions such as dusty or
rough roads, more frequent air
conditioner filter inspections and
changes are required.
• When the air flow rate suddenly decreases, the system should be
checked at an authorized Kia
dealer.
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Outside air
Recirculatedair
Climate control air filter Blower
Evaporatorcore PTC heater,
interior condenser
(when equipped)

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Features of your vehicle
Checking the amount of air
conditioner refrigerant and
compressor lubricant
When the amount of refrigerant is
low, the performance of the air con-
ditioning is reduced. Overfilling also
has a negative impact on the air con-
ditioning system.
(Heater performance as well as air
conditioner performance can be
deteriorated on the vehicle that is
equipped with a heat pump.)
Therefore, if abnormal operation is
found, have the system inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING
The air conditioning system for
the Electric Vehicle (EV) should
be serviced by an authorized
Kia dealer. The Electric Vehicle
(EV) air conditioning system is
connected to the high voltage
system and requires special flu-
ids, tools and service proce-
dures. Improperly servicing the
Electric Vehicle (EV) air condi-
tioning system could result in
electrical shock, serious injury,
or even death.
WARNING
The oil and refrigerant in your
vehicle's air conditioning sys-
tem is under very high pres-
sure. If proper service proce-
dures are not followed an explo-
sion may result. To reduce the
risk of serious injury or death,
the air conditioning system in
your vehicle should only be
serviced by trained and certi-
fied technicians.
CAUTION
It is important that the correcttype and amount of oil andrefrigerant is used, otherwisedamage to the vehicle and injurymay occur. To prevent damage,the air conditioning system inyour vehicle should only beserviced by trained and certifiedtechnicians.

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For maximum defrosting, set the
temperature control to the extreme
right/hot position and the fan speed
control to the highest speed.
If warm air to the floor is desired while defrosting or defogging, set the
mode to the floor-defrost position.
Before driving, clear all snow and ice from the windshield, rear win-
dow, outside rear view mirrors, and
all side windows.
Clear all snow and ice from the hood and air inlet in the cowl grille
to improve heater and defroster
efficiency and to reduce the proba-
bility of fogging up inside of the
windshield.Automatic climate control
system
To defog inside windshield
1. Set the fan speed to the desired position.
2. Select desired temperature.
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
WARNING - Windshield heating
Do not use the or posi-
tion during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The
difference between the temper-
ature of the outside air and that
of the windshield could cause
the outer surface of the wind-
shield to fog up, causing loss of
visibility. In this case, set the
mode selection knob or button
to the position and fan
speed control knob or button to
the lower speed.
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