WARNING
• If towing is required, lift all four
wheels
off the ground and tow the
vehicle. If you must tow the vehi‐
cle using only two wheels, lift the
front wheels off the ground and
tow the vehicle.
If necessary to roll the vehicle so
that it can be rolled onto a flatbed
tow truck perform the following:
-
First, depress the brake pedal
and r
elease the parking brake.
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- While depressing the brake ped‐
al
shift to the N (Neutral) posi‐
tion and press the POWER but‐
ton to turn the vehicle off.
-
Wait 3 minutes or more before
opening
the driver door and the
vehicle will remain in ACC mode
and in Neutral.
-
If the driver door is opened
within
the 3 minute period, the
vehicle will automatically shift
to P (Park), the vehicle will turn
OFF and the front wheels will be
remained locked.
• If you tow the vehicle while the
front
wheels are touching the
ground, the vehicle motor may
generate electricity and the motor
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components may be damaged or a
fir
e may occur.
• When a vehicle fire occurs due to
the
battery, there is a risk of a
second fire. Contact your local fire
emergency responders when tow‐
ing the vehicle.
Other Precautions for Electric
Vehicle
• When you paint or apply heat treat‐
ment to the vehicle as a result of an
accident, the performance of the high
voltage battery can be reduced.
If heat treatment is required, have
the vehicle serviced by a professional
workshop. Kia recommends to con‐
tact an authorized Kia dealer/service
partner.
• When you clean the motor compart‐
ment, do not use high pressure water
to wash. This may cause an electric
shock due to a discharge in high volt‐
age electricity, or damage the vehi‐
cle's electric system.
• Do not use, remodel, or install non-
genuine parts. This may damage the
electric power system.
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