Risk Of Burns When Parking Or Stopping Vehicle; Vehicle Data Collection And Event Data Recorders - Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual

Introduction
Risk of burns when parking or
stopping vehicle
• Do not park or stop the vehicle
near flammable items such as
leaves, paper, oil, and tire. Such
items placed near the exhaust
system can become a fire hazard.
• When an engine idles at a high
rpm with the rear side of the
vehicle in close proximity of the
wall, heat of the exhaust gas can
cause discoloration or fire. Keep
enough space between the rear
part of the vehicle and the wall.
• Be sure not to touch the exhaust/
catalytic systems while the
engine is running or right after
the engine is turned off. There is
a risk of burns since the systems
are extremely hot.

Risk of burns when parking or stopping vehicle

Vehicle data collection and event
data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The main
purpose of an EDR is to record, in
certain crash or near crash-like sit -
uations, such as an air bag deploy -
ment or hitting a road obstacle,
data that will assist in understand -
ing how a vehicle's systems per -
formed. The EDR is designed to
record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a
short period of time, typically 30
seconds or less. The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such
data as:
• How various systems in your
vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/ fastened;
• How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was travel -
ing.
These data can help provide a bet -
ter understanding of the circum -
stances in which crashes and
injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are
recorded by your vehicle only if a
non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR
under normal driving conditions and
no personal data (e.g., name, gen -
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