Opening The Hood; Closing The Hood - Kia soul ev 2015 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
HOOD

Opening the hood

1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
Open the hood after turning off the
vehicle on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P (Park) position
and setting the parking brake.
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2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
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the hood slightly, pull the second-
ary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will completely
rise by itself after it has been
raised about halfway.

Closing the hood

1. Before closing the hood, check the
following:
• All filler caps in the motor com-
partment
installed.
2. Lower the hood halfway and push
down to securely lock in place.
WARNING
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Before closing the hood, ensure
that all obstructions are removed
from the hood opening. Closing
the hood with an obstruction
present in the hood opening may
result in severe personal injury.
must be correctly