Kia EV2: Introduction

Vehicle modifications

Your Kia EV2 should not be modified under any circumstances. Modification of your vehicle could affect its performance, safety, or durability and may even violate governmental safety and emissions regulations.

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Damage or performance problems resulting from any unauthorised modification may not be covered under your vehicle warranty.

NOTE

If you use an unauthorised electronic device, it may cause wire damage, battery discharge, fire, or abnormal vehicle operation. For your ultimate safety and protection, refrain from using unauthorised electronic devices in your Kia EV2.

Vehicle handling instructions

As with all modern electric vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control, an accident, or vehicle rollover.

Specific design characteristics, such as higher ground clearance and track, give this vehicle a higher centre of gravity than other types of vehicles. The Kia EV2 is engineered for exceptional urban and suburban agility, but it is not designed for turning at the same speeds as conventional low-slung 2-wheel drive vehicles.

Avoid sharp turns and abrupt manoeuvres to maintain total stability. Failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control, an accident, or vehicle rollover.

Be sure to read Reducing the risk of a rollover to familiarise yourself with safe driving practices.

Importer information for United Kingdom

Name: Kia UK Limited

Address: Kia UK Limited, Walton Green, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, KT12 1FJ, UK

Vehicle data collection and Event Data Recorders (EDR)

This Kia EV2 is equipped with an advanced Event Data Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. 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 electric and mechanical systems in your Kia EV2 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 travelling during the incident.

These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances 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, gender, age, and crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and physical access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other authorised parties, such as law enforcement agencies possessing the special equipment, can read the information if they gain access to the vehicle or the EDR.

Open Source Software Notice

This Kia EV2 vehicle contains integrated software systems distributed under various open source licences. Comprehensive open source software information, including corresponding source codes, detailed copyright notices, and officially referred licence terms, can be obtained directly on the official global website at http://worldwide.kia.com/int/opensource. Furthermore, Kia Corporation is fully committed to providing the open source code to you on physical storage mediums such as a CD-ROM for a nominal administrative charge covering the actual cost of performing source distribution, provided you submit an explicit email request to opensource@kia.com within a structured period of 3 years from the original product purchase date.