2018 Kia Soul EV Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual is matched to the 2018 Kia Soul EV specifically — the exact year, the battery-electric powertrain and the trim on your door jamb — so the specifications and service sequences it gives are the ones Kia published for this car rather than near-enough figures borrowed from the gasoline Soul or a neighboring model year.
Engines covered
- Battery-electric drive (EV)
Body styles covered
- 4-door hatchback
Trims covered
- Base
- E
- Luxury
- Plus
Known issues on the 2018 Soul EV. Two recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the traction battery in the propulsion system: on Soul EVs equipped with the E400 battery, the high-voltage battery pack may experience an electrical short-circuit while driving, and a battery electrical short-circuit increases the risk of a fire. The second covers the air bags, where the cover of the Air Bag Control Unit can contact a memory chip — air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Owners have filed 4 complaints for the year and Kia has issued 30 technical service bulletins. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are in this manual.
A high-voltage system leaves no margin for a figure that came off a different car or a different model year, so every step you follow here is the one Kia published for the 2018 Soul EV.
