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Emergency Procedures
Vehicle Fire
• A burning or over-heating battery releases toxic vapors. These vapors include H2SO4,
oxides of carbon, nickel, aluminum, lithium, copper and cobalt.
• Responders should wear full PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), including SCBA
(Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus), and take appropriate measures to protect
civilians downwind from the incident. Smoke from a Soul electric vehicle fire is similar to
smoke from a conventional vehicle fire.
• Even after a lithium-ion battery fire appears to have been extinguished, a renewed or
delayed fire can occur.
• In the case of extinguishing a fire with water,
a powder extinguisher exclusively
for an electric fire or large amounts of water from a fire hydrant (if possible)
must be used.
Do not extinguish fire with a small amount of water, to avoid electrocution.
• If you must walk away from the vehicle, notify an appropriate responder or a rescue
person of the fact that the vehicle is an electric car and contains a high voltage system
and warn all others.
Submerged or Partially Submerged Vehicles
In the event the vehicle is submerged or partially submerged, remove the vehicle from
the water before attempting to disable the vehicle. Use one of the methods described in
sections of page 17 to 20 to disable the vehicle once it has been removed from the
water. There is no risk of electric shock from touching the car’s body or framework — in
or out of the water.
DANGER
• Always assume there is power to the system, even if you suspect the sensing
system has disabled the high voltage battery.
• Kia motor recommends that fire extinguishing should follow standard fire fighting
practices.
• Once disabled, there is no risk of electric shock from touching the car's body of
framework; therefore, firefighters should not hesitate to pour large amounts of water
on the vehicle.