heating KIA SOUL 2017 Owner's Manual
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Driving your vehicle
The indicator in the instrument clus-
ter displays the shift lever position
when the ignition switch is in the ON
position.
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into P (Park).
To shift from P (Park), you must
depress firmly on the brake pedal
and make sure your foot is off the
accelerator pedal.
The shift lever must be in P (Park)
before turning the engine off.R (Reverse)
Use this position to drive the vehicle
backward.
WARNING
Shifting into P (Park) while the
vehicle is in motion may
cause you to lose control of
the vehicle.
After the vehicle has stopped, always make sure the shift
lever is in P (Park), apply the
parking brake, and turn the
engine off.
Do not use the P (Park) posi- tion in place of the parking
brake.
CAUTION
-
Holding the Vehicle Using
Accelerator Pedal
Do not attempt to hold yourvehicle on a hill by applying theaccelerator pedal. This cancause your clutch and transmis-sion to be damaged as a resultof overheating.CAUTION
Always come to a complete stopbefore shifting into or out of R(Reverse); you may damage thetransmission if you shift into R(Reverse) while the vehicle is inmotion.
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Driving your vehicle
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6
If at all possible, avoid sharp turns or
abrupt maneuvers, do not load your
roof rack with heavy cargo, and
never modify your vehicle in any way.Rocking the vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to
free it from snow, sand, or mud, first
turn the steering wheel right and left
to clear the area around your front
wheels. Then, shift back and forth
between 1st (First) and R (Reverse)
in vehicles equipped with a manual
transaxle or R (Reverse) and any for-
ward gear in vehicles equipped with
an automatic transaxle. Do not race
the engine, and spin the wheels as lit-
tle as possible. If you are still stuck
after a few tries, have the vehicle
pulled out by a tow vehicle to avoid
engine overheating and possible
damage to the transaxle.
The ESC system should be turned
OFF prior to rocking the vehicle.CAUTION- Vehicle rocking
Prolonged rocking may causeengine overheating, transaxledamage or failure, and tire dam-age.
WARNING- Replacement
tires
Always use the size and type of
tires recommended in the tire
section of the manual.
Installation of variant tires can
affect the safety and perform-
ance of your vehicle.
CAUTION- Spinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, espe- cially at speeds more than 35mph (56 km/h). Spinning thewheels at high speeds when thevehicle is stationary couldcause a tire to overheat whichcould result in tire damage thatmay injure bystanders.
WARNING
- Sudden vehicle movement
Do not attempt to rock the vehi-
cle if people or objects are near-
by. The vehicle may suddenly
move forward or backwards as
it becomes unstuck.
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Driving your vehicle
Driving off-road
Drive carefully off-road because your
vehicle may be damaged by rocks or
roots of trees. Become familiar with
the off-road conditions where you
are going to drive before you begin
driving.
Highway driving
Tires
Adjust the tire inflation pressures to
specification. Low tire inflation pres-
sures will result in overheating and
possible failure of the tires.
Avoid using worn or damaged tires
which may result in reduced traction
or tire failure.
Never exceed the maximum tire
inflation pressure shown on the tires.
Fuel, engine coolant and engineoil
High speed travel consumes more
fuel than urban motoring. Do not for-
get to check both the engine coolant
and engine oil.
Drive belt
A loose or damaged drive belt may
result in overheating of the engine.
WARNING- Under/over inflated tires
Always check the tires for proper
inflation before driving.
Underinflated or overinflated
tires can cause poor handling,
loss of vehicle control, and sud-
den tire failure leading to acci-
dents, injuries, and even death.
For proper tire pressures, refer to
“Tires and wheels” in section 9.
WARNING- Tire tread
Always check the tire tread
before driving your vehicle.
Worn-out tires can result in loss
of vehicle control. Worn-out tires
should be replaced as soon as
possible. For further information
and tread limits, refer to "Tires
and wheels" in section 8.
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What to do in an emergency
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IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
If your temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you experience a loss
of power, or hear loud pinging or
knocking, the engine will probably be
too hot. If this happens, you should:
1.Pull off the road and stop as soonas it is safe to do so.
2.Place the shift lever in P (Park, automatic transaxle) or Neutral
(manual transaxle) and set the
parking brake. If the air condition-
ing is on, turn it off.
3.If engine coolant is running out under the vehicle or steam is com-
ing out from underneath the hood,
stop the engine. Do not open the
hood until the coolant has stopped
running or the steaming has
stopped. If there is no visible loss
of engine coolant and no steam,
leave the engine running and
check to be sure the engine cool-
ing fan is operating. If the fan is not
running, turn the engine off. 4.Check to see if the water pump
drive belt is missing. If it is not
missing, check to see that it is
tight. If the drive belt seems to be
satisfactory, check for coolant leak-
ing from the radiator, hoses or
under the vehicle. (If the air condi-
tioning had been in use, it is nor-
mal for cold water to be draining
from it when you stop).
5.If the water pump drive belt is bro- ken or engine coolant is leaking
out, stop the engine immediately
and call the nearest authorized Kia
dealer for assistance. 6.If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine
temperature has returned to nor-
mal. Then, if coolant has been lost,
carefully add coolant to the reser-
voir to bring the fluid level in the
reservoir up to the halfway mark.
7.Proceed with caution, keeping alert for further signs of overheat-
ing. If overheating happens again,
call an authorized Kia dealer for
assistance.
Serious loss of coolant indicates
there is a leak in the cooling system
and this should be checked as soon
as possible by an authorized Kia
dealer.
WARNING - Under the hood
While the engine is running, keep hair,
hands and clothing
away from moving
parts such as the fan
and drive belts to pre-
vent injury.
WARNING - Radiator cap
Do not remove the
radiator cap when the
engine is hot. This
may result in coolant
being blown out of
the opening and
cause serious burns.
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Index
2I
Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Air bags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 3-42Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Occupant Detection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Inflation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Non-inflation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Air conditioning system lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-106 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-106
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-112
AUDIO (With Touch Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46 Feature of Your Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
SiriusXM Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Media Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57 Phone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73
Siri Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
AUDIO (Without Touch Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 Feature of Your Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
SiriusXM Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Media Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Phone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Siri Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
2
Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
AUX and USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Speaker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Auto light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114 Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-115
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18 Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
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Index
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-93
Front side marker bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-95
Position lamp + DRL (LED type) bulb replacement 8-96
Front fog lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-96
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . 8-97
Rear turn signal lamp bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-98
Stop and tail lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-99
Back-up lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-100
Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 8-101
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . 8-101
High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
License plate lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
Map lamp bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
Room lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-103
Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-104
Luggage lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-104
Vanity mirror lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-105
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-88 Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Parking light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Auto light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Headlight position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92 Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Luggage lamp bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-104
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Maintenance
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . 8-34
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-64
Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 Normal Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Maintenance Under Severe Usage Conditions. . . . . 8-32
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Manual Climate Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103 Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Manual transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
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