ESP KIA SOUL 2017 Repair Manual

Maintenance
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APPEARANCE CARE
Exterior care
Exterior general caution
It is very important to follow the label
directions when using any chemical
cleaner or polish. Read all warning
and caution statements that appear
on the label.
Finish maintenance
Washing
To help protect your vehicle’s finish
from rust and deterioration, wash it
thoroughly and frequently at least once
a month with lukewarm or cold water.
If you use your vehicle for off-road
driving, you should wash it after each
off-road trip. Pay special attention to
the removal of any accumulation of
salt, dirt, mud, and other foreign mate-
rials. Make sure the drain holes in the
lower edges of the doors and rocker
panels are kept clear and clean.
Insects, tar, tree sap, bird droppings,
industrial pollution and similar
deposits can damage your vehicle’s
finish if not removed immediately.
Even prompt washing with plain water
may not completely remove all these
deposits. A mild soap, safe for use on
painted surfaces, may be used.
After washing, rinse the vehicle thor-
oughly with lukewarm or cold water.
Do not allow soap to dry on the finish. After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if
they have been affected by water. If
braking performance is impaired, dry
the brakes by applying them lightly
while maintaining a slow forward
speed.
CAUTION
Do not use strong soap, chem-
ical detergents or hot water,and do not wash the vehicle indirect sunlight or when thebody of the vehicle is warm.
Be careful when washing the side windows of your vehicle.Especially, with high-pressurewater. Water may leak throughthe windows and wet the inte-rior.
To prevent damage to the plastic parts and lamps, donot clean with chemical sol-vents or strong detergents.

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
Recommended SAE viscosity
number
Always be sure to clean the area
around any filler plug, drain plug, or
dipstick before checking or draining
any lubricant. This is especially
important in dusty or sandy areas
and when the vehicle is used on
unpaved roads. Cleaning the plug
and dipstick areas will prevent dirt
and grit from entering the engine and
other mechanisms that could be
damaged.Engine oil viscosity (thickness) has
an effect on fuel economy and cold
weather operating (engine start and
engine oil flowability). Lower viscosi-
ty engine oils can provide better fuel
economy and cold weather perform-
ance, however, higher viscosity
engine oils are required for satisfac-
tory lubrication in hot weather.
Using oils of any viscosity other than
those recommended could result in
engine damage.
When choosing an oil, consider the
range of temperature your vehicle
will be operated in before the next oil
change. Proceed to select the rec-
ommended oil viscosity from the
chart.
Temperature Range for SAE Viscosity Numbers
Temperature
Gasoline
Engine Oil *
1
°C
(°F)-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 -10 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
1. For better fuel economy, it is recommended to use theengine oil of a viscosity grade SAE 5W-20 (API SM /
ILSAC GF-4). However, if the engine oil is not avail-
able in your country, select the proper engine oil using
the engine oil viscosity chart.
10W-30
5W-20 (5W-30)

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Registering your vehicle in a foreign country
If you plan to register your vehicle in a foreign country,
you should confirm that it conforms to the regulations in
that country. Even if you successfully register the vehicle
in a foreign country, you may experience the following
problems and should therefore consider the possibility of
having to deal with them:
1. The fuel specified for your vehicle may be unavailable.
If other than the specified fuel is used, it could cause
damage to the engine, the fuel injection system, and
other fuel-related parts which may not be covered
under your New Vehicle Emissions Limited Warranty.
2. We must, therefore, clearly state that when you leave the country in which you purchased your Kia new and
register it in another country, problems arising from the
use of fuel other than the specified fuel are not subject
to manufacturer’s warranty. Because vehicles like
yours may not be marketed in the new country of reg-
istration, parts, servicing techniques and tools neces-
sary to maintain and repair your vehicle may be
unavailable.
Even if vehicles like yours are sold there, mechanical
specifications required by the government may vary
enough from the country of purchase to cause addi-
tional problems. 3. There may not be an Authorized Kia Dealer in the area
in which you plan to register your vehicle. You may
additionally experience difficulty in obtaining services
in a foreign country for any number of reasons.
Further, we cannot assume any responsibility for prob-
lems that result from unsatisfactory service or lack of
service outside of the United States.

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
The electrical system of your vehicle is designed to per-
form under all reasonably expected operating conditions.
However, before any additional electrical equipment is
installed in your vehicle, consult an Authorized Kia
Dealer, in order to ensure that you do not void your war-
ranty.
Certain electrical equipment, or the way in which it is
installed, may adversely affect the operation of your vehi-
cle, including such systems as the engine control system,
the audio system and the electrical charging system and
thus potentially void all or part of your warranty.
We assume no responsibility for any expense you may
incur or for any malfunction of your vehicle or any of its
components or systems that may result from the installa-
tion of additional electrical equipment that is not supplied,
or recommended for installation by, Kia.Installation of a mobile two-way radio system
If a mobile two-way radio system is installed improperly,
or if an excessively powerful type of system is used, other
electronic systems may be adversely affected. To avoid
damage to your vehicle, consult an Authorized Kia Dealer
concerning the proper equipment and installation.
Kia motor vehicles are designed and manufactured to
meet or exceed all applicable safety standards.
For your safety, however, we strongly urge you to read
and follow all directions in this Owner's Manual, particu-
larly the information under the headings "NOTICE",
"CAUTION" and "WARNING".
If, after reading this manual, you have any questions
regarding the operation of your vehicle, safety issues and
defects please contact your Kia's toll-free Consumer
Assistance hot line as below:
National Consumer Affairs Manager
Kia Motors America, Inc.
P.O. Box 52410
Irvine, CA 92619-2410
1-800-333-4Kia (4542)
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (U.S. ONLY)

Index
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Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Drive shafts and boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-106
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147 Mounting bracket for roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Exterior overview (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Exterior overview (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-15 Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Removing and storing thespare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Flex steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-42
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
Fluid Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46 Foward Collision Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
FCWS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
Limitations of the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
Front fog lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-96
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Front seat adjustment (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment (power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Front side marker bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-95
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31 Opening the fuel filler lid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52\
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-74 Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-76
Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-77
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-79
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-50
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13\
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Glove box lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-104
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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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