power steering KIA SOUL 2018 User Guide

Driving your vehicle
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Remember, your vehicle does not
require extended warm-up. After
the engine has started, allow the
engine to run for 10 to 20 seconds
prior to placing the vehicle in gear.
In very cold weather, however, give
your engine a slightly longer warm-
up period.
Don't "lug" or "over-rev" the engine. Lugging is driving too slowly in a
very high gear resulting in engine
bucking. If this happens, shift to a
lower gear. Over-revving is racing
the engine beyond its safe limit.
This can be avoided by shifting at
the recommended speed. Use your air conditioning sparingly.
The air conditioning system is
operated by engine power so your
fuel economy is reduced when you
use it.
Open windows at high speeds can reduce fuel economy.
Fuel economy is less in crosswinds and headwinds. To help offset
some of this loss, slow down when
driving in these conditions.
Keeping a vehicle in good operating
condition is important both for econ-
omy and safety. Therefore, have an
authorized Kia dealer perform
scheduled inspections and mainte-
nance.
WARNING
- Engine off during motion
Never turn the engine off to
coast down hills or anytime the
vehicle is in motion. The power
steering and power brakes will
not function properly without
the engine running. In addition,
turning off the ignition while
driving could engage the steer-
ing wheel lock resulting in loss
of vehicle steering. Keep the
engine on and downshift to an
appropriate gear for engine
braking effect.

What to do in an emergency
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3.Install the towing hook by turning it
clockwise into the hole until it is
fully secured.
4.Remove the towing hook and install the cover after use.
Emergency towing
If towing is necessary, we recom-
mend you to have it done by an
authorized Kia dealer or a com-
mercial tow truck service. If towing service is not available in an
emergency, your vehicle may be
temporarily towed using a cable or
chain secured to the emergency tow-
ing hook under the front (or rear) of
the vehicle. Use extreme caution
when towing the vehicle. A driver
must be in the vehicle to steer it and
operate the brakes.
Towing in this manner may be done
only on hard-surfaced roads for a
short distance and at low speeds.
Also, the wheels, axles, power train,
steering and brakes must all be in
good condition.
Do not use the tow hooks to pull a
vehicle out of mud, sand or other
conditions from which the vehicle
cannot be driven out under its own
power.
Avoid towing a vehicle heavier than the vehicle doing the towing.
The drivers of both vehicles should communicate with each other fre-
quently.
OPS066011LOPS066010L
OPS066012L
Front
Rear (if equipped)

What to do in an emergency
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Emergency towing precautions
Turn the ignition switch to ACC so
the steering wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking bake.
Press the brake pedal with more force than usual since you will have
reduced brake performance.
More steering effort will be required because the power steer-
ing system will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill, the brakes may overheat and brake
performance will be reduced. Stop
often and let the brakes cool off.
If the car is being towed with all four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transaxle is in neutral.
Be sure the steering is unlocked by
placing the ignition switch in the
ACC position. A driver must be in
the towed vehicle to operate the
steering and brakes.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Before towing, check the automatic
transaxle for fluid leaks under your
vehicle. If the automatic transaxle
fluid is leaking, a flatbed equipment
or towing dolly must be used.
CAUTION- Automatic
transaxle
To avoid serious damage to theautomatic transaxle, limit thevehicle speed to 10 mph (15km/h) and drive less than 1 mile(1.5 km) when towing.

Maintenance
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Inner fuse panel
Description Fuse rating Protected component
POWER OUTLET 20A P_OUTLET
ACC 10AO_S_MIRR_SW, AMP, AUDIO/UVO/AVN 4.0_HEAD UNIT, BCM, MOOD_LAMP_UNIT, SMK_UNIT,
LDC_AMP(400W), LDC_AMP(200W), ISG, USB_CHARGER, ICM_BOX(POWER_OUTLET_RLY_COIL),
E_CALL_UNIT
HEAD LAMP 25A C/LIGHT, REAR_P_OUTLET
DRL 10A BCM(DAY_RUNNNIG_LIGHT_LAMP_POWER)
MODULE 6 7.5ASUNROOF_MOTOR, LUGGAGE_PORTABLE_LAMP(CHARGE_POWER), SEAT_EXTN_DRV(HEAT-
ED), REAR_SEAT(IGN2)
WIPER FRT 2 25A FRONT_WIPER_MOTOR(POWER), FRONT_WIPER_RLY(LOW)
WIPER RR 15AREAR_WIPER_MOTOR, MULTI_FUNCTION_SW(WIPER), REAR_WIPER_RLY,
REAR_WIPER_RLY_COIL,
AMP 30A AMP, LDC_AMP(400W)
MODULE 5 7.5A BCM, SMK_UNIT
WIPER FRT 1 10A MULTI_FUNCTION_SW(WIPER), BCM(WASHER_MOTOR_POWER),
HEATED STEERING 15A STEERING_HEATED A/CON 1 7.5A AIR_CONTROL_UNIT(MANUAL, AUTO), IONIZER, PTC_RLY_COIL, BLOWER_RLY_COIL
HEATED MIRROR 10A OUTSIDE_MIRROR(HEATED), ECU(ELEC. LOAD DEFROST),
AIR_CONTROL_UNIT_MANUAL/AUTO(HEATED_SIGNAL)

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Index
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-107
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-108
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-108
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-109
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-109
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-106
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-107
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Flex steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-41
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. 7-14 Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-71
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-60
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-73
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-72
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 8-59
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-71
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-71
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59\
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-71
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-64
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-63
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-61
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-64
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-64
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-62
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-64
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-32 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Removable towing hook (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68 Accumulated info display (for Type B cluster) . . . . 4-71
Drive info display (for Type B cluster) . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
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