flat tire KIA SOUL EV 2018 Owner's Guide

Maintenance
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Snow tires
If you equip your vehicle with snow
tires, they should be the same size
and have the same load capacity as
the original tires. Snow tires should
be installed on all four wheels; other-
wise, poor handling may result.
Snow tires should carry 4 psi (28
kPa) more air pressure than the
pressure recommended for the stan-
dard tires on the tire label on the dri-
ver's side of the center pillar, or up to
the maximum pressure shown on the
tire sidewall, whichever is less.
Do not drive faster than 75 mph (120
km/h) when your vehicle is equipped
with snow tires.
Tire chains
Tire chains, if necessary, should be
installed on the front wheels.
Be sure that the chains are installed
in accordance with the manufactur-
er's instructions.
To minimize tire and chain wear, do
not continue to use tire chains when
they are no longer needed. When driving on roads covered
with snow or ice, drive at less than
20 mph (30 km/h).
Use the SAE “S” class or wire chains.
If you hear noise caused by chains contacting the body, retighten the
chain to avoid contact with the
vehicle body.
To prevent body damage, retighten the chains after driving 0.3~0.6
miles (0.5~1.0 km).
Do not use tire chains on vehicles equipped with aluminum wheels.
In unavoidable circumstance, use
a wire type chain.
Use wire chains less than 0.59 inches (15 mm) to prevent damage
to the chain’s connection.
Radial-ply tires
Radial-ply tires provide improved
tread life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride. The radi-
al-ply tires used on this vehicle are of
belted construction, and are selected
to complement the ride and handling
characteristics of your vehicle.
Radial-ply tires have the same load
carrying capacity, as bias-ply or bias
belted tires of the same size, and use
the same recommended inflation
pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
not recommended. Any combina-
tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: Identical radial-ply tires should
always be used as a set of four.

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Specifications, Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
TIRES AND WHEELS
*1: Load Index
*2: Speed Symbol
ItemTire sizeWheel sizeLoad CapacitySpeed capacityInflation pressure psi (kPa)Wheel lug nut torque
lbf•ft,
Normal loadMaximum load
LI *1KgSS *2Km/hFrontRear FrontRear
Full size tire205/60R166.5J×1692630H21033 (230)79~97, 107~127 (11~13)
CAUTION
When replacing tires, use the same size originally supplied with the vehicle.
Using tires of a different size can damage the related parts or make it work irregularly.
✽
✽ NOTICE
• We recommend that when replacing tires, use the same originally supplied with the vehicles. If not, that aff\
ects
driving performance.
• When driving in high altitude grades, it is natural for the atmospheric pressure to decrease. Therefore, please check the tire pressure and add more air when necessary. Additionally required tire air pressure per km above
sea level: 1.5psi/km

Specifications, Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
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Roadside Assistance is provided on all new current
model year Kia Vehicles from the date the vehicle is deliv-
ered to the first retail buyer or otherwise put into use (in-
service date), whichever is earlier, for a period of 60
months or 60,000 miles, whichever is earlier, subject to
the terms, conditions and exclusions set forth in the Kia
Warranty and Consumer Information Manual applicable
to your model year vehicle.
KMA reserves the right to limit or deny services or other
benefits to any owner or driver when, in KMA's judgment,
the claims and/or service requests are excessive in fre-
quency or type of occurrence.
Toll free consumer assistance
Kia's toll-free Consumer Assistance hot line is staffed
from 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM PST, Monday through Friday
and is accessible by dialing 1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
For more information regarding assistance available,
please refer to your Kia Warranty & Consumer
Information Manual.
Emergency roadside assistance
Kia's toll free Roadside Assistance hot line is staffed 24
hours a day, 365 days a year and is accessible by dialing
1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
Please note that you must provide your Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to verify coverage at the time
of your call. The VIN can be found on the dash of your
vehicle on the driver’s side, on the door jamb of the dri-
ver’s door, your vehicle’s registration or proof of insur-
ance card.
Kia utilizes a network of over 30,000 roadside assistance
providers. Should you accidentally, require a battery
jump, or need help changing a tire, a Kia Roadside
Assistance Representative will dispatch someone to,
change a flat tire with your inflated spare, or arrange a
battery jump to allow you to proceed to your destination.
We have access to a network of over 10,000 locksmiths
to help you should you become locked out of your Kia.
In the event that mechanical difficulty renders your vehi-
cle undriveable due to a warranty-related concern, Kia’s
Roadside Assistance Representative will arrange to
transport your vehicle to the nearest Kia dealer or to an
alternative service location.
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE (U.S. ONLY)

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Index
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Electronic parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Brakes fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24\
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Camera see the Rear camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Capacities (Lubricants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Care Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36\
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Cargo area cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Chains - Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37 Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27\
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
114
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . 4-40
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-21
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33 To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Dashboard, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81
Defogging (Windscreen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Defogging (Windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Defogging logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
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Index
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Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
93Outside mirror defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination . . 4-41
Displays, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
10 Auto door lock/unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
from inside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
from outside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Speed sensing door lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Driving in the rain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Electronic parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25 Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Energy consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
EV information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-19
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-14 Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
FLEX Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33\
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Fluid Brakes fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Fog light (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53\
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-51 Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
Instrument panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Multi fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
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Index
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Starting the vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Turing off the Vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
POWER button illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
POWER button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Power electric specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Power window lock button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Pre-tensioner seat belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 4-64
Rear camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rear seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Reducing the risk of a rollover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Reduction gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Transaxle ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Reduction gear shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Replacement light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91\
Rotation (Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38 Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Seat air ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-13
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 3-2 Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Shift-lock override - Reduction gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49\
Smart Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key immobilizer system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4S
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Index
Smart key immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Smart key precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
45
Speaker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Speed sensing door lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Starting difficulties, see vehicle will not start . . . . . . . . 6-4
Starting the vehicle - With a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
State of charge (SOC) gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
FLEX Steer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-32
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31 Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
119
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-15 Emergency tailgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Tire chains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
46
Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Checking the tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Components of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-36
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36\
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