2011 KIA Soul key

Driving your vehicle
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Use high quality ethylene glycol
coolant
Your vehicle is delivered with high quality
ethylene glycol coolant in the cooling
system. It is the only type of coolant that
should be used because it helps prevent
corrosion in the cooling system, lubri-
cates the water pump and prevents
freezing. Be sure to replace or replenish
your coolant in accordance with the
maintenance schedule in section 7.
Before winter, have your coolant tested to
assure that its freezing point is sufficient
for the temperatures anticipated during
the winter.
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Check battery and cables
Winter puts additional burdens on the
battery system. Visually inspect the bat-
tery and cables as described in section
7. The level of charge in your battery can
be checked by an authorized KIA dealer
or a service station.
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Change to "winter weight" oil if
necessary
In some climates it is recommended that
a lower viscosity "winter weight" oil be
used during cold weather. See section 8
for recommendations. If you aren't sure
what weight oil you should use, consult
an authorized KIA dealer.
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Check spark plugs and ignition
system
Inspect your spark plugs as described in
section 7 and replace them if necessary.
Also check all ignition wiring and compo-
nents to be sure they are not cracked,
worn or damaged in any way.
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To keep locks from freezing
To keep the locks from freezing, squirt an
approved de-icer fluid or glycerine into
the key opening. If a lock is covered with
ice, squirt it with an approved de-icing
fluid to remove the ice. If the lock is
frozen internally, you may be able to thaw
it out by using a heated key. Handle the
heated key with care to avoid injury.
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Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To keep the water in the window washer
system from freezing, add an approved
window washer anti-freeze solution in
accordance with instructions on the con-
tainer. Window washer anti-freeze is
available from an authorized KIA dealer
and most auto parts outlets. Do not use
engine coolant or other types of anti-
freeze as these may damage the paint
finish.
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Don’t let your parking brake
freeze
Under some conditions your parking
brake can freeze in the engaged position.
This is most likely to happen when there
is an accumulation of snow or ice around
or near the rear brakes or if the brakes
are wet. If there is a risk the parking
brake may freeze, apply it only temporar-
ily while you put the gear shift lever in P
(Park, automatic transaxle) or in first or
reverse gear (manual transaxle) and
block the rear wheels so the vehicle can-
not roll. Then release the parking brake.

Index
2I
Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-33Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-59
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
············3-36
Curtain air bag··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-51
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
·····3-45
Occupant detection system··················\
··················\
····3-39
Side impact air bag··················\
··················\
················3-49
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-23
Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-94
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-25
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-52 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-52
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-57
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····3-8
Audio remote control ··················\
··················\
·················4-95\
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-94 Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-94
Audio remote control ··················\
··················\
············4-95
Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·········3-28
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-77 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-83
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-78
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-79
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-15 Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
5-19
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-19
Sports mode··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-18 Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-27
Battery saver function··················\
··················\
················4-58
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-22
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················5-25
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···········5-27
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-23
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-22
Brake/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-18
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-2
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-4
Care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-52
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-51
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-30
Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-46
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-50
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
···············4-87
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-15
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-48
Changing a tire with TPMS ··················\
··················\
·········6-7
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-18
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-31
AB
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Index
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Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-14\
Engine overheats··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-7
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-39
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR) System ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-58\
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-59\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items················7-11
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-52
Exterior features··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-93 Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-93
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-17 Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-18
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-23
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
······6-17
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-18
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-92
Fluid Brake/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
7-18
Power steering fluid ··················\
··················\
··············7-19
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-22
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-9
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
··················\
···3-4
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-24 Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-40
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-46
Fuse/relay panel description··················\
··················\
··7-47
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-45
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-46
Gauge Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-39
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-40
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-87\
Hazard warning flasher··················\
··················\
··············4-57
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-38
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-5, 3-11
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-42
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-22
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-32
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-19
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-3
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Index
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-44
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-6
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-37Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-39
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-40
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
·················4-38\
Odometer/Tripmeter ··················\
··················\
··············4-40
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-38
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-38
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-41
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·········4-44
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-38
Instrument panel overview ··················\
··················\
··········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-57
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-88 Astray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-89
Cigarette lighter··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-89
Clothes hanger··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-91
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-89
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···············4-92
Luggage net holder··················\
··················\
················4-92
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-90
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
·············4-91
Sunvisor··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-90
Interior lights ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-65
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······2-2
Interlock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-19 Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-17
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-4
Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-4
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-2
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
·················4-3
Label Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-59
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-48
Tire and loading information label··················\
··········5-46
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-36
Tire specification and pressure label··················\
·········8-7
Vehicle certification label··················\
··················\
········8-6
Latch system, see lower anchor system ··················\
······3-31
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-58 Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···········4-58
Low tire pressure telltale ··················\
··················\
····6-8, 6-13
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-31\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Luggage net holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-92
Luggage rack, see roof rack ··················\
··················\
······4-93J
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Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4Recommended SAE viscosity number··················\
······8-5
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-5
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-39
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-93\
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-12 Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
···········3-18
Seat belt - Driver's··················\
··················\
·················3-14\
Seat belt warning··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-14
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ·················3-16\
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-8
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-9
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-46
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2 Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-7
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
················3-9
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
·················3-4
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-5, 3-11
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
···············3-9
Seat warmer··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-8
Seatback pocket··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-9
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-19
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-49 Spare tire
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-23
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-18
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-9
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-40
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-43, 7-44
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-38 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-40
Driving in flooded areas··················\
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Driving in the rain ··················\
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Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
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Highway driving··················\
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··5-42
Reducing the risk of a rollover ··················\
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Rocking the vehicle··················\
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Smooth cornering ··················\
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5-40
Speedometer··················\
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Sports mode ··················\
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Starting difficulties, see Engine will not start ·················6-3
Starting the engine ··················\
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·····5-6
Steering wheel···············\
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···4-32
Power steering ··················\
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·····4-31
Tilt steering ··················\
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Storage compartment ··················\
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Center console storage ··················\
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Glove box ··················\
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Luggage box ··················\
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Multi box ··················\
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