2012 KIA Soul cruise control

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Index
Camera(Rearview) ··················\
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···4-63
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
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················8-4
CareExterior care ··················\
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········7-66
Interior care ··················\
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·········7-71
Tire care··················\
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···············7-41
Cargo capacity ··················\
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·········5-53
Cargo screen ··················\
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··········4-105
Cargo weight ··················\
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············5-57
Center console storage ··················\
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Central door lock switch··················\
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············4-18
Certification label ··················\
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····5-55
Certification label ··················\
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······8-7
Changing tires ··················\
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··········6-14
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
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·7-42
Child restraint system ··················\
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················3-24 Lower anchor ··················\
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······3-29
Seat belt ··················\
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···············3-26
Tether anchor system··················\
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·············3-28
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
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···4-19
Cigarette lighter ··················\
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·····4-100
Climate control air filter ··················\
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Clothes hanger ··················\
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·······4-103 Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-40
Compact spare tire ··················\
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···6-19
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
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7-45
Coolant ··················\
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···7-28
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-28
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
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Cruise control system ··················\
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················5-37
Cup holder ··················\
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Curtain air bag ··················\
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·········3-48
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel
illumination ··················\
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·········4-41
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
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Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
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Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
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···4-96
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
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···········4-75
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
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············4-94
Dimensions ··················\
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Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination ··················\
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·········4-41
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
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4-40
Door locks··················\
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················4-16 Central door lock switch ··················\
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·······4-18
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
················4-19
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Your vehicle at a glance
INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
1. Instrument Cluster ............................4-40
2. Light Control / Turn Signals ..............4-65
3. Audio Controls* ..............................4-110
4. Advanced Lighting Speaker* ..........4-111
5. Driver's Front Air Bag .......................3-44
6. Auto Cruise Controls*.......................5-37
7. Wiper/Washer ...................................4-69
8. Vent Controls ....................................4-79
9. Engine start/stop button*....................5-8
10. Active ECO button* ........................5-41
11. Hazard Warning Flasher Switch ........................................4-64, 6-2
12. Passenger air bag OFF indicator ...3-38
13. Climate Control System ........4-76, 4-85
14. Shift Lever .............................5-17, 5-20
15. Brake Pedal
16. Accelerator Pedal
17. Parking Brake .................................5-26
18. Glove Box .......................................4-98
19. Passenger's Front Air Bag .............3-44
* if equipped
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Features of your vehicle
ESC OFF indicator (if equipped)
The ESC OFF indicator will illumi-
nate when the ignition switch is
turned ON, but should go off after
approximately 3 seconds. To switch
to ESC function off, press the ESC
OFF button. The ESC OFF indicator
will illuminate indicating the ESC is
deactivated.
Cruise indicators (if equipped)
CRUISE indicator
The indicator illuminates when the
cruise control system is enabled.
The cruise indicator in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the cruise
control ON-OFF switch on the steer-
ing wheel is pushed.
The indicator goes off when the
cruise control ON-OFF switch is
pushed again. For more information
about the use of cruise control, refer
to “Cruise control system” in section
5. Cruise SET indicator
The indicator illuminates when the
cruise function switch (SET - or RES
+) is ON.
The cruise SET indicator in the
instrument cluster is illuminated
when the cruise control switch (SET
- or RES +) is pushed.
The cruise SET indicator does not
illuminate when the cruise control
switch (CANCEL) is pushed or the
system is disengaged.
SET
CRUISE

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Before driving / 5-3
Key positions / 5-5
Engine start/stop button / 5-8
ISG (Idle stop and go) system / 5-13
Manual Transaxle / 5-17
Automatic transaxle / 5-20
Brake system / 5-25
Cruise control system / 5-37
Active eco system / 5-41
Economical operation / 5-42
Special driving conditions / 5-44
Winter driving / 5-49
Trailer towing / 5-51
Vehicle load limit / 5-52
Vehicle weight / 5-57
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Driving your vehicle
CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
The cruise control system allows you
to program the vehicle to maintain a
constant speed without pressing the
accelerator pedal.
This system is designed to function
above approximately 40 km/h (25
mph).
If the cruise control is left on(CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument cluster illuminated), the
cruise control can be switched on
accidentally. Keep the cruise con-
trol system off (CRUISE indicator
light OFF) when the cruise control
is not in use, to avoid inadvertently
setting a speed.
Use the cruise control system only when traveling on open highways
in good weather.
Do not use the cruise control when driving in heavy or varying traffic,
or on slippery (rainy, icy or snow-
covered) or winding roads or over
6% up-hill or down-hill roads.✽ ✽ NOTICE
During normal cruise control opera-
tion, when the SET switch is activat-
ed or reactivated after applying the
brakes, the cruise control will ener-
gize after approximately 3 seconds.
The delay is normal.
To set cruise control speed:
1. Push the CRUISE ON-OFF button
on the steering wheel, to turn the
system on. The CRUISE indicator
light in the instrument cluster will
illuminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than 40 km/h
(25 mph).
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WARNING - Misuse
cruise control
Do not use cruise control if the
traffic situation does not allow
you to drive safely at a constant
speed and with sufficient dis-
tance to the vehicle in front.

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3. Push the SET - switch, and
release it at the desired speed.
The SET indicator light in the
instrument cluster will illuminate.
Release the accelerator at the
same time. The desired speed will
automatically be maintained.
On a steep grade, the vehicle mayslow down or speed up slightly whilegoing downhill.
To increase cruise control set
speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Push the RES + switch and hold it. Your vehicle will accelerate. Release
the switch at the speed you want.
Push the RES + switch and release it immediately. The cruising speed
will increase by 1.6 km/h (1.0 mph)
each time the RES + switch is oper-
ated in this manner.
To decrease the cruising
speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Push the SET - switch and hold it.
Your vehicle will gradually slow
down. Release the switch at the
speed you want to maintain.
Push the SET - switch and release it immediately. The cruising speed
will decrease by 1.6 km/h (1.0
mph) each time the SET - switch is
operated in this manner.
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Driving your vehicle
To temporarily accelerate with
the cruise control on:
If you want to speed up temporarily
when the cruise control is on,
depress the accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere
with cruise control operation or
change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your
foot off the accelerator.
To cancel cruise control, do
one of the following:
Press the brake pedal.
Press the clutch pedal with a man-ual transaxle.
Shift into N (Neutral) with an auto- matic transaxle.
Push the CANCEL switch located on the steering wheel.
Decrease the vehicle speed lower than the memory speed by 20
km/h (12 mph).
Decrease the vehicle speed to less than approximately 40 km/h (25
mph).
Each of these actions will cancelcruise control operation (the SETindicator light in the instrument clus-ter will go off), but it will not turn thesystem off. If you wish to resumecruise control operation, push theRES + switch located on your steer-ing wheel. You will return to your pre-viously preset speed.
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To resume cruising speed at
more than approximately 40
km/h (25 mph):
If any method other than the
CRUISE ON-OFF switch was used
to cancel cruising speed and the sys-
tem is still activated, the most recent
set speed will automatically resume
when the RES + switch is pushed.
It will not resume, however, if the
vehicle speed has dropped below
approximately 40 km/h (25 mph).
To turn cruise control off, do
one of the following:
Push the CRUISE ON-OFF button
(the CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument cluster will go off).
Turn the ignition off.
Both of these actions will cancel the cruise control operation. If you wantto resume the cruise control opera-tion, repeat the steps provided in “Toset cruise control speed” on the pre-vious page.
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