2012 KIA Soul stop start

Index
2I
Active eco system ··················\
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····5-41
Advanced lighting speaker··················\
··················\
·······4-111
Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
················3-56
Air bag warning light··················\
··················\
·················3-35\
Air bags··················\
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··3-32Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-56
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
············3-35
Curtain air bag··················\
··················\
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·····3-48
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
·····3-44
Occupant detection system··················\
··················\
····3-38
Side impact air bag··················\
··················\
················3-47
SRS components and functions ··················\
··············3-36
Air cleaner ··················\
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···············7-34
Antenna (Roof) ··················\
··················\
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······4-109
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
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··5-28
Appearance care··················\
··················\
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·······7-66 Exterior care ··················\
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········7-66
Interior care ··················\
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·········7-71
Armrest(front) ··················\
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············3-9
Ashtray ··················\
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·4-100
Audio system ··················\
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·········4-109 Advanced lighting speaker ··················\
··················\
··4-111
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
·············4-111
Roof antenna ··················\
··················\
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·····4-109
Steering wheel audio control··················\
·················4-110 Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-85
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-92
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-87
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-88
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
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·5-20 Sports mode··················\
··················\
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·········5-22
Automatic transaxle shift position indicator ·················4-49\
Aux, USB and iPod··················\
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··················\
4-111
Base curb weight ··················\
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·····5-57
Battery··················\
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····7-38
Battery saver function··················\
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················4-65
Before driving ··················\
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············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-101
Brake system··················\
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············5-25 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················5-28
Electronic stability control(ESC) ··················\
············5-30
Hill-start assist control ··················\
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··········5-33
Parking brake ··················\
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······5-26
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
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·······5-25
Vehicle stability management ··················\
·················5-34\
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
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···7-31
Bulb wattage ··················\
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··············8-2
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button·················5-8
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Index
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Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
·················4-10\
1
Driver's 3-point seat belt··················\
··················\
············3-15
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··················\
··········3-44
Driving at night··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-46
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-47
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-47
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-42
Electric chromic mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-36
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-34
Electronic stability control(ESC)··················\
·················5-30\
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
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····6-4Jump starting ··················\
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·········6-5
Push starting ··················\
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··········6-6
Emergency while driving··················\
··················\
·············6-3
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-72 Crankcase emission control system ··················\
········7-72
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·····7-72
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
············7-73
Engine ··················\
··················\
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······8-2
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··2-4
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-28
Engine number ··················\
··················\
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···········8-8
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
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·················7-26\
Engine overheats··················\
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··················\
········6-7
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-8 Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-42
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
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···6-4
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·········7-72
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-73\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-22
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-66
Exterior features··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-107
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-107
Flat tire (with spare tire) ··················\
··················\
············6-13 Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-14
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-19
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-14
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
4
Fluid Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
················7-31
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-32
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-10
Front passenger and rear seat belt ··················\
···············3-17
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-27
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-43
Fuel requirements ··················\
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······1-3
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Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-102
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
···········4-103
Sunvisor··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-101
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-72
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······2-2
ISG (Idle stop and go) system ··················\
··················\
···5-13
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-5
Key position ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············5-5
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-2
Label Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-56
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
··················\
····8-8
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-46
Tire specification and pressure label··················\
·········8-8
Vehicle certification label··················\
··················\
········8-7
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-65 Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···········4-65
Headlamp escort ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-65 Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-29
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Luggage box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-99
Luggage net ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-104
Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···········7-22
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··············7-4
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-21
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-9
Owner maintenance··················\
··················\
·················7-6
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
················7-8
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-46
Maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
··················\
7-8 Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-21
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-9
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-4
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-76 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-81
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-84
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-77
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-17
Manual transaxle shift indicator ··················\
··················\
4-49
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-56
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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
Smart key function
1.Door lock
2.Door unlock
3.Tailgate unlock
4.Panic (if equipped)
Locking
Using the door handle button
1.Close all doors, engine hood andtailgate.
2.Press the button of the outside door handle.
3.All doors and tailgate will lock. The hazard warning lights will blink and
the chime will sound once.
4.Make sure that doors are locked by checking the door lock button
inside the vehicle or pulling the out-
side door handle. The button will only operate when
the smart key is within 0.7~1m
(28~40in.) from the outside door
handle.
Even though you press the outside door handle button, the doors will
not lock and the chime will sound
for 3 seconds if any of following
occur:
- The smart key is in the vehicle.
- The engine start/stop button is inACC or ON position.
- Any door except the tailgate is open.
SMART KEY (IF EQUIPPED)
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12
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Panic
1.Press the panic button(4) for more
than 0.5 second.
2.The horn sounds and hazard warn- ing light flash for about 30 sec-
onds.
To stop the horn and lights, press
any button on the smart key.
Start-up
You can start the engine without
inserting the key. For detailed infor-
mation refer to the “Engine start/stop
button” in section 5.
Loss of the smart key
A maximum of 2 smart keys can be
registered to a single vehicle.
If you happen to lose your smart key,
you will not be able to start the
engine. You should immediately take
the vehicle and remaining key to your
authorized Kia dealer(tow the vehi-
cle, if necessary) to protect it from
potential theft.
Smart key precautions
The smart key will not work if any of the following occur:
- The smart key is close to a radio transmitter such as a radio sta-
tion or an airport which can inter-
fere with normal operation of the
smart key.
- The smart key is near a mobile two way radio system or a cellu-
lar phone.
- Another vehicle’s smart key is being operated close to your
vehicle.
When the smart key does not work correctly, open and close the door
with the mechanical key and con-
tact an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION - Smart key
Keep the smart key away fromwater or any liquid as it canbecome damaged and not func-tion properly. If the smart key isinoperative due to exposure towater or liquids, it will not becovered by your manufacturer'svehicle warranty.

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Features of your vehicle
Door lock/unlock in an emer-
gency situation
If the smart key does not operate
normally, you can lock or unlock the
doors by using the mechanical key.
1.Press and hold the release button(1) and remove the mechanical key
(2).
2.Insert the key into the hole of the outside door handle. Turn the key
toward the rear of the vehicle to
lock and toward the front of the
vehicle to unlock.
3. To reinstall the mechanical key, put the key into the hole and push
it until a click sound is heard.
Smart key immobilizer system
Your vehicle is equipped with an elec-
tronic engine immobilizer system to
reduce the risk of unauthorized vehi-
cle use.
Your immobilizer system is com-
prised of a small transponder in the
smart key and electronic devices
inside the vehicle.
With the immobilizer system, when-
ever you turn the engine start/stop
button to the ON position by pressing
the button while carrying the smart
key, it checks and determines and
verifies if the smart key is valid or
not.
If the key is determined to be valid,
the engine will start.
If the key is determined to be invalid,
the engine will not start.
To deactivate the immobilizer
system:
Turn the engine start/stop button to
the ON position by pressing the but-
ton while carrying the smart key.
To activate the immobilizer sys-tem:
Turn the engine start/stop button to
the OFF position. The immobilizer
system activates automatically.
Without a valid smart key for your
vehicle, the engine will not start.
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Features of your vehicle
14
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✽
✽
NOTICE
When starting the engine, do not use
the key with other immobilizer keys
around. Otherwise the engine may
not start or may stop soon after it
starts. Keep each key separate in
order to avoid a starting malfunc-
tion.
If you need additional keys or lose
your keys, consult an authorized Kia
dealer.
Battery replacement
A smart key battery should last for
several years, but if the smart key is
not working properly, try replacing
the battery with a new one. If you are
unsure how to use your smart key or
replace the battery, contact an
authorized Kia dealer.
1. Pry open the rear cover of the
smart key.
2. Replace the battery with a new battery (CR2032). When replacing
the battery, make sure the battery
positive “+” symbol faces down as
indicated in the illustration. 3. Install the battery in the reverse
order of removal.
The smart key is designed to give
you years of trouble-free use, howev-
er it can malfunction if exposed to
moisture or static electricity. If you
are unsure how to use or replace the
battery, contact an authorized Kia
dealer.
OEN040208
CAUTION
Do not put metal accessories near the smart key.
The engine may not startbecause the metal accessoriesmay interrupt the transpondersignal from transmitting normal-ly.