2015 KIA SOUL rear view mirror

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Features of your vehicle
Outside rearview mirror defroster (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside rearview mirror defrosters,
they will operate at the same time you
turn on the rear window defroster.
Front wiper deicer (if equipped)
The front wiper deicer will operate at
the same time you turn on the front
windshield defroster.
To turn off the wiper deicer, press the front windshield defroster but-
ton again.
The front wiper deicer automatical- ly turns off after approximately 20
minutes or when the ignition switch
is turned off.

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Features of your vehicle
For maximum defrosting, set thetemperature control to the extreme
right/hot position and the fan speed
control to the highest speed.
If warm air to the floor is desired while defrosting or defogging, set the
mode to the floor-defrost position.
Before driving, clear all snow and ice from the windshield, rear win-
dow, outside rear view mirrors, and
all side windows.
Clear all snow and ice from the hood and air inlet in the cowl grille
to improve heater and defroster
efficiency and to reduce the proba-
bility of fogging up inside of the
windshield.Manual climate control system
To defog inside windshield
1. Select any fan speed except “0” position.
2. Select desired temperature.
3. Select the or mode.
4. The outside (fresh) air and air con- ditioning will be selected automat-
ically.
If the air conditioning and outside
(fresh) air position are not selected
automatically, press the correspon-
ding button manually.
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
OPS043181
WARNING - Windshield heating
Do not use the or posi-
tion during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The
difference between the temper-
ature of the outside air and that
of the windshield could cause
the outer surface of the wind-
shield to fog up, causing loss of
visibility. In this case, set the
mode selection knob or button
to the position and fan
speed control knob or button to
the lower speed.

Features of your vehicle
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Luggage box (if equipped)
You can place a first aid kit, a reflec-
tor triangle, tools, etc. in the box for
easy access.
OPS043198
WARNING- Sunglass
holder
Do not keep objects except sunglasses inside the sun-
glass holder. Such objects
can be thrown from the holder
in the event of a sudden stop
or an accident, possibly injur-
ing the passengers in the
vehicle.
Do not open the sunglass holder while the vehicle is
moving. The rear view mirror
of the vehicle can be blocked
by an opened sunglass holder.

Driving your vehicle
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Before entering vehicle
• Be sure that all windows, outsidemirror(s), and outside lights are
clean.
Check the condition of the tires.
Check under the vehicle for any sign of leaks.
Be sure there are no obstacles behind you if you intend to back up.
Necessary inspections
Fluid levels, such as engine oil,
engine coolant, brake fluid, and
washer fluid should be checked on a
regular basis, at the exact interval
depending on the fluid. Further
details are provided in chapter 7,
“Maintenance”.
Before starting
Close and lock all doors.
Position the seat so that all con-trols are easily reached.
Buckle your seat belt.
Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors.
Be sure that all lights work.
Check all gauges.
Check the operation of warning lights when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position.
Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light
goes out.
For safe operation, be sure you are
familiar with your vehicle and its
equipment.
BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle con-
trol, that may lead to an acci-
dent, severe personal injury,
and death. The driver’s primary
responsibility is in the safe and
legal operation of a vehicle, and
use of any handheld devices,
other equipment, or vehicle sys-
tems which take the driver’s
eyes, attention and focus away
from the safe operation of a
vehicle or which are not permis-
sible by law should never be
used during operation of the
vehicle.

Index
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Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37Cruise control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
To cancel cruise control, do one of the following . . 5-40
To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
To increase cruise control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
To resume cruising speed at more thanapproximately 20 mph (30 km/h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on. . 5-39
To turn cruise control off, do one of the following. . 5-41
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Dashboard, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Daytime running light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Defogging logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-98 Front wiper deicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Outside rearview mirror defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12\
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Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination . . 4-51 Displays, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Do not install a child restraint on the front
passenger’s seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
17 Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Drinks holders, see cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Driving in the rain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Evaporative emission control System . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-2
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
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Index
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Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Outside Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12\
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Glove box lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Gross vehicle weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Headlamp escort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Headlight bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75
Headlight position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Headrest(rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Heated steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-100 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Hight adjustment (seat belt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54 Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-29
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-42
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Ignition key interlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Illuminated engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
52
Instrument panel illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Instrument panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91\
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131 Cargo area cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Luggage net holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
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Index
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Rear seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Seat air ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Interior lamp auto cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93 Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Interior lamp auto cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Portable lamp usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Interior overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Auto start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Auto stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Condition of ISG system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
ISG system deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
ISG system malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Jump starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 4-4
Battery replacement (Remote keyless entry) . . . . . . . 4-7
Battery replacement (Smart key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8,14
Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4,10
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Label Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58 A/V Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
LCD modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Master Warning Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Turn By Turn Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
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User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
LCD modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58\
LCD Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74\
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-85 Auto light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Headlamp escort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Headlight position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
One-touch lane change function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Parking light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Luggage net holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . 7-23
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100 Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Manual transaxle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14 Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Manual transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Master Warning Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-45 Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Moonroof, see Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34M