2015 KIA SOUL coolant

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Maintenance
For mixture percentage, refer to the
following table.Changing the coolant
Have the coolant changed by an
authorized Kia dealer according to
the Maintenance Schedule at the
beginning of this chapter.
Put a thick cloth around the radiator
cap before refilling the coolant in
order to prevent the coolant from
overflowing into engine parts such as
the alternator.
OPS073005
Ambient
Temperature Mixture Percentage
(volume)
Antifreeze Water
5°F (-15°C)35 65
-13°F (-25°C)4060
-31°F (-35°C)5050
-49°F (-45°C)6040
WARNING
Radiator cap
Do not remove the radiator cap
when the engine and radiator
are hot. Scalding hot coolant
and steam may blow out under
pressure which may result in
serious injury.

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Cold Tire Pressure: The amount of
air pressure in a tire, measured in
pounds per square inch (psi) or kilo-
pascals (kPa) before a tire has built
up heat from driving.
Curb Weight: This means the weight
of a motor vehicle with standard and
optional equipment including the
maximum capacity of fuel, oil and
coolant, but without passengers and
cargo.
DOT Markings: A code molded into
the sidewall of a tire signifying that
the tire is in compliance with the U.S.
Department of Transportation motor
vehicle safety standards. The DOT
code includes the Tire Identification
Number (TIN), an alphanumeric des-
ignator which can also identify the
tire manufacturer, production plant,
brand and date of production.
GVWR: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GAWR FRT: Gross Axle Weight
Rating for the Front Axle.
GAWR RR: Gross Axle Weight
Rating for the Rear axle. Intended Outboard Sidewall
: The
side of an asymmetrical tire, that
must always face outward when
mounted on a vehicle.
Kilopascal (kPa): The metric unit for
air pressure.
Load Index: An assigned number
ranging from 1 to 279 that corre-
sponds to the load carrying capacity
of a tire.
Maximum Inflation Pressure : The
maximum air pressure to which a
cold tire may be inflated. The maxi-
mum air pressure is molded onto the
sidewall.
Maximum Load Rating : The load
rating for a tire at the maximum per-
missible inflation pressure for that
tire.
Maximum Loaded Vehicle Weight:
The sum of curb weight; accessory
weight; vehicle capacity weight; and
production options weight.
Normal Occupant Weight:The
number of occupants a vehicle is
designed to seat multiplied by 150
pounds (68 kg). Occupant Distribution
: Designated
seating positions.
Outward Facing Sidewall: The side
of a asymmetrical tire that has a par-
ticular side that faces outward when
mounted on a vehicle. The outward
facing sidewall bears white lettering
or bears manufacturer, brand, and/or
model name molding that is higher or
deeper than the same moldings on
the inner facing sidewall.
Passenger (P-Metric) Tire : A tire
used on passenger cars and some
light duty trucks and multipurpose
vehicles.
Recommended Inflation Pressure :
Vehicle manufacturer's recommend-
ed tire inflation pressure and shown
on the tire placard.
Radial Ply Tire : A pneumatic tire in
which the ply cords that extend to the
beads are laid at 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread.
Rim: A metal support for a tire and
upon which the tire beads are seated.
Sidewall: The portion of a tire
between the tread and the bead.

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Canister
Fuel vapors generated inside the fuel
tank are absorbed and stored in the
onboard canister. When the engine is
running, the fuel vapors absorbed in
the canister are drawn into the surge
tank through the purge control sole-
noid valve.
Purge Control Solenoid Valve
(PCSV)
The purge control solenoid valve is
controlled by the Engine Control
Module (ECM); when the engine
coolant temperature is low during
idling, the PCSV closes so that evap-
orated fuel is not taken into the
engine. After the engine warms up
during ordinary driving, the PCSV
opens to introduce evaporated fuel to
the engine.
3. Exhaust emission control
system
The Exhaust Emission Control
System is a highly effective system
which controls exhaust emissions
while maintaining good vehicle per-
formance.
Vehicle modifications
This vehicle should not be modified.
Modification of your vehicle could
affect its performance, safety or
durability and may even violate gov-
ernmental safety and emissions reg-
ulations.
In addition, damage or performance
problems resulting from any modifi-
cation may not be covered under
warranty.
If you use unauthorized electronic
devices, it may cause the vehicle to
operate abnormally, wire damage,
battery discharge and fire. For your
safety, do not use unauthorized
electronic devices.
Engine exhaust gas precautions
(carbon monoxide)
Carbon monoxide can be present with other exhaust fumes.
Therefore, if you smell exhaust
fumes of any kind inside your vehi-
cle, have it inspected and repaired
immediately. If you ever suspect
exhaust fumes are coming into
your vehicle, drive it only with all
the windows fully open. Have your
vehicle checked and repaired
immediately.
WARNING - Exhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain
carbon monoxide (CO). Though
colorless and odorless, it is
dangerous and could be lethal if
inhaled. Follow the instructions
on this page to avoid CO poi-
soning.

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
LubricantVolume Classification
Coolant1.6 Engine
M/T
5.39 US qt. (5.1 l)
Mixture of antifreeze and distilled water
(Ethylene glycol base coolant for aluminum radiator)
A/T5.29 US qt. (5.0 l)
2.0 EngineM/T5.39 US qt. (5.1 l)
A/T5.29 US qt. (5.0 l)
Brake/Clutch fluid 0.7~0.8 US qt.
(0.7~0.8 l) FMVSS116 DOT-3 or DOT-4
Fuel 14.26 US gal. (54 l)
Refer to “Fuel requirements” in chapter 1

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Index
Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Aux, USB and iPod
®port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-43
Battery replacement (Remote keyless entry) . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Battery replacement (Smart key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Parking brake - Hand type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Brakes/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . 5-9 Capacities (Lubricants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Care
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46\
Cargo area cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29 Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31\
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
127
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108,120,7-37
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . 4-50
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
129
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-29
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
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Index
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Engine Coolant Temperature guage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
27
Engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Illuminated engine start/stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Starting the engine with a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Evaporative emission control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-23
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141 Mounting bracket for roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-13 Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137 Fluid
Brakes/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Front seat adjustment - Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Front seat adjustment - power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Front wiper deicer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54\
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Do not use methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . 1-3
Gasoline containing MMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63\
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-61 Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Instrument panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Multi fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-65
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-52 Engine Coolant Temperature guage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
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Index
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Vehicle weight glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
GVW (Gross vehicle weight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-24 Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Defogging logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Windshield wiper/washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55 Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Change to "winter weight" oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57 Check spark plugs and ignition system . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Don’t let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . . 5-58
Snowy or icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
To keep locks from freezing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system . .
5-57
Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant. . . . . . . . . 5-57
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Wipers and Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90 Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Rear window wiper/washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Windshield wiper/washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
W