2015 KIA SOUL service

Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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Your vehicle must be accessible to our dispatch transport
vehicle, as determined by our driver, to receive this serv-
ice. In the event that Kia does not have a dealer or an
alternative service location available in a particular loca-
tion, Kia will work with a reputable local service facility to
ensure that you receive prompt service. Warranty repairs
are performed at no cost.
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NOTICE
Roadside Assistance benefits are not available for any
Kia vehicle that has ever been or should be issued a “sal-
vage” title or similar “branded” title under any state’s
law or has been declared a “total loss” or equivalent by
a financial institution or insurance company.
Trip interruption
Trip interruption expense benefits are provided in the
event that a warranty-related disablement occurs more
than 150 miles from your home, and the repairs require
more than 24 hours to complete. Reasonable reimburse-
ment is included for meals, lodging, or rental vehicle
expenses. Trip interruption coverage is limited to $100
per day subject to a three day maximum limit per incident.
You must contact the Kia Roadside Assistance Center to
obtain pre-authorization of expenses. Once the Kia
Roadside Assistance Center gives authorization for trip
interruption benefits, they will assist you in making the
necessary arrangements. Insurance deductibles,
expenses, and claims paid by your insurance company or
other providers are not eligible for reimbursement.
Fleet vehicles are excluded from reimbursement under
Kia’s Trip Interruption Policy.

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
Registering your vehicle in a foreign country
If you plan to register your vehicle in a foreign country,
you should confirm that it conforms to the regulations in
that country. Even if you successfully register the vehicle
in a foreign country, you may experience the following
problems and should therefore consider the possibility of
having to deal with them:
1. The fuel specified for your vehicle may be unavailable.If other than the specified fuel is used, it could cause
damage to the engine, the fuel injection system, and
other fuel-related parts which may not be covered
under your New Vehicle Emissions Limited Warranty.
2. We must, therefore, clearly state that when you leave the country in which you purchased your Kia new and
register it in another country, problems arising from the
use of fuel other than the specified fuel are not subject
to manufacturer’s warranty. Because vehicles like
yours may not be marketed in the new country of reg-
istration, parts, servicing techniques and tools neces-
sary to maintain and repair your vehicle may be
unavailable.
Even if vehicles like yours are sold there, mechanical
specifications required by the government may vary
enough from the country of purchase to cause addi-
tional problems. 3. There may not be an Authorized Kia Dealer in the area
in which you plan to register your vehicle. You may
additionally experience difficulty in obtaining services
in a foreign country for any number of reasons.
Further, we cannot assume any responsibility for prob-
lems that result from unsatisfactory service or lack of
service outside of the United States.

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could
cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Kia
Motors America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy cam-
paign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in indi-
vidual problems between you, your dealer, or Kia Motors
America, Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety
Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., West
Building, Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov.The following publications are available on
www.KiaTechinfo.com at no charge.
Service manual:
This manual covers maintenance and recommended pro-
cedures for repair to engine and chassis components. It
is written for the Journeyman mechanic, but is simple
enough for most mechanically inclined owners to under-
stand.
Electrical troubleshooting manual:
This manual complements the Service Manual by provid-
ing indepth troubleshooting information for each electrical
circuit in your vehicle.
Owner's manual:
This manual describes the overall features and operating
procedures for the vehicle.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
(U.S. ONLY)
ONLINE FACTORY AUTHORIZED MANUALS
(U.S. ONLY)

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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

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Index
Mounting bracket for roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Multi fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
65
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
55
ODS see the Occupant Detection System . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
One-touch lane change function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Outside rearview mirror defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Outside Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Parking brake - Hand type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Parking light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Portable lamp usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Power window lock button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Pre-tensioner seat belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24 Rear camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
Rear center belt - 3 Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Rear seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Rear window wiper/washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Recommended SAE viscosity number. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4,10
Reducing the risk of a rollover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Replacement light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94\
Rotation (Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Seat air ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Seat belt Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
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Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-163 Point rear center belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Hight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Seat belt Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Seat cooler see air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 3-2 Armrest (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Front seat adjustment - Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Front seat adjustment - power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Headrest(rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Shift lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52\
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10,1\
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Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
55
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
6-15 Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Starting the engine with a key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Starting the engine with a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40 Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
FLEX STEER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-42
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129