2016 KIA Soul air condition

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All season tires
Kia specifies all season tires on
some models to provide good per-
formance for use all year round,
including snowy and icy road condi-
tions. All season tires are identified
by ALL SEASON and/or M+S (Mud
and Snow) on the tire sidewall. Snow
tires have better snow traction than
all season tires and may be more
appropriate in some areas.
Summer tires
Kia specifies summer tires on some
models to provide superior perform-
ance on dry roads. Summer tire per-
formance is substantially reduced in
snow and ice. Summer tires do not
have the tire traction rating M+S
(Mud and Snow) on the tire side wall.
if you plan to operate your vehicle in
snowy or icy conditions, Kia recom-
mends the use of snow tires or all
season tires on all four wheels.
Snow tires
If you equip your vehicle with snow
tires, they should be the same size
and have the same load capacity as
the original tires. Snow tires should
be installed on all four wheels; other-
wise, poor handling may result.
Snow tires should carry 28 kPa (4
psi) more air pressure than the pres-
sure recommended for the standard
tires on the tire label on the driver's
side of the center pillar, or up to the
maximum pressure shown on the tire
sidewall, whichever is less.
Do not drive faster than 120 km/h (75
mph) when your vehicle is equipped
with snow tires.
Radial-ply tires
Radial-ply tires provide improved
tread life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride. The radi-
al-ply tires used on this vehicle are of
belted construction, and are selected
to complement the ride and handling
characteristics of your vehicle.
Radial-ply tires have the same load
carrying capacity, as bias-ply or bias
belted tires of the same size, and use
the same recommended inflation
pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
not recommended. Any combina-
tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: Identical radial-ply tires should
always be used as a set of four.

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Longer wearing tires can be more
susceptible to irregular tread wear. It
is very important to follow the tire
rotation interval shown in this section
to achieve the tread life potential of
these tires. Cuts and punctures in
radial-ply tires are repairable only in
the tread area, because of sidewall
flexing. Consult your tire dealer for
radial-ply tire repairs.Low aspect ratio tire
(if equipped)
Low aspect ratio tires, whose aspect
ratio is lower than 50, are provided
for sporty looks.
Because the low aspect ratio tires
are optimized for handling and brak-
ing, it may be more uncomfortable to
ride in and there is more noise com-
pare with normal tires.
CAUTION
Because the sidewall of the lowaspect ratio tire is shorter thanthe normal, the wheel and tire ofthe low aspect ratio tire is easi-er to be damaged. So, follow theinstructions below.
- When driving on a rough road or off road, drive cautiouslybecause tires and wheels maybe damaged. And after driving,inspect tires and wheels.
- When passing over a pothole, speed bump, manhole, or curbstone, drive slowly so that thetires and wheels are not dam-aged.
- If the tire is impacted, we rec- ommend that you inspect thetire condition or contact anauthorized Kia dealer.
- To prevent damage to the tire, inspect the tire condition andpressure every 3,000km.

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High-corrosion areas
If you live in an area where your vehi-
cle is regularly exposed to corrosive
materials, corrosion protection is
particularly important. Some of the
common causes of accelerated cor-
rosion are road salts, dust control
chemicals, ocean air and industrial
pollution.
Moisture breeds corrosion
Moisture creates the conditions in
which corrosion is most likely to
occur. For example, corrosion is
accelerated by high humidity, partic-
ularly when temperatures are just
above freezing. In such conditions,
the corrosive material is kept in con-
tact with the vehicle’s surface by
moisture that evaporates slowly.
Mud is particularly corrosive
because it dries slowly and holds
moisture in contact with the vehicle.
Although the mud appears to be dry,
it can still retain the moisture and
promote corrosion. High temperatures can also acceler-
ate corrosion of parts that are not
properly ventilated so the moisture
can be dispersed. For all these rea-
sons, it is particularly important to
keep your vehicle clean and free of
mud or accumulations of other mate-
rials. This applies not only to the vis-
ible surfaces but particularly to the
underside of the vehicle.
To help prevent corrosion
You can help prevent corrosion from
beginning by observing the following:
Keep your vehicle clean
The best way to prevent corrosion is
to keep your vehicle clean and free
of corrosive materials. Attention to
the underside of the vehicle is partic-
ularly important.
If you live in a high-corrosion area
— where road salts are used, near
the ocean, areas with industrial
pollution, acid rain, etc.—, you
should take extra care to prevent
corrosion. In winter, hose off the
underside of your vehicle at least
once a month and be sure to clean
the underside thoroughly when
winter is over.
vehicle, give particular attention to
the components under the fenders
and other areas that are hidden
from view. Do a thorough job; just
dampening the accumulated mud
rather than washing it away will
accelerate corrosion rather than
prevent it. Water under high pres-
sure and steam are particularly
effective in removing accumulated
mud and corrosive materials.

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Do not operate the engine in con-
fined or closed areas (such as
garages) any more than what is
necessary to move the vehicle in or
out of the area.
When the vehicle is stopped in an open area for more than a short
time with the engine running,
adjust the ventilation system (as
needed) to draw outside air into the
vehicle.
Never sit in a parked or stopped vehicle for any extended time with
the engine running.
When the engine stalls or fails to start, excessive attempts to restart
the engine may cause damage to
the emission control system.Operating precautions for catalyt-
ic converters
WARNING
- Catalytic converter
Keep away from the catalytic
converter and exhaust system
while the vehicle is running or
immediately thereafter. The
exhaust and catalytic systems
are very hot and may burn you.
WARNING - Fire
Do not park, idle or drive the vehicle over or near flamma-
ble objects, such as grass,
vegetation, paper, leaves, etc.
A hot exhaust system can
ignite flammable items under
your vehicle.
Also, do not remove the heat sink around the exhaust sys-
tem, do not seal the bottom of
the vehicle or do not coat the
vehicle for corrosion control.
It may present a fire risk under
certain conditions.

Specifications & Consumer information
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
8-2
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Capacity/Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . 8-6
• Recommended sae viscosity number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
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Specifications & Consumer information
CAPACITY/WEIGHT
Item1.6 Engine 2.0 Engine
M/T A/T M/T A/T
Gross vehicle weight
kg (lbs.)1,740 (3,836) 1,770 (3,902) 1,770 (3,902) 1,860 (4,100)
Luggage volume (SAE) l(cu ft) Min : 686 (24.2)
Max : 1,735 (61.3)
Min : Behind rear seat to upper edge of the seat back.
Max : Behind front seat to roof.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
ItemWeight of volume Classification
Refrigerant
550g R-134a
Compressor lubricant
110g FD46XG (IDEMITSU)
We recommend that you contact an authorized Kia dealer for more details.

Index
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Active ECO system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42Active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Limitation of Active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
When Active ECO is activated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . 3-39 Adding equipment to or modifying yourair bag-equipped vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Additional safety precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Do not Installing a child restraint on a front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
How does the air bag system operate . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag . . 3-57
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
SRS care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62\
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102 Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Aux and USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Speaker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114 Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-115
Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-53 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
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Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine stalls while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If you have a flat tire while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Instrument Cluster Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135 Cargo area cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Luggage net holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Rear seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Seat air ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97 Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Interior lamp AUTO cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97 Portable lamp usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
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
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 4-4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
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