2016 KIA Soul inflation pressure

Maintenance
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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.

Specifications & Consumer information
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TIRES AND WHEELS
CAUTION
When replacing tires, use the same size originally supplied with the vehicle.Using tires of a different size can damage the related parts or make it work irregularly.
Item Tire size Wheel sizee Inflation pressure bar kPa (psi)
Wheel lug nut torque Kg·m (lb·ft, N·m)
Normal load
()Maximum load()
Front Rear Front Rear
Full size tire 205/60R16 6.5JX16
230 (33) 230 (33) 230 (33) 230 (33)
9~11
(65~79, 88~107)
215/55R17 6.5JX17
235/45R18 7.5JX18
Compact spare tire (if equipped) T125/80D16 4.0TX16 420 (60) 420 (60) 420 (60) 420 (60)
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NOTICE
We recommend that when replacing tires, use the same originally supplied with the vehicles.
If not, that affects driving performance.

Index
4I
Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
36 Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Illuminated engine start/stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Starting the engine with a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-32
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145 Mounting bracket for roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Foward collision warning system (FCWS) . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Opening the fuel filler lid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Do not use methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . 1-3
Gasoline containing MMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Use of MTBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-71 Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 7-74 Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-32 Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
If the engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
If the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 If engine doesn’t turn over or turns over slowly . . . . 6-4
If engine turns over normally but does not start . . . . 6-4
If you have a flat tire (with Spare Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Jack label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Use of temporary compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
If you have a flat tire (with Tire Mobility Kit). . . . . . . 6-18 Checking the tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Components of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Distributing the sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Notes on the safe use of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . 6-23
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Index
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Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-24Closing the tailgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Emergency tailgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Opening the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56,8-4 Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-56
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-60
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-25 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Removable towing hook (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Trailer Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72 Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73\
Vehicle Break-In Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle handling instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Vehicle weight glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71 Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
GVW (Gross vehicle weight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76 Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43 Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-26 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
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