2017 KIA SOUL seats

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Driving your vehicle
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✽NOTICE
Overloading your vehicle may cause
damage. Repairs would not be cov-
ered by your warranty. Do not over-
load your vehicle.
WARNING- Loose cargo
Do not travel with unsecured
blunt objects in the passenger
compartment of your vehicle
(e.g. suit cases or unsecured
child seats). These items may
strike occupant during a sud-
den stop or crash.WARNING- Over loading
Do not overload your vehicle.
Overloading your vehicle can
cause heat buildup in your vehi-
cle's tires and possible tire fail-
ure, increased stopping dis-
tances and poor vehicle han-
dling all of which may result in a
crash.

Maintenance
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Traction - AA, A, B & C
The traction grades, from highest to
lowest, are AA, A, B and C. Those
grades represent the tire’s ability to
stop on wet pavement as measured
under controlled conditions on spec-
ified government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete. A tire marked
C may have poor traction perform-
ance.
The traction grade assigned to this
tire is based on straight-ahead brak-
ing traction tests, and does not
include acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction char-
acteristics. Temperature -A, B & C
The temperature grades are A (the
highest), B and C representing the
tire’s resistance to the generation of
heat and its ability to dissipate heat
when tested under controlled condi-
tions on a specified indoor laboratory
test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can
cause the material of the tire to
degenerate and reduce tire life, and
excessive temperature can lead to
sudden tire failure. The grade C cor-
responds to a level of performance
which all passenger vehicle tires
must meet under the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109.
Grades B and A represent higher
levels of performance on the labora-
tory test wheel than the minimum
required by law.Tire terminology and definitions
Air Pressure:
The amount of air
inside the tire pressing outward on
the tire. Air pressure is expressed in
pounds per square inch (psi) or kilo-
pascal (kPa).
Accessory Weight: This means the
combined weight of optional acces-
sories. Some examples of optional
accessories are, automatic
transaxle, power seats, and air con-
ditioning.
Aspect Ratio: The relationship of a
tire's height to its width.
Belt: A rubber coated layer of cords
that is located between the plies and
the tread. Cords may be made from
steel or other reinforcing materials.
Bead: The tire bead contains steel
wires wrapped by steel cords that
hold the tire onto the rim.
Bias Ply Tire: A pneumatic tire in
which the plies are laid at alternate
angles less than 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread.

Maintenance
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Interior care
Interior general precautions
Prevent chemicals such as perfume,
cosmetic oil, sun cream, hand clean-
er, and air freshener from contacting
the interior parts because they may
cause damage or discoloration. If
they do contact the interior parts,
wipe them off immediately. If neces-
sary, use a vinyl cleaner, see product
instructions for correct usage.
Cleaning the upholstery and inte-
rior trim
Vinyl
Remove dust and loose dirt from
vinyl with a whisk broom or vacuum
cleaner. Clean vinyl surfaces with a
vinyl cleaner.
Fabric
Remove dust and loose dirt from fab-
ric with a whisk broom or vacuum
cleaner. Clean with a mild soap solu-
tion recommended for upholstery or
carpets. Remove fresh spots imme-
diately with a fabric spot cleaner. If
fresh spots do not receive immediate
attention, the fabric can be stained
and its color can be affected. Also, its
fire-resistant properties can be
reduced if the material is not proper-
ly maintained.
Using anything but recommended
cleaners and procedures may affect
the fabric’s appearance and fire-
resistant properties.
CAUTION- Electrical components
Never allow water or other liq-uids to come in contact withelectrical/electronic compo-nents inside the vehicle as thismay damage them.
CAUTION- Leather
When cleaning leather products(steering wheel, seats etc.), useneutral detergents or low alco-hol content solutions. If you usehigh alcohol content solutionsor acid/alkaline detergents, thecolor of the leather may fade orthe surface may get stripped off.

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Maintenance
Cleaning the lap/shoulder beltwebbing
Clean the belt webbing with any mild
soap solution recommended for
cleaning upholstery or carpet. Follow
the instructions provided with the
soap. Do not bleach or re-dye the
webbing because this may weaken
it.
Cleaning the interior window glass
If the interior glass surfaces of the
vehicle become fogged (that is, cov-
ered with an oily, greasy or waxy
film), they should be cleaned with a
glass cleaner. Follow the directions
on the glass cleaner container.
Leather seat cover using precau-tions (If equipped)
Natural leather has visible pores,
scars or blood vessels, etc. Pressure
marks or wrinkles may be made
when used. Prolonged exposure to
sunlight or heat may cause discol-
oration. These things occur due to
the natural characteristics of
cowhides. If the leather is exposed to
rain or gets wet, remove water with a
dry cloth and dry the leather in the
shade to minimize damage. Make
sure to keep sharp objects away
from the leather as these can create
scratches on the surface. For light-
colored leather, be careful of spots or
color transfer, such as from jeans.
Fabric seat cover using precau-tions (If equipped)
Please clean the fabric seats regu-
larly with a vacuum cleaner in con-
sideration of fabric material charac-
teristics. If they are heavily soiled
with beverage stains, etc., use a suit-
able interior cleaner. To prevent dam-
age to seat covers, wipe off the seat
covers down to the seams with a
large wiping motion and moderate
pressure using a soft sponge or
microfiber cloth.
Velcro closures on clothing or sharp
objects may cause snagging or
scratches on the surface of the
seats. Make sure not to rub such
objects against the surface.
CAUTION- Rear window
Do not scrape or scratch theinside of the rear window. Thismay result in damage of the rearwindow defroster grid.

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Index
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-71
Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-90
Headlamp (Low/High beam) bulb replacement . . . . . . 8-91
Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Headlight position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Headrest (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Heated steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulbreplacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 8-101
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-75
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-29
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-41
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Ignition switch illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Important safety precautions(Seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Indicator Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Instrument Cluster Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
50
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-112
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136 Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Seat air ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Rear seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
Luggage net (holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
Cargo area cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
Interior lamp AUTO turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96 Interior lamp AUTO cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Portable lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
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Index
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10Normal Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Maintenance Under Severe Usage Conditions. . . . . 8-32
Seat air ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-18 Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Driver's 3-point systemwith emergencylocking retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Seatback pocket (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 3-4 Front seat adjustment (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment (power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Seatback pocket (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Headrest (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Securing a child restraint seatwith "Tether Anchor system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38\
Securing a child restraint with alap belt or lap/
shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Securing a child restraint withthe LATCH anchors system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Service mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Shift-lock override - Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Shift-lock override - DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59\
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . 8-97
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
10 Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Using the button on the smart key . . . . . . . . . 4-12, 4-13
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Smart key immobilizer system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Smart key battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Smart key battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Smart key immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Smart key precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-73
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
76
Spare tire Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-71
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