2018 KIA SOUL ESP

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
The electrical system of your vehicle is designed to per-
form under all reasonably expected operating conditions.
However, before any additional electrical equipment is
installed in your vehicle, consult an Authorized Kia
Dealer, in order to ensure that you do not void your war-
ranty.
Certain electrical equipment, or the way in which it is
installed, may adversely affect the operation of your vehi-
cle, including such systems as the engine control system,
the audio system and the electrical charging system and
thus potentially void all or part of your warranty.
We assume no responsibility for any expense you may
incur or for any malfunction of your vehicle or any of its
components or systems that may result from the installa-
tion of additional electrical equipment that is not supplied,
or recommended for installation by, Kia.Installation of a mobile two-way radio system
If a mobile two-way radio system is installed improperly,
or if an excessively powerful type of system is used, other
electronic systems may be adversely affected. To avoid
damage to your vehicle, consult an Authorized Kia Dealer
concerning the proper equipment and installation.
Kia motor vehicles are designed and manufactured to
meet or exceed all applicable safety standards.
For your safety, however, we strongly urge you to read
and follow all directions in this Owner's Manual, particu-
larly the information under the headings "NOTICE",
"CAUTION" and "WARNING".
If, after reading this manual, you have any questions
regarding the operation of your vehicle, safety issues and
defects please contact your Kia's toll-free Consumer
Assistance hot line as below:
National Consumer Affairs Manager
Kia Motors America, Inc.
P.O. Box 52410
Irvine, CA 92619-2410
1-800-333-4Kia (4542)
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (U.S. ONLY)

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Index
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-22Closing the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Emergency liftgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88\
Back-up lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-100
Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88
Front fog lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-96
Front side marker bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-95
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-93
Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-104
Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-90
Headlamp (Low/High beam) bulb replacement . . . . 8-91
High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . 8-101
License plate lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
Light bulb position (Front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-89
Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-90
Luggage lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-104
Map lamp bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
Position lamp + DRL (LED type) bulb replacement . 8-96
Rear turn signal lamp bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-98
Room lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-103
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 8-97
Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . 8-101
Stop and tail lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-99
Vanity mirror lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-105 Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-88
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Headlamp escort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103 Air conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Manual transaxle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Manual transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-43 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
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