2019 KIA SOUL check power steering

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Features of your vehicle
Electric power steering (EPS)
The power steering uses a motor to
assist you in steering the vehicle. If
the engine is off or if the power steer-
ing system becomes inoperative, the
vehicle may still be steered, but it will
require increased steering effort.
The motor driven power steering is
controlled by a power steering con-
trol unit which senses the steering
wheel torque and vehicle speed to
command the motor.
The steering becomes heavier as
the vehicle’s speed increases and
becomes lighter as the vehicle’s
speed decreases for optimum steer-
ing control.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power
steering checked by an authorized
Kia dealer. If the Electric Power Steering System
does not operate normally, the warn-
ing light will illuminate on the instru-
ment cluster. The steering wheel may
require increased steering effort.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the vehicle
checked as soon as possible.
When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, noise
may occur. If temperature rises, the
noise will likely disappear. This is a
normal condition.
When the vehicle is stationary, when the steering wheel is turned
all the way to the left or right con-
tinuously, the steering wheel
becomes harder to turn. The power
assist is limited to protect the
motor from overheating.
As time passes, the steering wheel
return to its normal condition.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur
during normal vehicle operation:
• The EPS warning light does not
illuminate.
• The steering gets heavy immedi- ately after turning the ignition
switch on. This happens as the sys-
tem performs the EPS system
diagnostics. When the diagnostics
are completed, the steering wheel
will return to its normal condition.
• A click noise may be heard from the EPS relay after the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or
LOCK (OFF) position.
• A motor noise may be heard when the vehicle is at a stop or at a low
driving speed.
• If the Electric Power Steering System does not operate normally,
the warning light will illuminate on
the instrument cluster. The steer-
ing wheel may become difficult to
control or operate abnormally.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the vehicle
checked as soon as possible. (Continued)
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Driving your vehicle
Vehicle stability management
(VSM)
This system provides further
enhancements to vehicle stability
and steering responses when a vehi-
cle is driving on a slippery road or a
vehicle detects changes in coeffi-
cient of friction between right wheels
and left wheels when braking.
VSM operation
When the VSM is in operation, ESC
indicator light ( ) blinks.
When the vehicle stability manage-
ment is operating properly, you can
feel a slight pulsation in the vehicle
and/or abnormal steering responses
(EPS). This is only the effect of brake
and EPS control and indicates noth-
ing unusual.The VSM does not operate when:
Driving on bank road such as gra-
dient or incline
Driving in reverse
ESC OFF indicator light ( ) remains on the instrument cluster
EPS indicator light remains on the instrument cluster
VSM operation off
If you press the ESC OFF button to
turn off the ESC, the VSM will also
cancel and the ESC OFF indicator
light ( ) illuminates.
To turn on the VSM, press the button
again. The ESC OFF indicator light
goes out.
Malfunction indicator
The VSM can be deactivated even if
you don’t cancel the VSM operation
by pressing the ESC OFF button. It
indicates that a malfunction has
been detected somewhere in the
Electric Power Steering system or
VSM system. If the ESC indicator
light ( ) or EPS warning light
remains on, take your vehicle to an
authorized Kia dealer and have the
system checked.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The VSM is designed to function
above approximately 13 mph (22
km/h) on curves.
• The VSM is designed to function above approximately 6 mph (10
km/h) when a vehicle is braking on
a split-mu road. The split-mu road
is made of surfaces which have dif-
ferent friction forces.

What to do in an emergency
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Emergency towing precautions
Turn the ignition switch to ACC so
the steering wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking brake.
Press the brake pedal with more force than usual since you will have
reduced brake performance.
More steering effort will be required because the power steer-
ing system will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill, the brakes may overheat and brake
performance will be reduced. Stop
often and let the brakes cool off.
If the car is being towed with all four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transaxle is in neutral.
Be sure the steering is unlocked by
placing the ignition switch in the
ACC position. A driver must be in
the towed vehicle to operate the
steering and brakes.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Before towing, check the automatic
transaxle for fluid leaks under your
vehicle. If the automatic transaxle
fluid is leaking, a flatbed equipment
or towing dolly must be used.
CAUTION- Automatic
transaxle
To avoid serious damage to theautomatic transaxle, limit thevehicle speed to 15 km/h (10mph) and drive less than 1.5 km(1 mile) when towing.

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Index
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Flex steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-44
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47, 9-5 All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-60
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 8-47
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-51
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49 Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-26 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Removable towing hook (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71 Accumulated info display (for Type B cluster) . . . . 4-74
Drive info display (for Type B cluster) . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Trip A/B (for Type A cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Vehicle Break-In Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-8
Vehicle handling instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112 Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112
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