Kia Soul: Vehicle break-in process
No special break-in period is needed. By following a few simple precautions for the first 600 miles (1,000 km) you may add to the performance, economy and life of your vehicle.
- Do not race the engine.
- While driving, keep your engine speed (rpm, or revolutions per minute) between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.
- Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or slow. Varying engine speed is needed to properly break-in the engine.
- Avoid hard stops, except in emergencies, to allow the brakes to seat properly.
- Don't let the engine idle longer than 3 minutes at one time.
- Don't tow a trailer during the first 1,200 miles (2,000 km) of operation.
Vehicle handling instructions
As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly
may result in loss of control, an accident or vehicle rollover.
Specific design characteristics (higher ground clearan ...
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose
of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as
an air bag deployment or hitting a road ...
See also:
Indicator Lights
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Indicator Light
This indicator light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
It illuminates for approxim ...
Windshield Deicer Switch Inspection
1.
The windshield deicer switch inputs can be checked using the
GDS.
2.
To check the input value of windshield deicer swit ...
Emergency Fastening Device (EFD). Description
Emergency Fastening Device (EFD) is deployed with Belt Pretensioner at
the same time to pull down the seat belt strongly If it gets into its deploy
condition after a collision. It is located ...