KIA Soul 2010 User Manual

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What to do in an emergency

IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS

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If your temperature gauge indicates over-
heating, you experience a loss of power,
or hear loud pinging or knocking, the
engine will probably be too hot. If this
happens, you should:

1. Pull off the road and stop as soon as it

is safe to do so.

2. Place the shift lever in P (Park, auto-

matic transaxle) or Neutral (manual
transaxle) and set the parking brake. If
the air conditioning is on, turn it off.

3. If engine coolant is running out under

the vehicle or steam is coming out
from underneath the hood, stop the
engine. Do not open the hood until the
coolant has stopped running or the
steaming has stopped. If there is no
visible loss of engine coolant and no
steam, leave the engine running and
check to be sure the engine cooling
fan is operating. If the fan is not run-
ning, turn the engine off.

4. Check to see if the water pump drive

belt is missing. If it is not missing,
check to see that it is tight. If the drive
belt seems to be satisfactory, check for
coolant leaking from the radiator,
hoses or under the vehicle. (If the air
conditioning had been in use, it is nor-
mal for cold water to be draining from
it when you stop).

5. If the water pump drive belt is broken

or engine coolant is leaking out, stop
the engine immediately and call the
nearest authorized KIA dealer for
assistance.

6. If you cannot find the cause of the

overheating, wait until the engine tem-
perature has returned to normal. Then,
if coolant has been lost, carefully add
coolant to the reservoir to bring the
fluid level in the reservoir up to the
halfway mark.

7. Proceed with caution, keeping alert for

further signs of overheating. If over-
heating happens again, call an author-
ized KIA dealer for assistance.

WARNING

While the engine is running, keep
hair, hands and clothing away from
moving parts such as the fan and
drive belts to prevent injury.

WARNING

Do not remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. This may
result in coolant being blown out of
the opening and cause serious
burns.

CAUTION

Serious loss of coolant indicates
there is a leak in the cooling system
and this should be checked as soon
as possible by an authorized KIA
dealer.