Hood; Opening The Hood; Hood Open Warning - Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle

Hood

The hood serves as a cover for the
engine compartment. Open the
hood if maintenance works needs to
be performed in the engine com -
partment or if you need to look at
the compartment.

Opening the hood

1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
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WARNING
Open the hood after turning off the
engine on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P (Park) position
for Dual Clutch Transmission/Intelli -
gent Variable Transmission and to
the 1st (First) gear or R (Reverse)
for Manual Transmission, and set -
ting the parking brake.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle,
raise the hood slightly, push the
secondary latch (1) up side and lift
the hood (2).
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3. Raise the hood. It will completely
rise by itself after it has been
raised about halfway.

Hood open warning

A warning message will appear on
the LCD display when hood is open.
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The warning chime will operate
when the vehicle is being driven
above 2 mph (3 km/h) with the hood
open.
Hood
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