Kia Soul 2018 Owner's Manual page 379

Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . 6-68
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-70
• BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /
LCA (Lane Change Assist). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-71
• RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-74
• Driver's Attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) . . . . . . 6-78
• Warning indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-80
• The LDWS does not operate when:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-81
• The LDWS may not warn you even if the
vehicle leaves the lane, or may warn you even if the
vehicle does not leave the lane when: . . . . . . . . . . . 6-81
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
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• Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
• Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
• Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-85
• Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-85
• Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86
• Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86
• Driving off-road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86
• Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-87
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88
• Snowy or Icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88
• Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant . . . . . . . . . . 6-90
• Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-90
• Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . . 6-90
• Check spark plugs and ignition system. . . . . . . . . . . 6-90
• To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
• Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system . 6-91
• Don't let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
• Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . . 6-91
• Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
• Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
• Safety chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
• Trailer brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-95
• Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-95
• Maintenance when trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
• If you do decide to pull a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-100
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• Base kerb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• Vehicle kerb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• GVW (Gross vehicle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• Overloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105