Kia Soul: Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch the hood. The hood should pop open slightly.
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off the engine on a flat surface, shifting the shift lever to the P (Park) position for automatic transaxle and to the 1st (First) gear or R (Reverse) for manual transaxle, and setting the parking brake.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise the hood slightly, pull the secondary latch (1) inside of the hood center and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will completely rise by itself after it has been raised about halfway.
Hood
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Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check the following:
All filler caps in the engine compartment must be correctly installed.
2. Lower the hood halfway and push down to securely lock in place.
WARNING
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See also:
Pre-tensioner seat belt
Your vehicle is equipped with pretensioner seatbelts at the front and rear outboard
seating positions.
The purpose of the pre-tensioner is to make sure that the seat belts fit tightly
against t ...
Rear Door Trim Repair procedures
Replacement
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Put on gloves to protect your hands.
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When prying with a flat-tip screwdriver, wrap it with
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Manual transaxle operation
The manual transaxle has 6 forward gears. This shift pattern is imprinted
on the shift knob. The transaxle is fully synchronized in all forward gears
so shifting to either a higher or a lower ...