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.
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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:
Side Airbag (SAB) Module. Removal
The side airbag cannot be disassembled from the seat back assembly,
so replace assembly when replacing the side airbag.
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Brake Pedal. Inspection
1.
Check the bushing for wear.
2.
Check the brake pedal for bending or twisting.
3.
Check the brake pedal retur ...
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 ...
