Kia Soul: Driving your vehicle / Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT)

Good driving practices

Never move the shift lever from P (Park) or N (Neutral) to any other position with the accelerator pedal depressed. Never move the shift lever into P (Park) when the vehicle is in motion. Be sure the ...

Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) operation

The Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) automatically shifts depending on speed, accelerate pedal position. The individual speeds are selected automatically, depending on the position of the shift ...

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Kia Soul (SK3) 2020-2025 Owners Manual: LCD display for transmission temperature and warning message

Transmission temperature Gauge Select trip computer mode on the LCD display and move to the transmission temperature screen to see the temperature of the dual clutch transmission. Try to drive so that the temperature gauge do not show high/overheat. When the transmission is overheated, the warning message ...

Kia Soul (SK3) 2020-2025 Owners Manual: Hill-start assist control (HAC)

Hill start Assist Control is a comfort function. The main intend is to prevent the vehicle from rolling backwards while driving off uphill on an inclined surface. HAC holds the braking pressure builtup by driver during stopping procedure for 2 seconds after releasing brake pedal. During the pressure-hold ...