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: Electronic stability control (ESC) indicator light, Electronic stability control (ESC) OFF indicator light

Electronic stability control (ESC) indicator light This indicator light illuminates: • Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position. - It illuminates for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off. • When there is a malfunction with the ESC system. In this case, ...

Kia Soul (SK3) 2020-2025 Owners Manual: DCT warning messages

This warning message is displayed when vehicle is driven slowly on a grade and the vehicle detects that the brake pedal is not applied. Steep grade Driving up hills or on steep grades: To hold the vehicle on an incline use the foot brake or the parking brake. When in stop-and-go traffic on an incline, ...