Contemporary vehicles have more and more options and although they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time convenient to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Kia Soul, depending on its options, it can be tricky to understand how to start a Kia Soul? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. In this article we will explain the different methods to start a Kia Soul with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Kia Soul with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Kia Soul with key?

So we start our content page which is meant to teach you how to start a Kia Soul, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find under the different measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Kia Soul:

  • Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is normally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to have a look at our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Kia Soul that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they signify don’t be reluctant to have a look at our content page on orange lights on Kia Soul to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Kia Soul starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Kia Soul,

How to start a Kia Soul with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Kia Soul with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Kia Soul equipped with a key card and not a key. The method is roughly similar, so don’t be reluctant to go back to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the actions to follow to start your Kia Soul with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Kia Soul is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases placed on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Kia Soul
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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Kia Soul

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How do I start a Kia Soul without a key?

And to conclude, we will discover, how to start a Kia Soul without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. However, you should know that if your Kia Soul is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Kia Soul).

There, you’ve learned all the solutions to start a Kia Soul.

In the event that you have any additional questions about the Kia Soul, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Soul category.