Kia Soul: Factory Reset Stereo System

If the stereo system on the Kia Soul isn’t working properly, you may want to perform a factory reset on it with these steps.

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2020 – 2023 Models

  1. Locate the small reset button hole on the faceplate of the radio. It is usually located by the lower-right of the display but is sometimes located at the upper-right.
Reset Button
  1. 2. Use a paper clip or pen tip to press and hold the “Reset” button for 1 second. The entire system will reset.

2015 – 2019 Models

  1. Turn the ignition to the “On” position.
  2. Press and hold the “Mute” and “Tune” buttons simultaneously until a 4-digit code appears on display.
  3. Enter the code “1234” using the “Tune” and “Seek” buttons.
  4. Once the code is entered, the display will read “Code Accepted.”
  5. Press the “Mode” button to access the settings menu.
  6. Use the “Seek” button to scroll through the menu until “Reset” is highlighted.
  7. Press and hold the “Mode” button for about 10 seconds.
  8. The display will read “Factory Reset.”

2008 – 2014 Models

  1. Power off the stereo system.
  2. Press and hold the “Volume Up” and “Volume Down” buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds.
  3. Release the buttons, and the system should reset.
  4. Power the system back on. Your stereo system should now be reset.

18 thoughts on “Kia Soul: Factory Reset Stereo System”

  1. I have a 2018 Kia soul the dash half of my dash is on and the rest of the dashboard is totally off I hit the reset button and nothing happened so now what do I do

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  2. I just bought a used 2013 KIA soul and the setup button isn’t working to set up my phone, all the other buttons are fine

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    • I have a 2019 and I’m experiencing the same problem. I’ve tried to reset it but nothing works. Did you get it solved on your 2018? If so please share

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  3. My voice recognition stopped working after I tried, unsuccessfully, for t h e fifth time to update the software. The techs seem to think I’m doing android auto wrong. I’m not. It’s the car’s VR, not AA. I tried the reset and the screen went black and then everything came back the way it just was. They’re supposed to get in touch with Kia techs in the head office to see if they know what to do. It’s irritating that they don’t seem to understand the car’s VR.

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  4. 2014 kia soul! Reset button at the top is not working just restarts the radio I have 2 knobes that don’t seem to triger the reset I can hold the radio button down but that only makes a dump of the logs to idk where I took ot the map sd and still preping radio.

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