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Kia appears on 4 shift patterns in the wiki, with 24 entries, 21 verified.

VehicleYearsPatternStatusGearboxMembers
Kia Forte TD
5-speed manual
20105 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundai M5CF2C
Kia Forte TD
6-speed manual
20106 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedNot identifiedN
Kia Forte TD
US 2.0L/2.4L 6-speed manual
20126 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedNot identifiedN
Kia Forte YD sedan (2nd gen)
US LX, 6-speed manual
MY2015 sedan6 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Forte (BD)
6-speed manual
20246 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedNot identifiedN
Kia Forte Koup YD
US 6-speed manual
20156 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedNot identifiedN
Kia Forte5 YD
6-speed manual (manual says 'has 6 forward gears')
20156 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedNot identifiedN
Kia Optima TF
US 6-speed manual (trim not stated)
20126 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedNot identifiedN
Kia Optima MG (2nd gen, 2006-2010; US MY2009 manual)
US 2.4 L, 5-speed manual ('5 forward gears')
[citation needed]
MY2009Gate not yet confirmed or non-standardLeadNot identifiedN
Kia Picanto (Morning) JA
1.0 / 1.2 MPI, 5-speed (global, not US)
2024 manual5 speed, reverse bottom rightVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Picanto (Morning) BA (1st gen), shift knob Type B
5-speed manual, Type B knob (R 1 3 5 / 2 4, ring-lift reverse)
MY20065 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Picanto (Morning) BA (1st gen), shift knob Type A
5-speed manual, Type A knob (1 3 5 / 2 4 R with 'N' marking)
MY20065 speed, reverse bottom rightVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Picanto (Morning) TA (2nd gen), shift knob Type B
5-speed manual, Type B knob (R 1 3 5 / 2 4, ring-lift reverse)
MY20115 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Picanto (Morning) TA (2nd gen), shift knob Type A
5-speed manual, Type A knob
MY20115 speed, reverse bottom rightVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Rio UB
6-speed manual
20136 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundai M6CF3-1C
Kia Rio UB
6-speed manual (manual says 'has 6 forward gears')
20146 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundai M6CF3-1C
Kia Rio DC (1st gen)
US 5-speed manual
MY20035 speed, reverse bottom rightVerifiedNot identifiedN
Kia Rio YB (4th gen, US MY2018 manual)
US 6-speed manual transaxle ('if equipped')
MY20186 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Rio / Rio5 JB
5-speed manual
2006, 20095 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundai M5CF1
Hyundai M5CF2C
Kia Rio or Picanto (JA); model name not confirmed
5-speed manual | Gate: 5RBR for 'Type A'; 5RTL for 'Type B' (the page shows both), model not confirmed
[citation needed]
2022 manualGate not yet confirmed or non-standardLeadNot identifiedN
Kia Soul AM
1.6L 5-speed manual (manual says 'has 5 forward gears')
20105 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Soul AM
6-speed manual
20126 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundai M6CF3-1C
Kia Soul PS (2nd gen, US MY2014-2019)
US 1.6 L, 6-speed manual
MY2015; 2016 manual PDF p.344 same layout, text only6 speed, reverse top leftVerifiedHyundaiN
Kia Soul SK3 (3rd gen, US MY2020-2021)
US LX 2.0 L, 6-speed manual
[citation needed]
MY2020-2021Gate not yet confirmed or non-standardLeadNot identifiedN

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