[It Worked!] Anyone recover their 2022 Kia Soul ignition code successfully?

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Trying to program a new key for my 2022 Kia Soul - where's the key code?

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Was about to tow my 2022 Kia Soul. Let me try this first.

I’ll try this and update how it goes with my 2022 Kia Soul.

My 2022 Kia Soul won’t start without that code. Following this closely.

I have a 2011 2022 Kia Soul, will this method work for that year?

Same issue here with my 2022 Kia Soul, let me know if it works.

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