Not familiar with the Ceed, but with other models there is no dipstick for Auto fluid.Advise take it into dealer for checking.If a fluid level problem and needs replacing if gone brown,reverse gear is usually the first one to fail. Also if the torque converter is faulty again reverse is usually the first to suffer. Every new Kia Ceed is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with mild-hybrid technology and either a six-speed manual or seven-speed DCT dual-clutch gearbox, depending on which trim Gear Cable Adjustment. Hello, I have just had the cables replaced by a local garage who returned the car to me with loads of play when the car is in gear. The shift stick moves a good 6 to 8 inchesaround in all gears. They say there is little adjustment they can do. Has anybody had this experience the shift stick was fine before the cable broke The A6GF1 is a 6-speed automatic transmission. It weighs approximately 167.3 pounds without transmission fluid. The D7GF1 is a 7-speed automatic transmission. It weighs around 156.1 lb pounds without transmission fluid. Transmission Fluids And The Kia Rio. Only the proper care ensures the long-lasting of transmissions belonging to Kia Rio. I have a 2009 KIA Mohave 37,000 km, auto-transmission and well maintained. Recently, I noticed that the vehicle would not move when the D gear is selected. The gear shifts well but the D (D-rive) gear does not respond. After 3 or 4 attempts at shifting back and forth it eventually responds. The situation appears to be deteriorating. Kia Ceed 2.gen. - problems and malfunctions. Several owners report problems with rough and heavy gear changes in vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. In the case of vehicles equipped with a handbrake on the cable, owners face a gradual release of the handbrake, which may cause the parked vehicle to move. 513 posts · Joined 2015. #2 · Nov 17, 2019. you'll get lots of wildly differing opinions on here, good & bad:wink: The DCT gearbox is sophisticated automated manual which relies on twin dry clutches & electronics to control the gear changes, not a forgiving fluid torque converter:grin: Accept it for what it is you'll have no trouble. i got kia rio hatch back 2015 1.4L Automatic 1 month ago. in my first 1000 km and till now there is a problem happen once or twice per week. the problem is , while i am driving at speed 50-60 km/h and i push the accelerator slowly and eco on , a vibration happen in car and the rpm went so fast from 2000 to 3000 and from 3000 to 2000 and happen Idamo, the TCM update I quoted was definitely the one for DCT (auto) transmission cars. There may be a manual version in the works but the dealers don't tend to find out until the patch is released. I would recommend calling Kia Customer Service directly and ensure they are aware that you have a very similar fault but on a manual version. It took them 30 days to get my car back to me. The dealership was very gracious and Kia put me in a rental until mine was fixed. The 2020 Kia Soul has 5 problems reported for transmission failure l34TIgU.