2013 KIA CEED Owners Manual

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In case of an emergency
If the power door lock switch does not
operate electrically, the only way to lock
the door(s) is with the mechanical key
from the outside key hole.
You can lock the doors without the out-
side key hole as follows:
1. Open the door.
2. Insert the key into the emergency door
lock hole and turn the key horizontally
to lock.
3. Close the door securely. Operating door locks from inside
the vehicle
With the door handle
Driver’s door and front passanger’s door (if equipped) If the inner door handle is pulled when
the door is locked, the door will unlockand open. Rear door (if equipped) If the inner door handle is pulled once
when the door is locked, the door will
unlock. If the inner door handle is pulled once
more, the door will open.
With central door lock/unlock switch
It is operated by pressing the door lock/
unlock switch.
 When you press the central door lock
switch, all vehicle doors will lock and
the indicator light on the switch will illu-
minate.
 If any door is opened when the switch is pressed, all doors will not lock.
 If any door is unlocked, the indicator of the central door lock switch will go off.
 When you press the central door unlock switch, all vehicle doors will
unlock.
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✽✽NOTICE
Once the doors are locked with the
transmitter or smart key, the doors can-not be unlocked with the central doorlock/unlock switch. WARNING - Doors
 The doors should always be fully closed and locked while the vehi-
cle is in motion to prevent acci-
dental opening of the door.
Locked doors will also discour-
age potential intruders when the
vehicle stops or slows down.
 Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles, motorcy-
cles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a door
when something is approaching
can cause damage or injury.WARNING - Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can
invite theft or possible harm to you
or others from someone hiding in
your vehicle while you are gone.
Always remove the ignition key,
engage the parking brake, close all
windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
WARNING - Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate features of the vehi-
cle that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm, possi-
bly from someone gaining entry to
the vehicle. Never leave children or
animals unattended in your vehicle.
WARNING - Door lock mal-
function
If a power door lock ever fails to
function while you are in the vehi-
cle, try one or more of the follow-ing:
 Operate the other door locks and handles.
 Lower the driver’s window and use the key to unlock the door
from outside.
 Move to the cargo area and open the tailgate.
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Deadlocks (if equipped)
Some vehicles are equipped with a
deadlock system. Deadlocks preventopening of a door from either inside or
outside the vehicle once the deadlocks
have been activated providing an addi-
tional measure of vehicle security.
To lock the vehicle using the deadlock
function, the doors must be locked by
using the transmitter or smart key. To
unlock the vehicle, the transmitter or
smart key must be used again. Door lock/unlock features
Impact sensing door unlock system
All doors will automatically unlock when
an impact causes the air bags to deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system
(if equipped)
All doors will automatically lock after the
vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h.
Engine off door unlock system
(if equipped)
All doors will automatically unlock: Without smart key system
When the key is removed from the igni-
tion switch. With smart key system
When the engine start/stop button is in the OFF position.
Shift lever door lock/unlock system
 All doors will automatically lock when the shift lever is moved out of P (Park).
 All doors will automatically unlock when the shift lever is moved into P
(Park).
You can activate or deactivate the auto
door lock/unlock features in the vehicle.
Refer to "User setting" in this section.
WARNING
Do not lock the doors with the
transmitter or the smart key with
anybody left in the vehicle. The pas-
senger in the vehicle cannot unlock
the doors with the door lock button.
For example, if the door is locked
with the transmitter, the passenger
in the vehicle cannot unlock the
door without the transmitter.
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Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally open-
ing the rear doors from inside the vehicle.
The rear door safety locks should be
used whenever children are in the vehi-
cle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert a key (or screwdriver) into thehole (1) and turn it to the “lock( )”
position. When the child safety lock is
in the lock position, the rear door will
not open even though the inner door
handle (3) is pulled inside the vehicle. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the outside door handle (2).
Even though the doors may be unlocked,
the rear door will not open by pulling theinner door handle (3) until rear door child
safety lock is unlocked.
WARNING
- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out and be
severely injured or killed. To pre-
vent children from opening the rear
doors from the inside, the rear door
safety locks should be used when-
ever children are in the vehicle.
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Features of your vehicle
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Opening the tailgate
 The tailgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or unlocked
with the key, transmitter, smart key or
central door lock/unlock switch.  Only the tailgate is unlocked if the tail-
gate unlock button on the transmitter or
smart key is pressed for approximately
1 second or the tailgate handle switch
is pressed with the smart key in yourpossession.
 If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened by pressing the handle and pulling it up.
 Once the tailgate is opened and then closed, the tailgate locks automatically.
(All doors must be locked.)
✽✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock and
door mechanisms may not work proper-
ly due to freezing conditions.
❈ The actual luggage room in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
Closing the tailgate
Lower and push down the tailgate firmly.
Make sure that the tailgate is securelylatched.
TAILGATE
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WARNING
The tailgate swings upward. Make sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when open-
ing the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the tail- gate before driving your vehicle.Possible damage may occur to the tailgate lift cylinders and attachinghardware if the tailgate is not
closed prior to driving.
WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and other
parts of your body are safely out of
the way before closing the tailgate.
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❈The actual luggage room in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
Emergency tailgate safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with the emer-
gency tailgate safety release lever locat-
ed on the bottom of the tailgate. When
someone is inadvertently locked in the
luggage compartment. The tailgate can
be opened by doing as follows:
1. Input the machanical key into the hole.
2. Push the machanical key to the right.
3. Push up the tailgate.
WARNING - Exhaust fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
opened, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury or
death to vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the tailgate
opened, keep the air vents and all
windows open so that additional
outside air comes into the vehicle.
WARNING - Rear cargo area
Occupants should never ride in the
rear cargo area where no restraints
are available. To avoid injury in the
event of an accident or sudden
stops, occupants should always be
properly restrained.
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WARNING
 For emergencies, be fully aware of the location of the emergency
tailgate safety release lever in the
vehicle and how to open the tail-
gate if you are accidentally locked
in the luggage compartment.
 No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compartment
of the vehicle at any time. The
luggage compartment is a very
dangerous location in the eventof a crash.
 Use the release lever for emer- gencies only. Use with extreme
caution, especially while the vehi-
cle is in motion.CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the tail-
gate latch and striker while closing
the tailgate. It may damage the tail-gate's latch.
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Features of your vehicle
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(1) Driver’s door power window switch
(2) Front passenger’s door power win-
dow switch
(3) Rear door (left) power window switch*
(4) Rear door (right) power window switch*
(5) Window opening and closing
(6) Automatic power window up*/down*
(7) Power window lock switch*
*: if equipped
✽✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, power win-
dows may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
WINDOWS
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Features of your vehicle
Power windows
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for power windows to operate.
Each door has a power window switch
that controls the door’s window. The dri-
ver’s door has a master power window
switch that controls all the windows in the
vehicle. Also, the driver has a power win-
dow lock switch which can block the
operation of rear passenger windows.
The power windows can be operated for
approximately 30 seconds after the igni-
tion key is removed or turned to the ACC
or LOCK position. However, if the front
doors are opened, the power windows
cannot be operated even within the 30
seconds period.
✽✽NOTICE
While driving with the rear windows
down or with the sunroof (if equipped)
in an open (or partially open position),
your vehicle may demonstrate a wind
buffeting or pulsation noise. This
noise is a normal occurrence and can be
reduced or eliminated by taking the fol-
lowing actions. If the noise occurs with
one or both of the rear windows down,
partially lower both front windows
approximately one inch. If you experi-
ence the noise with the sunroof open,
slightly reduce the size of the sunroofopening.
Window opening and closing
Type A
To open or close a window, press down
or pull up the front portion of the corre-
sponding switch to the first detent posi-tion (5). Type B - Auto up/down window (if equipped)
Pressing or pulling up the power window
switch momentarily to the second detent
position (6) completely lowers or lifts the
window even when the switch is released.
To stop the window at the desired position
while the window is in operation, pull up
or press down and release the switch.
✽✽
NOTICE
If the power window does not operate
normally, the automatic power window
system must be reset as follows:
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position.
2. Close the window and continue
pulling up the power window switch
for at least 1 second after the windowis completely closed.
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