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Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm sys-
tem will have a label attached to the vehi-
cle with the following words:
1. WARNING
2. SECURITY SYSTEM This system is designed to provide pro-
tection from unauthorised entry into the
vehicle. This system is operated in three
stages: the first is the "Armed" stage, the
second is the "Theft-alarm" stage, and
the third is the "Disarmed" stage. If trig-
gered, the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard warning
lights.Armed stage
Using the smart key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine
bonnet and tailgate are closed and latched.
3.  Lock the doors by pressing the button of the front outside door handle with
the smart key in your possession.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will operateonce to indicate that the system is
armed. If the tailgate or engine bonnet
remains opened, the hazard warning
lights will not operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. After this, if the tailgateand engine bonnet are closed, the
hazard warning lights will blink once
and the theft-alarm will arm.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)Armed
stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage
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 Lock the doors by pressing the lockbutton on the smart key.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will operateonce to indicate that the system is
armed. If the tailgate or engine bonnet
remains opened, the hazard warning
lights will not operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. After this, if the tailgateand engine bonnet are closed, the
hazard warning lights will blink once
and the theft-alarm will arm.Using the transmitter
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine and remove the ignition key from the ignition switch.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine bonnet and tailgate are closed andlatched.
3. Lock the doors by pressing the lock button on the transmitter.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blinkonce to indicate that the system is
armed.
If the tailgate or engine bonnet remains opened, the hazard warning lights will
not operate and theft-alarm will not
arm. After this, if the tailgate andengine bonnet are closed, the hazard
warning lights will blink once and the
theft-alarm will arm.
 Do not arm the system until all pas- sengers have left the vehicle. If thesystem is armed whilst a passen-
ger(s) remains in the vehicle, the
alarm may be activated when the
remaining passenger(s) leave the
vehicle. If any door, tailgate orengine bonnet is opened within 30seconds after entering the armed
stage, the system is disarmed to
prevent unnecessary alarm. Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of the
following occurs whilst the system is
armed.
 A front or rear door is opened without
using transmitter or smart key.
 The tailgate is opened without using transmitter or smart key.
 The engine bonnet is opened.The siren will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously for
27 seconds, unless the system is dis-
armed. To turn off the system, unlock the
doors with the transmitter or smart key.
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Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when:
Transmitter
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The engine is started.
- The ignition switch is in the “ON” posi-
tion for 30 seconds or more.
Smart key
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The button of the front outside door ispressed whilst carrying the smart key.
- The engine is started.
After the doors are unlocked, the hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indicate
that the system is disarmed.
After pressing the unlock button, if anydoor (or tailgate) is not opened within 30
seconds, the system will be rearmed.
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With central door lock/unlock switch
It is operated by pressing the door lock/
unlock switch.
 When you press the central door lockswitch, 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.
✽✽ 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 whilst the
vehicle is in motion to prevent
accidental 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 - Door lock mal-
function
If a power door lock ever fails to
function whilst 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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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
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 attaching hardware if the tailgate is notclosed 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 whilst the
vehicle is in motion.CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the tail-
gate latch and striker whilst closing
the tailgate. It may damage the tail-gate's latch.
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Immobiliser indicator
Without smart key system This indicator illuminates when the
immobiliser key is inserted and turned to
the ON position to start the engine.
At this time, you can start the engine. The
indicator goes out after the engine is run-ning.
If this indicator blinks when the ignition
switch is in the ON position before start-
ing the engine, we recommend that the
system be checked by an authorised Kia
dealer. With smart key system
If any of the following occurs in a vehicle
equipped with the smart key, the immo-
biliser indicator illuminates, blinks or
goes off.
 When the smart key is in the vehicle, if
the engine start/stop button is in the
ACC or ON position, the indicator will
illuminate for approximately 30 sec-
onds to indicate that you are able to
start the engine. However, when the
smart key is not in the vehicle, if the
engine start/stop button is pressed, the
indicator will blink for a few seconds to
indicate that you are not be able to
start the engine.
 If the indicator illuminates only for 2 seconds and goes out when the
engine start/stop button is turned to
ON position with the smart key in the
vehicle, we recommend that the sys-
tem be checked by an authorised Kia
dealer.
 When the battery is weak, if the engine start/stop button is pressed, the indi-
cator will blink and you are not able to
start the engine. However, you are able
to start the engine by pressing the
engine start/stop button directly with
the smart key. Also, if the smart key
system related parts have a problem,
the indicator will blink.
Tailgate open warning light
This warning light illuminates when the
tailgate is not closed securely.
Low fuel level warning
This warning light indicates the fuel tank
is nearly empty. When it comes on, you
should add fuel as soon as possible.
Driving with the fuel level warning light on
or with the fuel level below “O/E” cancause the engine to misfire and damage
the catalytic converter (if equipped).
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LCD DISPLAY WARNINGS AND INDICATORS (INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY)
Calendar / Clock / Outside ambi-
ent Temperature (if equipped)
The monitor will display the outside ambi-
ent temperature, date and time. To change the date, time or temperatureunit(°C
↔ °F), press the SET (2) button
for more than 1 seconds.
Then you will enter the set-up mode and
mode changes in the following order as
you press the SET (2) button less than 1second. HOUR → MINUTE → YEAR → MONTH
→ DAY → 12H/24H → TEMPERATURE
UNIT CHANGE → Escape set-up mode
Press the SET (2) button less than 1 sec- ond to select the mode and set the data
using the UP (1, ) and DOWN (1, )
button whilst the selected setting mode
blinks.
To cancel the SET UP mode, do one of
the following :
- Press the SET button less than 1 sec- ond in set-up temperature unit change mode
- Press the SET button more than 1 sec- ond in any set-up mode
- After 15 seconds without any key press
- Ignition is On or OFF in Set-up mode
- Battery is disconnected Door and tailgate open display
The monitor will display the correspon- ding door or tailgate that is not closed
securely.
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