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Door lock/unlock features
Impact sensing door unlock sys-
tem
All doors will automatically unlock when an impact causes the air bags
to deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system
All doors will automatically lock after
the vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h.
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 press the
engine start/stop button to the
OFF position, engage the park-
ing 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 vehicle that could injure
them, or they could encounter
other harm, possibly from some-
one gaining entry to the vehicle.
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.
WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be fully closed and locked while
the vehicle is in motion to pre-vent accidental opening of the
door. Locked doors will also
discourage potential intruders
when the vehicle stops or
slows.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles,
motorcycles, bicycles or
pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door.Opening a door when some-
thing is approaching can
cause damage or injury.
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Engine off door unlock system
All doors will automatically unlock
when the engine start/stop button is
turned to the ACC or OFF position.
Shift lever door lock/unlock sys-tem
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 "LCD display" in thissection. Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from accidental-ly opening the rear doors from inside
the vehicle. The rear door safety locks
should be used whenever children
are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the child safety lock (1) to
the lock ( ) position. When the
child safety lock is in the lock posi-tion, the rear door will not open
even though the inner door handleis pulled. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle.
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle (2)
until the 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 prevent children from
opening the rear doors from the
inside, the rear door safety
locks should be used whenever
children are in the vehicle.
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TRUNK
Non-powered trunk
Opening the trunk
Press the trunk unlock button for more than 1 second on the smart
key.
Press the button on the trunk han- dle with the smart key in your pos- session.
Insert the mechanical key into the lock and turn it clockwise.
Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk locks automati-
cally. Type A
To open the trunk from inside the vehi-
cle, press the trunk lid release switch. Type B
To open the trunk from inside the
vehicle, pull the trunk lid release
switch.
✽✽
NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
OKH045016K
OKH042017
OKH042258
■■ Type A
■■Type B
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Closing the trunk
To close, lower the trunk lid, then
press down on it until it locks. To be
sure the trunk lid is securely fas-
tened, always check by trying to pullit up again.
✽✽NOTICE
If the trunk is closed with the smart
key in it, the chime will sound for
approximately 3 seconds and the
trunk can be opened.CAUTION
Make certain that you close the trunk before driving your vehi-cle. Possible damage may occur to the trunk lift cylinders andattached hardware if the trunk isnot closed prior to driving.
WARNING
The trunk swings upward. Make sure no objects or people are
near the rear of the vehiclewhen opening the trunk.WARNING
The trunk lid should be always
kept completely closed while
the vehicle is in motion. If it is
left open or ajar, poisonous
exhaust gases may enter thecar and serious illness or death
may result.
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WARNING
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.Children or animals might oper-
ate the power trunk that could
result in injury to themselves or
others, or damage to the vehicle.
Power trunk (if equipped)
OKH045019K/OKH045020K
■ Power trunk main switch (Type A)
■Power trunk main switch (Type B)
OKH042257/OKH042259/OKH045018K
■Power trunk handle switch
■Power trunk lock button
■Power trunk close button
If you depress the power trunk main
switch, trunk handle switch, or close
button while operating the power
trunk, you could stop operating the
power trunk.
If that happens, to operate the power
trunk again, push any button or switch.
The power trunk can be opened and
closed automatically with the smart
key, the power trunk main switch,
the trunk handle switch, or the close
button on the trunk lid.
CAUTION
For your safety, do not leave the power trunk open for a longtime, it could also to preventunnecessary charging system drain.
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✽✽NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, the power
trunk may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.Opening the trunk
The power trunk will open automati-
cally by doing one of the following:
Press the trunk open button on the smart key more than 1 second. The
chime will sound twice.
Press the open button of the power trunk main switch (Type A). The
chime will sound twice.
Pull the power trunk main switch (Type B). The chime will sound twice.
Press the trunk handle switch car- rying the smart key with you. If all
doors have unlocked, you can
open the trunk by pressing the
trunk handle switch without the
smart key.
WARNING
Make sure there are no people
or objects around the trunk
before operating the power
trunk. Wait until the trunk is
open fully and stopped before
loading or unloading cargo or
passengers from the vehicle.
WARNING
Make sure the trunk is closed
firmly before driving. If the trunk
is open, you will draw danger-
ous exhaust fumes into your
vehicle which can cause seri-
ous injury or death to vehicleoccupants.
CAUTION
Do not close or open the power trunk manually. This may cause damage to the power trunk. If itis necessary to close or openthe power trunk manually when the battery is discharged or dis-connected, do not apply exces-sive force.
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Closing the trunk
To close the power trunk, do one of
the following:
Push the close button of the power
trunk main switch until the power
trunk is closed securely (Type A).
The chime will sound twice.
Push the power trunk main switch until the power trunk is closed
securely (Type B). The chime will
sound twice.
Push the power trunk close button.
Push the power trunk lock button when all doors and engine hood
are closed with the smart key in
your possession. After closing, all
doors and trunk lock automatically.
✽✽ NOTICE
The chime sound will operate if you
push the power trunk lock button
when:
- Any door is open.
- The engine start/stop button is not in the OFF position.
- The smart key is in the vehicle.
Power trunk non-opening condi-
tions
The power trunk will not open or
close automatically, when the vehicle
is moving more than 3 km/h (2 mph).
✽✽ NOTICE
If there are obstacles such as snow
on the power trunk, it may not open
automatically. After remove the
obstacle, try to open it again. ✽
✽
NOTICE
The power trunk can be operated when the engine is not running.
However the power trunk opera-
tion consumes large amounts of
vehicle electric power. To prevent
the battery from being discharged,
do not operate it excessively e.g.:
more than approximately 10 times
repeatedly.
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the power
trunk in the open position for a
long lime.
Do not apply excessive force while operating the power trunk. This
could cause damage to the power
trunk.
Do not modify or repair any part of the power trunk by yourself. We
recommend that the system be
serviced by an authorized Kia
dealer.
When jacking up the vehicle to change a tire or repair the vehicle,
do not operate the power trunk.
This could cause the power trunk
to operate improperly.
CAUTION
The chime will sound 10 times if
you drive over 3km/h(2mph)with the trunk opened. Stop your vehicle immediately at asafe place and check if yourtrunk is opened.
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Automatic reversal
If, during power opening or closing, the
trunk is blocked by an object or part of
the body, the power trunk will detect
the resistance, and it will stop move-
ment or move to the full open position
to allow the object to be cleared.
However, if the resistance is weak such as from an object that is thin or
soft, or the trunk is near the latchedposition, the automatic stop and
reversal may not detect the resist-
ance and the closing operation will
continue. Also, if the power trunk is
forced by a strong impact, the auto-
matic stop and reversal may operate.If the automatic stop and reversal
feature operates continuously more
than twice during opening or closing
operation, the power trunk may stop
at that position. At this time, close the
trunk manually and operate the trunkautomatically again.
How to reset the power trunk
If the battery has been discharged or disconnected, or if the related fusehas been replaced or disconnected,
for the power trunk to operate nor-
mally, reset the power trunk as follow:
1. Put the shift lever in P (Park).
2. Close the trunk manually.
If the power trunk doesn't work prop-
erly after above procedure, we rec-
ommend that the system be checked
by an authorized Kia dealer.
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WARNING
Never intentionally place any object or part of your body in
the path of the power trunk tomake sure the automatic stopoperates.
Make sure all faces, arms, hands, body parts and any
other obstructions are safely
out of the way before operat-
ing the power trunk.
Never place any object or part of your body in the path of the
power trunk. This could result
in serious injury or cause
damage to the vehicle.
Make sure there are no people or objects around the trunk
before operating the powertrunk.