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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.
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NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
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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. ✽
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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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On a vehicle equipped with a smart
key, the trunk can be opened with
no-touch activation using the Smart
Trunk system.
How to use the Smart Trunk
The trunk can be opened with no-
touch activation satisfying all the
conditions below.
After 15 seconds when all doors
are closed and locked
Positioned in the detecting area for more than 3 seconds.
✽✽ NOTICE
The Smart Trunk does not operate when:
- The smart key is detected within15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and is contin-
uously detected.
- The smart key is detected within 15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and 1.5 m
from the front door handles. (for
vehicles equipped with Welcome
Light)
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle.
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3. Automatic opening
The hazard warning lights will blink and chime will sound 2 times and
then the trunk will slowly open.
How to deactivate the Smart Trunk
function using the smart key
1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Trunk open
If you press any button of the smart
key during the Detect and Alert
stage, the Smart Trunk function will
be deactivated.
Make sure to be aware of how to
deactivate the Smart Trunk function
for emergency situations.
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WARNING
Make sure you close the trunk before driving your vehicle.
Make sure there are no people or objects around the trunk
before opening or closing thetrunk.
Make sure objects in the trunk do not come out when open-
ing the trunk on a slope. It
may cause serious injury.
Make sure to deactivate the Smart Trunk when washing
your vehicle. Otherwise, the
trunk may open inadvertently.
The key should be kept out of reach of children. Children may
inadvertently open the Smart
Trunk while playing around the
rear area of the vehicle.
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✽✽NOTICE
If you press the door unlock but- ton (2), the Smart Trunk function
will be deactivated temporarily.
But, if you do not open any door
for 30 seconds, the smart trunk
function will be activated again.
If you press the trunk open button (3) for more than 1 second, the
trunk opens.
If you press the door lock button (1) or trunk open button (3) when
the Smart Trunk function is not in
the Detect and Alert stage, the
smart trunk function will not be
deactivated.
In case you have deactivated the Smart Trunk function by pressing
the smart key button and opened a
door, the smart trunk function can
be activated again by closing and
locking all doors.Detecting area
The Smart Trunk operates with awelcome alert if the smart key is detected within 50~100 cm from
the trunk.
The alert stops at once if the smart key is positioned outside the
detecting area during the Detect
and Alert stage.
✽✽ NOTICE
The Smart Trunk function will not work if any of the following
occurs:
- The smart key is close to a radiotransmitter such as a radio sta-
tion or an airport which can
interfere with normal operation
of the transmitter.
- The smart key is near a mobile two way radio system or a cellu-
lar phone.
- Another vehicle's smart key is being operated close to your
vehicle.
The detecting range may decrease or increase when :
- One side of the tire is raised toreplace a tire or to inspect the
vehicle.
- The vehicle is slantingly parked on a slope or unpaved road, etc.
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