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Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of
the following occurs while the system
is armed.
A front or rear door is opened withoutusing the transmitter (or smart key).
The tailgate is opened without using the transmitter (or smart key).
The engine hood is opened.
The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously
for approximately 30 seconds. To
turn off the system, unlock the doors
with the transmitter (or smart key). Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when:
Transmitter
- The door unlock button is pressed.
Smart key
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The button of the front outside door
is pressed while carrying the smart
key.
- The tailgate unlock button is pressed.
- The tailgate is opened while carry- ing the smart key. After the doors are unlocked, the
hazard warning lights will blink twiceto indicate that the system is dis-
armed.
After pressing the unlock button, if
any door (or tailgate) is not opened
within 30 seconds, the system will be
rearmed.
✽✽
NOTICE
Avoid trying to start the engine while the alarm is activated. The
vehicle starting motor is disabled
during the theft-alarm stage.
If the system is not disarmed with
the transmitter, insert the key into
the ignition switch, turn the igni-
tion switch to the ON position and
wait for 30 seconds. Then the sys-
tem will be disarmed. (except
China)
If you lose your keys, we recom- mend that you consult an author-
ized Kia dealer.
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Operating door locks from
inside the vehicle
With the door lock button
To unlock a door, pull the door lock
button (1) to the “Unlock” position.
The red mark (2) on the button will
be visible.
To lock a door, push the door lock button (1) to the “Lock” position. If
the door is locked properly, the red
mark (2) on the door lock button
will not be visible.
To open a door, pull the door han- dle outward. If the inner door handle of the driver’s
(or front passenger’s) door is pulled
when the door lock button is in the
lock position, the button will unlock
and the door will open. (if equipped)
Front door cannot be locked if the ignition key is in the ignition switch
(or if the smart key is in the vehicle)and the front door is opened.
WARNING - Door lock
malfunction
If a power door lock ever fails to
function while you are in the
vehicle, try one or more of the
following techniques to exit:
Operate the door unlock feature repeatedly (both electronic and
manual) while simultaneously
pulling on the door handle.
Operate the other door locks and handles, front and rear.
Lower a front window and use the key to unlock the door
from outside.
Move to the cargo area and open the tailgate.
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WARNING
Do not pull the inner door handle
of driver's (or passenger's) door
while the vehicle is moving.
CAUTION
Do not frequently repeat opening and closing of doors, or applyexcessive force to a door while the door closer is operating.
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Opening the tailgate
The tailgate is locked or unlockedwhen all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, transmitter
(or smart key) or central door lock
switch.
Only the tailgate is unlocked if the tailgate unlock button on the trans-
mitter (or smart key) is pressed.Once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate is locked
automatically.
If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened by pressing the handle
switch and then pulling the handle
up.✽✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.Closing the tailgate
To close the tailgate, lower and push
down the tailgate to the first detent.
Then it will close and lock automati-
cally. Make sure that the tailgate issecurely latched.
✽✽ NOTICE
You do not have to close the tail- gate with excessive strength. The
tailgate will close and lock auto-
matically if it is pulled down to the
first detent.
The tailgate may not close and lock automatically even though
the tailgate was lowered down to
the first detent if you close and
open the tailgate repeatedly sever-
al times. If this happens, close the
tailgate manually and wait for
about 10 seconds to operate nor-
mally.
TAILGATE
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WARNING
The tailgate swings upward. Make sure no objects or people
are near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the tailgate before driving yourvehicle. Possible damage may occur to the tailgate lift cylin-ders and attached hardware ifthe tailgate is not closed prior todriving.
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Emergency tailgate safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with the
emergency tailgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the
tailgate. When someone is inadver-
tently locked in the luggage compart-
ment, the tailgate can be opened by
pushing the release lever and push-
ing open the tailgate.
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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 acci-
dent or sudden stops, occu-
pants should always be proper-
ly restrained.
WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are safe-
ly out of the way before closing
the tailgate.
WARNING - Exhaust fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
opened, you will draw danger-
ous exhaust fumes into your
vehicle which can cause seri-
ous injury or death to vehicleoccupants.
If you must drive with the tail-
gate opened, keep the air vents
and all windows open so that
additional outside air comes
into the vehicle.
CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the tailgate latch and striker whileclosing the tailgate. It may dam- age the tailgate's power latch.
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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 tailgate if
you are accidentally locked in
the luggage compartment.
No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compart-
ment of the vehicle at any
time. The luggage compart-
ment is a very dangerous
location in the event of acrash.
Use the release lever for emergencies only. Use with
extreme caution, especially
while the vehicle is in motion.
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Door and Tailgate open
It means that any door, door or tail-gate open
Low Washer Fluid (if equipped)
This warning message illuminateson the service reminder mode if
the washer fluid level in the reser-
voir is nearly empty.
It means that you should refill the washer fluid.
Check high beam assist system
(if equipped)
This warning message illuminates if the high beam assist system has a malfunction.
In this case, we recommend that you
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
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INTERIOR LIGHT
Map lamp
Push the lens to turn the map lamp
on or off. This light produces a spot
beam for convenient use as a maplamp at night or as a personal lamp
for the driver and the front passen-
ger. Room lamp
DOOR: The light comes on when
any door (or tailgate) is opened regardless of the
ignition switch position.
When doors are unlocked
by the transmitter (or smart
key), the light comes on for
approximately 30 seconds
as long as any door is not
opened. The light goes out
gradually after approximate-ly 30 seconds if the door is
closed. However, if the igni-
tion switch is ON or all doors
are locked, the light will turn
off immediately.
CAUTION
Do not use the interior lights for
extended periods when theengine is not running.
It may cause battery discharge.
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WARNING
Do not use the interior lights when driving in the dark.Accidents could happen because
the view may be ob scured by
interior lights.
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If a door is opened with the
ignition switch in the ACC orLOCK position, the light
stays on for about 20 min-
utes. However, if a door isopened with the ignition
switch in the ON position,
the light stays on continu-
ously.
: The light stays off at all times.
: The light stays on at all times. Luggage lamp (if equipped)
The light comes on when the
tailgate is opened.
OFF : The light stays off at all times. Door courtesy lamp (if equipped)
The door courtesy lamp comes ON when the door is opened to assist
entering or exiting the vehicle. It also
serves as a warning to passing vehi-
cles that the vehicle door is open.
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