Features of your vehicle
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Door lock/unlock features
Impact sensing door unlock system
All doors will automatically unlock when an impact causes the air bags
to deploy.
However, automatic door unlock will
not operate if the side airbag is notequipped.
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NOTICE
An authorized Kia dealer can acti-
vate or deactivate some auto door
lock/unlock features as follows;
Auto door unlock by using the dri- ver's door lock button
Speed sensing auto door lock
Auto door lock/unlock by shifting the transmission shift lever out of
P (Park) or into P (Park
Auto door unlock when the igni- tion key is removed from the igni-
tion switch (for smart key, when
the ENGINE START/STOP button
is changed to the OFF position)
If you want to activate or deactivate
some door lock/unlock feature, we
recommend that you consult an
authorized Kia dealer.
Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used whenev-
er children are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the child safety lock located on the rear edge of the door to the
lock ( ) position. When the child
safety lock is in the lock position,
the rear door will not open eventhough the inner door handle ispulled. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out- side door handle (1) .
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 ( ).
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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.
