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Unlocking
Pressing the button of the driver's (or
front passenger’s) outside door han-
dle with all doors closed and locked,
unlocks the driver's door.
The hazard warning lights will blink
and the chime will sound twice to
indicate that the driver's door is
unlocked. Also, the outside rearview
mirrors will automatically unfold if the
outside rearview mirror folding switch
is in the AUTO position.
If you press the button of the driver's
outside door handle again within 4
seconds, The other doors will be
unlocked. But if you press the button
of the driver's outside door handle
again after 4 seconds, all doors will
be locked.
The button will only operate when the
smart key is within 28~40 in. (0.7~1m)
from the outside door handle.
Start-up
You can start the engine without
inserting the key. For detailed infor-
mation refer to “Starting the engine
with a smart key” in chapter 5.
Smart key precautions
If you lose your smart key, you willnot be able to start the engine. Tow
the vehicle, if necessary, and con-
tact an authorized K900 Kia dealer.
A maximum of 2 smart keys can be registered to a single vehicle. If you
lose a smart key, you should imme-
diately take the vehicle and key to
your authorized K900 Kia dealer to
protect it from potential theft.
The smart key will not work if any of following occurs:
- The smart key is close to a radiotransmitter such as a radio sta-
tion or an airport which can inter-
fere with normal operation of the
smart key.
- The smart key near a mobile two-way radio system or a cellu-
lar phone.
- Another vehicle’s smart key is being operated close to your
vehicle. When the smart key does not work
correctly, open and close the door
with the mechanical key. If you
have a problem with the smart key,
contact an authorized K900 Kia
dealer.
If the smart key is in close proximity to your cell phone or smart phone,
the signal from the smart key could
be blocked by normal operation of
your cell phone or smart phone.
This is especially important when
the phone is active such as making
call, receiving calls, text messaging,
and/or sending/receiving emails.
Avoid placing the smart key and
your cell phone or smart phone in
the same pants or jacket pocket and
maintain adequate distance
between the two devices.
Transmitter
Keep the smart key away from
water or any liquid as it can
become damaged and not func-
tion properly.
CAUTION
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Trunk open (3)
The trunk will open if the button is
pressed for more than 1 second.
Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk will lock automati-
cally.
Panic alarm (4)
The horn sounds and the hazard
warning lights blink for about 30 sec-
onds if this button is pressed for
more than 0.5 seconds. To stop the
horn and lights, press any button on
the transmitter.
Transmitter precautions
The transmitter (or smart key) will not
work if any of following occurs:
You exceed the operating distancelimit (about 90 feet [30 m]).
The battery in the transmitter (or smart key) is weak.
Other vehicles or objects may be blocking the signal.
The weather is extremely cold.
The transmitter (or smart key) is close to a radio transmitter such as
a radio station or an airport which
can interfere with normal operation
of the transmitter.
When the transmitter (or smart key)
does not work properly, open and
close the door with the smart key. If
you have a problem with the trans-
mitter (or smart key), contact an
authorized K900 Kia dealer. If the transmitter is in close proximi-
ty to your cell phone or smart phone,
the signal from the transmitter could
be blocked by normal operation of
your cell phone or smart phone. This
is especially important when the
phone is active such as making call,
receiving calls, text messaging,
and/or sending/receiving emails.
Avoid placing the transmitter and
your cell phone or smart phone in
the same pants or jacket pocket and
maintain adequate distance
between the two devices.
Transmitter damage
Do not drop, wet or expose the
keyless entry system transmit-
ter to heat or sunlight.
CAUTION
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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 a
welcome alert if the smart key is
detected within 20~40 inches
(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 radio-transmitter 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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To adjust the Zone setting:
1.Determine the desired ZoneNumber based upon your current
location on the Zone Map.
2.Press and hold the button for more than 3, but less than 6 sec-
onds, the current Zone Number will
appear on the display.
3.Pressing and holding the button again will cause the numbers to
increment (Note: they will repeat
…13, 14, 15, 1, 2, …). Releasing
the button when the desired Zone
Number appears on the display will
set the new Zone.
4.Within about 5 seconds, the com- pass will start displaying a com-
pass heading again. There are some conditions that can
cause changes to the vehicle mag-
nets, such as installing a ski rack or a
CB antenna. Body repair work on the
vehicle can also cause changes to the
vehicle's magnetic field. In these situa-
tions, the compass will need to be re-
calibrated to quickly correct for these
changes. To re-calibrate the compass:
1.Press and hold the button for
more than 6 seconds. When the
compass memory is cleared, a "C"
will appear in the display.
2.To calibrate the compass, drive the vehicle in 2 complete circles at less
than 5 mph (8 km/h). Integrated HomeLink®
Wireless Control System
The HomeLink
®Wireless Control
System provides a convenient way to
replace up to three hand-held radio-
frequency (RF) transmitters with a
single built-in device. This innovative
feature will learn the radio frequency
codes of most current transmitters to
operate devices such as gate opera-
tors, garage door openers, entry
door locks, security systems, even
home lighting. Both standard and
rolling code-equipped transmitters
can be programmed by following the
outlined procedures. Additional
HomeLink
®information can be found
at: www.homelink.com or by calling
1-800-355-3515.
❈ HomeLink
®is a registered trade-
mark of Johnson Controls, Inc.
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\Retain the original transmitter of the
RF device you are programming for
use in other vehicles as well as for
future HomeLink
®programming. It is
also suggested that upon the sale of
the vehicle, the programmed
HomeLink
®buttons be erased for
security purposes. Programming HomeLink
®
✽
NOTICE
• When programming a garage
door opener, it is advised to park
the vehicle outside of the garage.
• It is recommended that a new bat- tery be placed in the hand-held
transmitter of the device being pro-
grammed to HomeLink
®for quick-
er training and accurate transaxle
of the radio-frequency signal.
• Some vehicles may require the Engine Start/Stop button to be
turned to the second (or "acces-
sories") position for programming
and/or operation of HomeLink
®.
• In the event that there are still pro- gramming difficulties or questions
after following the programming
steps listed below, contact
HomeLink
®at: www.homelink.com
or 1-800-355-3515.
Standard programming
To train most devices, follow these
instructions:
1. For first-time programming, press
and hold the two outside buttons,
HomeLink
®Channel 1 and
Channel 3 Buttons, until the indi-
cator light begins to flash (after 20
seconds). Release both buttons.
Do not hold the buttons for longer
than 30 seconds.
2. Position the end of your hand-held transmitter 1-3 inches (2-8 cm)
away from the HomeLink
®buttons
while keeping the indicator light in
view.
3. Simultaneously press and hold both the HomeLink
®and hand-
held transmitter button. DO NOT
release the buttons until step 4
has been completed.
4. While continuing to hold the but- tons the red Indicator Status LED
will flash slowly and then rapidly
after HomeLink
®successfully
trains to the frequency signal from
the hand-held transmitter. Release
both buttons.
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To adjust the Zone setting:
1.Determine the desired ZoneNumber based upon your current
location on the Zone Map.
2.Press and hold the button for 6 seconds, the current Zone Number
will appear on the display.
3.Pressing and holding the button again will cause the numbers to
increment (Note: they will repeat
…13, 14, 15, 1, 2, …). Releasing
the button when the desired Zone
Number appears on the display will
set the new Zone.
4.Within about 5 seconds the com- pass will start displaying a com-
pass heading again.
There are some conditions that can
cause changes to the vehicle mag-
nets, such as installing a ski rack or
a CB antenna. Body repair work on
the vehicle can also cause changes
to the vehicle’s magnetic field. In
these situations, the compass will
need to be re-calibrated to quickly
correct these changes. If you need to recalibrate the com-
pass:
1.Press and hold the button for
more than 9 seconds. When the
compass memory is cleared a "C"
will appear in the display.
2.Drive the vehicle in 2 complete cir- cles at less than 5 mph (8 km/h). Integrated HomeLink®Wireless
Control System
The HomeLink
®Wireless Control
System can replace up to three
hand-held radio-frequency (RF)
transmitters with a single built-in
device. This innovative feature will
learn the radio frequency codes of
most current transmitters to operate
devices such as gate operators,
garage door openers, entry door
locks, security systems, even home
lighting. Both standard and rolling
code-equipped transmitters can be
programmed by following the out-
lined procedures.
Additional HomeLink
®information
can be found at: www.homelink.com
or by calling 1-800-355-3515.
Retain the original transmitter of the
RF device you are programming for
use in other vehicles as well as for
future HomeLink
®programming. It is
also suggested that upon the sale of
the vehicle, the programmed
HomeLink
®buttons be erased for
security purposes.
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Programming HomeLink®
Please note the following:
When programming a garage dooropener, it is advised to park the
vehicle outside of the garage.
It is recommended that a new bat- tery be placed in the hand-held
transmitter of the device being pro-
grammed to HomeLink
®for quicker
training and accurate transmission
of the radio-frequency signal.
Some vehicles may require the ignition switch to be placed in the
ACC (or "Accessories") position for
programming and/or operation of
HomeLink
®.
In the event that there are still pro- gramming difficulties or questions
after following the programming
steps listed below, contact
HomeLink
®at: www.homelink.com
or by calling 1-800-355-3515.
Programming
To train most devices, follow these
instructions:
1. For first-time programming, press and hold the two outside buttons
( , ), HomeLink
®Channel 1
and Channel 3, until the indicator
light begins to flash (after 10 sec-
onds). Release both buttons. Do
not hold the buttons for longer
than 20 seconds. 2. Position the end of your hand-held
transmitter 1-3 inches (2-8 cm)
away from the HomeLink
®button
you wish to program while keeping
the indicator light in view.
3. Simultaneously press and hold both the HomeLink
®and hand-
held transmitter buttons until the
HomeLink
®indicator light
changes from a slow to a rapid
blinking light. Now you may
release both the HomeLink
®and
hand-held transmitter buttons.
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Flashing
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RADIO mode
It will function as the AUTO SEEK
select button.
CD/USB/iPod
®mode
It will function as the FF/REW button.
If the SEEK/PRESET button is
pressed for less than 0.8 seconds, it
will work as follows in each mode.
RADIO mode
It will function as the PRESET STA-
TION buttons.
CD/USB/iPod
®mode
It will function as TRACK UP/DOWN
button.
MODE (3)
Press the MODE button to select
Radio, DISC, USB or AUX.
When the AV is OFF and the MODE
button is pressed for less than 0.8
second, the AV will turn on.
When the AV is ON and the MODE
button is press for more than 0.8 sec-
ond, the AV will turn off.
MUTE (4)
Move the MUTE lever up to cancel the sound.
Move the MUTE lever up again to activate the sound.
Detailed information is described in a
separately supplied manual.
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