2018 KIA SPORTAGE warning

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Features of your vehicle
This system is designed to provide
protection from unauthorized entry
into the vehicle. This system is oper-
ated in three stages: the first is the
"Armed" stage, the second is the
"Theft-alarm" stage, and the third is
the "Disarmed" stage. If triggered,
the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard
warning lights.
Armed stage
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Remove the ignition key from theignition switch and exit the vehicle.
2. Make sure that all doors (and lift- gate) and engine hood are closed
and latched.
3. Lock the doors using the transmit- ter of the keyless entry system (or
smart key) or ignition key.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blink
(for smart key, the chime also
sounds) once to indicate that the
system is armed. If any door (or liftgate) or engine
hood remains open, the hazard
warning lights and the chime will not
operate and the theft-alarm will not
arm. If all doors and liftgate and
engine hood are closed after the lock
button is pressed, the hazard warn-
ing lights blink once.
The system can also be armed by
locking the doors with the key from
the front doors; however, the hazard
warning lights will not blink using this
method.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The theft-alarm system can be deac-
tivated by an authorized Kia dealer.
If you want this feature, consult an
authorized Kia dealer.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM
Armed
stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage

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Do not arm the system until all
passengers have left the vehicle. If
the system is armed while a pas-
senger(s) remains in the vehicle,
the alarm may be activated when
the remaining passenger(s) leave
the vehicle. If any door (or liftgate
) or engine hood is opened within
30 seconds after the system
enters the armed stage, the sys-
tem is disarmed to prevent an
unnecessary alarm.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 with-
out using the ignition key or trans-
mitter (or smart key).
The liftgate 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 27 seconds, and
repeat the horn 3 times unless the
system is disarmed. To turn off the
system, unlock the doors with the igni-
tion key or transmitter (or smart key).
Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when
The doors (and liftgate) are unlocked with the transmitter (or
smart key) or the ignition key.
After depressing the unlock button,
the hazard warning lights will blink
and the chime will sound twice (in
smart key) to indicate that the sys-
tem is disarmed.
After depressing the unlock button, if
any door (or liftgate) is not opened
within 30 seconds, the system will be
rearmed.

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Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
To remove the cover (For Type C):
1. Pull out the door handle.
2. Press the lever (1) located inside
the bottom part of the cover with a
key or flat-head screwdriver.
3. Push out the cover while pressing the lever. Turn the key toward the rear of the
vehicle to unlock and toward the
front of the vehicle to lock.
If you lock/unlock the driver’s door with a key, all vehicle doors will
lock/unlock automatically.
Doors can also be locked and unlocked with the transmitter.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door
handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure the doors
are closed securely.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing con-
ditions.
• If the door is locked/unlocked multiple times in rapid succession
with either the vehicle key or door
lock switch, the system may stop
operating temporarily in order to
protect the circuit and prevent
damage to system components.
DOOR LOCKS
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■ Type A■Type B
■Type CWARNING
If people must spend a longer
time in the vehicle while it is
very hot or cold outside, there
is rick of injuries or danger to
life. Do not lock the vehicle from
the outside when there are peo-
ple in it.
WARNING
• Securely close your door
before you begin driving.
Failure to fully close your door
may cause it to open during
vehicle operation.
Keep your body out of the way of the closing door to prevent
injuries.
CAUTION
Do not open and close the doorrepeatedly if unnecessary orwith excessive force. Suchaction can damage the vehicledoor.

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If a power door lock ever fails to func-
tion while you are in the vehicle, try
one or more of the following tech-
niques 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 out-
side.With central door lock switch
Operate by pressing the central door
lock switch.
When pressing the right portion(1)for driver side or the upper por-
tion(1) for passenger side of the
switch, all vehicle doors will lock. When pressing the left portion(2)
for driver side or the lower por-
tion(2) for passenger side of the
switch, all vehicle doors will unlock.
If the key is in the ignition switch (or if the smart key is in the vehicle)
and any door is opened, the doors
will not lock even though the right
portion(1) for driver side or upper
portion(1) for passenger side of the
central door lock switch is pressed.
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Driver side
■ Passenger side
WARNING
Do not pull the inner door han-
dle of driver’s(or passenger’s)
door while the vehicle is mov-
ing.

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Impact sensing door unlock
system
In the event of air bag deployment
resulting from a vehicle impact, all
doors will automatically unlock.
Speed sensing door lock system
All doors will automatically lock after
the vehicle speed exceeds 10 mph
(15 km/h).
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can select some auto door
lock/unlock features in “User
Settings”.
For more information, refer to
“User Settings” in this chapter.
WARNING - Unattended
children/animals
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle. An
enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended
children or animals who cannot
escape the 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.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles, motor-
cycles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a
door when something is
approaching can cause dam-
age or injury.

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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. Turn the child safety lock (1) locat-
ed on the rear edge of the door to
the lock ( ) position. When the
child safety lock is in the lock posi-
tion, the rear door will not open
even when the inner door handle
is pulled. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle (2).
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle until
the rear door child safety lock is
unlocked.
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WARNING- Rear door
locks
Use the rear door safety locks
whenever children are in the
vehicle. If a child accidently
opens the rear doors while the
vehicle is moving, they may fall
out.

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Emergency liftgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with an
emergency liftgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the lift-
gate. When someone is inadvertent-
ly locked in the cargo area, the lift-
gate can be opened by pushing the
release lever and pushing open the
liftgate.
WARNING- Rear cargo
area
Occupants should never ride in
the rear cargo area where no
restraints are available.
Occupants should always be
properly restrained.
WARNING- Exhaust fumes
Driving with the liftgate open is
not advisable. Dangerous
exhaust fumes can enter the
passenger compartment. If you
must drive with the liftgate
opened, keep the air vents and
all windows open so that addi-
tional outside air can enter.WARNING
No one should be allowed to occupy the cargo area of the
vehicle at any time. The cargo
area is a very dangerous loca-
tion in the event of a crash.
Use the release lever for emergencies only. Use with
extreme caution, especially
while the vehicle is in motion.
OQL045009CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near theliftgate latch and striker whileclosing the liftgate. It may dam-age the liftgate's latch.

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(1) Power liftgate open / close button
(2) Power liftgate handle switch
(3) Power liftgate close button
✽ ✽NOTICE
If IGN is ON, the power liftgate
operates when :
• Automatic shift lever is in P
(Park).
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, power lift-
gate may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not attach heavy objects to the
power liftgate when you operate the
power liftgate additional. Weight on
liftgate could cause damages to the
system.
POWER LIFTGATE (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING - Unattended
children/pets
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.
Children or animals might oper-
ate the power liftgate in such a
way that could result in injury to
themselves or others or dam-
age to the vehicle.
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