2019 KIA K900 warning

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Features of your vehicle
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.
Safe Exit Assist (If equipped)
If a vehicle occupant opens a door
and the system senses a car
approaching from behind the opened
door, the warning message “Watch
for traffic” appears and the alarming
sound will continue for five seconds.
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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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This function works for ten minutes
even after the ignition is turned off.
The function will stop as soon as the
car doors are locked with the smart
key.
The alarming sound will generate
from the door speaker. The sound
will continue for five seconds.
WARNING
If a car approaching from
behind is too fast or a door is
opened too suddenly the alarm
system may not set off in time,
which can increase the chance
of an accident. Therefore, when
exiting the vehicle, always
check your surroundings to
make sure that there are no cars
or objects approaching.

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Features of your vehicle
Non-power trunk
Opening the trunk
The trunk is locked or unlockedwhen all doors are locked or
unlocked with the smart key or
central door lock/unlock button. Press the open button to open the
trunk.
Only the trunk is unlocked if the trunk unlock button on the smart
key is pressed for approximately 1
second.
If unlocked, the trunk can be opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up.
Once the trunk is opened and then closed, the trunk locks automatical-
ly. (All doors must be locked.)
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
✽ ✽NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, trunk lock
and trunk mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing condi-
tions.
TRUNK
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the
trunk before driving your vehi-cle. Possible damage may occurto the trunk lift cylinders andattached hardware if the trunk isnot closed prior to driving.
WARNING
The trunk swings upward. Make
sure no objects or people are
near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the trunk.
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Closing the trunk
To close, lower the trunk lid, then
press down on it until it locks. To be
sure the trunk lid is securely fas-
tened, always check by trying to pull
it up again.
WARNING- Exhaust
Fumes
The trunk lid should always be
kept completely closed while
the vehicle is in motion. If it is
left open or ajar, poisonous
exhaust gases may enter the
car and serious illness or death
may result.
WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are
safely out of the way before
closing the trunk.
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WARNING- Riding in 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.

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Features of your vehicle
Power trunk (if equipped)
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not put heavy objects on the
power trunk when you operate it.
This could damage the power trunk
system.
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✽ ✽NOTICE
If the engine start/stop button is ON, the power trunk can operate when the
automatic transaxle is in P (Park).
WARNING
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.
Children or animals might oper-
ate the power trunk which could
result in injury to themselves or
others, or damage to the vehi-
cle.
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(1) Power trunk open/close button
(2) Power trunk handle switch (3) Power trunk close button
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Opening the trunk
The power trunk will open automati-
cally by doing one of the following:
Press the trunk unlock button on
the smart key for approximately
one second.
WARNING
Make sure that there are no peo-
ple or objects in the path of the
power trunk (or smart trunk)
prior to use. Serious injury,
damage to the vehicle or dam-
age to surrounding objects may
result if contact with the power
trunk (or smart trunk) occurs.
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CAUTION
Do not close or open the powertrunk manually. This may causedamage to the power trunk. If itis necessary to close or openthe power trunk manually whenthe battery is discharged or dis-connected, do not apply exces-sive force.
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Features of your vehicle
Power trunk non-opening conditions
The power trunk will not open or
close automatically, when the vehicle
is moving more than 2 mph (3 km/h).
✽ ✽ 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 modify or repair any part of the power trunk by yourself. This
must be done 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.
• In cold and wet climates, the power trunk may not work prop-
erly due to freezing conditions.
Automatic reversal
During power opening and closing if
the power trunk is blocked by an
object or part of the body, the power
trunk will detect the resistance.
If the resistance is detected while
opening the trunk, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction.
If the resistance is detected while closing the trunk, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction.
WARNING
The chime will sound continu-
ously if you drive over 2 mph (3
km/h) with the trunk opened.
Stop your vehicle immediately
at a safe place and check if your
trunk is opened.
CAUTION
Do not operate the power trunkmore than 5 times continuously.
It may damage the power trunksystem. If you operate the powertrunk more than 5 times continu-ously, the chime will sound 3times and the power trunk willnot operate. At this time, stopoperating the trunk and leave itfor more than 1 minute.
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However, if the resistance is weak
such as from an object that is thin or
soft, or the trunk is near the latched
position, the automatic stop and rever-
sal may not detect the resistance.
If the automatic reversal feature oper-
ates continuously more than twice
during opening or closing operation,
the power trunk may stop at that posi-
tion. At this time, close the trunk man-
ually and operate the trunk automati-
cally again.How to reset the power trunk
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, or if the related fuse
has been replaced or disconnected,
for the power trunk to operate nor-
mally, reset the power trunk as fol-
lows:
1.Put the shift lever in P (Park).
2. While Pressing the trunk close
button, press the trunk handle
switch for more than 3 seconds.
(the chime will sound)
3. Close the trunk manually.
If the power trunk does not work
properly after the above procedure,
have the system checked by an
authorized K900 Kia dealer.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the power trunk does not operate
normally, check again if the trans-
mission position is in right position.
WARNING
To prevent serious injury and
damage take the following pre-
cautions when operating the
power trunk:
• Keep all faces, hands, arms,
body parts and other objects
away from the path of the
power trunk.
Do not intentionally place any body parts or objects in the
path of the power trunk to
make sure the automatic stop
and reversal operates.
Do not allow children to play with the power trunk.