2020 KIA CADENZA Owners Manual

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Features of your vehicle
DOOR LOCKS
Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
After removing the cover (2) while
pressing the hole (1) using
mechanical key or screw driver (-),
turn the key toward the front of the
vehicle to unlock and toward the
rear of the vehicle to lock (3).
If you lock/unlock the driver’s door
with a key, only the driver’s door
will lock/unlock.
Doors can also be locked and
unlocked with the smart key. 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.
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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.✽ ✽
NOTICE
Always place the ENGINE
START/STOP button in the OFF
position, engage the parking brake,
close all windows, and lock all doors
when leaving your vehicle unattend-
ed.
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CAUTION
Do not unnecessarily open and
close the door repeatedly or
with excessive force. Such
action can damage the vehicle
door.
WARNING
If people must spend a longer
time in the vehicle while it is very
hot or cold outside, there is risk
of injuries or danger to life. Do
not lock the vehicle from the out-
side when there are people in it.

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Operating door locks from
inside the vehicle
With the door lock button
To unlock a door, push the door
lock button (1) to the “Unlock” posi-
tion. The red mark 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 on the door lock button will
not be visible.
To open a door, pull the door handle
(2) outward. If the inner door handle of the dri-
ver’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.
The doors cannot be locked if the
smart key is in the vehicle and a
door is open.
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 outside.
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WARNING
Do not pull the inner door handle
of driver’s(or passenger’s) door
while the vehicle is moving.

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Features of your vehicle
WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be
fully closed and locked while the
vehicle is in motion to prevent
accidental opening of the door.
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.
With central door lock switch
Operate by pressing the central door
lock switch :
When pressing the door lock but-
ton (1), all vehicle doors will lock. When pressing the door unlock
button (2), all vehicle doors will
unlock.
If the smart key in the vehicle and
any front door is opened, the doors
will not lock even though the door
lock button (1) is pressed.
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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.
Auto door lock/unlock feature
All doors will automatically lock
when the Automatic transmission
shift lever is shifted out of P(Park)
(with engine ON, it is activated).
All doors will automatically unlock
when the Automatic transmission
shift lever is shifted into P(Park)
(with engine ON, it is activated).
You can activate or deactivate the
auto door lock/unlock features when
you select ‘Settings →Vehicle →
Door →Auto lock/Auto unlock’ from
the Settings menu in the
Infotainment System screen.
For more details, please scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
Car Infotainment System Quick
Reference Guide.
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. Insert a key (or screwdriver) (1)
into the slot located on the rear
edge of the door and turn it to the
lock ( ) position. When the child
safety lock is in the lock position,
the rear door will not open even
though 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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Features of your vehicle
Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
(if equipped)
Once the system decides it is dan-
gerous for a passenger to open a
vehicle door by sensing the
approaching of a vehicle from
behind when the person is opening
the door, the warning message
“Watch for traffic” appears and the
alarming sound will continue for
seconds. (❈This system is only a
supplemental system.)
System setting and activation
System setting
Safe Exit Assist is activated when
you select ‘Settings →Vehicle →
Driver Assistance →Blind-Spot
Safety →Safe Exit Assist’ from the
Settings menu in the Infotainment
System screen.
For detailed information, scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
Car Infotainment System Quick
Reference Guide.WARNING
The system does not detect
every obstacle approaching
the vehicle exit.
The driver and passenger are
responsible for any accident
that occurs while exiting the
vehicle. Always check the sur-
rounding before you exit the
vehicle.
Playing the vehicle audio sys-
tem at high volume may offset
the system warning sounds.
The warning of Safe Exit
Assist may not sound while
other system's warning
sounds.
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Operating Conditions
The system enters the ready status,
when Safe Exit Assist is selected
from the Settings menu in the
Infotainment system and when the
following conditions are satisfied:
The vehicle is stopped or the vehi-
cle speed is lower than 2 mph (3
km/h).
The system detects when the
approaching vehicle move over 3
mph (5 km/h) speed within detec-
tion range. Because the detection
range and speed may changes by
the system operation condition,
always pay attention to nearby traf-
fic condition.
This system works for ten minutes
even after the ignition is turned off.
The system will be released as
soon as the vehicle doors are
locked with the smart key.
WARNING
Safe Exit Assist may not oper-
ate normally if there is any
vehicle or obstacle at the rear
area of your vehicle.
Safe Exit Assist may not oper-
ate normally when a vehicle
two lanes next is coming rap-
idly to lane next to your vehi-
cle or a vehicle is approaching
at a fast speed from the rear in
the lane next to your vehicle.
Safe Exit Assist may be acti-
vated later than normal or
may not operate normally if a
vehicle is approaching fast
from the rear of your vehicle.
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Safe Exit Assist will not oper-
ate if there is a malfunction
with Blind-Spot Collision
Warning as follows:
- When Blind-Spot Collision
Warning message appears
- When Blind-Spot Collision
Warning sensor or the sen-
sor surrounding is polluted
or covered
- When Blind-Spot Collision
Warning does not warn or
warns wrongly
For more details, refer to cau-
tions and limitations in “Blind-
Spot Collision Warning (BCW) /
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist (BCA) “ in chapter 5.

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Opening the trunk
Make sure the vehicle is in P (Park)
and set the parking brake.
Press the switch on the trunk after
unlocking the door by smart key.
Press the trunk unlock button of
smart key for more than 1 second.
Press the switch on the trunk itself
with the smart key in your posses-
sion.
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NOTICE
The trunk switch is made of rubber.
Do not press it using a sharp object
such as a nail, key, screwdriver, or
drill.
To open the trunk from inside the vehi-
cle, press the trunk lid release switch.
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NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
TRUNK
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CAUTION
If the switch on the trunk can-
not be pushed due to freezing,
do not press the switch with
excessive power. Press the
switch on the trunk after
removing the ice around the
switch. You may also open the
trunk by using the trunk open
button on smart key or inside
of the vehicle.
When using automatic car
wash, be sure to lock the cen-
tral door lock switch after the
trunk is fully closed.
During high pressure car
wash, be careful as the switch
on the trunk can be pressed
by the water injection pres-
sure and the trunk can be
open.
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NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, trunk lock
and trunk mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing condi-
tions.
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.
Emergency trunk safety
release
Inside the trunk
Your vehicle is equipped with an
emergency trunk safety release lever
located inside the trunk. When some-
one is inadvertently locked in the
trunk, the trunk can be opened by
moving the lever in the direction of
the arrow and pushing the trunk
open.
WARNING
The trunk swings upward. Make
sure no objects or people are
near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the trunk.
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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