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Features of your vehicle
Locking
To lock your vehicle using the door
handle button or the smart key :
1. Make sure all doors, the hood and
the trunk are closed.
2. Make sure you have the smart key
in your possession.
3. Press either the button on the front
outside door handles or the door
lock button (1) on the smart key.
The chime will sound once and the
hazard warning lights will blink to
indicate that all doors are locked.4. Make sure the doors are locked by
checking the position of the door
lock button inside the vehicle or
pull the outside door handle.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The door handle button will only
operate when the smart key is with-
in 28~40 inches (0.7~1 m) from the
outside door handle.
In some instances, when the outside
door button is pressed, the doors will
not lock and an audible chime will
sound for 3 seconds with any of the
following :
• The smart key is in the vehicle.
The ENGINE START/STOP button
is in the ACC or ON position.
Any door except the trunk is
opened.
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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. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors (and
trunk) and engine hood are closed
and latched.
3. Lock the doors by depressing the
door lock button on the smart 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 trunk) 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 trunk and engine hood are
closed after the lock button is
pressed, the hazard warning 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.
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 trunk)
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 SYSTEM
Armed
stage
Theft-alarm
stageDisarmed
stage
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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 smart key.
The trunk is opened without using
the 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 2 times unless the
system is disarmed. To turn off the
system, unlock the doors with the
smart key.
Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when
The doors (and trunk) are unlocked
with the smart 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 trunk) is not opened
within 30 seconds, the system will be
rearmed.
Avoid trying to start the engine
while the alarm is activated. The
vehicle starting motor is disabled
during the theft-alarm stage.
If the system is not disarmed with
the smart key, open the doors by
using the mechanical key and start
the engine by directly pressing the
ENGINE START/STOP button with
the smart key.
If you lose your keys, consult your
authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Malfunctions caused by improper
alterations, adjustments or modifi-
cations to the theft-alarm system are
not covered by your vehicle manu-
facturer warranty.
CAUTION - Adjusting
alarm system
Do not change, alter or adjust
the theft-alarm system because
it could cause the theft-alarm
system to malfunction.
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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.
✽ ✽
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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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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