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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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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 transmission 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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(2) Power trunk handle switch (3) Power trunk close button
(4) Power trunk lock 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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Press the power trunk open buttonfor approximately one second.
To stop the power trunk while it is operating, press the power trunk
open/close button shortly. Press the trunk handle switch car-
rying the smart key with you.
Closing the trunk
Press the power trunk close buttonfor approximately one second
when the trunk is opened.
The trunk will close and lock auto-
matically.
To stop the power trunk while it is operating, press the power trunk
open/close button.
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Press the power trunk close button
for approximately one second
when the trunk is opened.
The trunk will close and lock auto-
matically.
Power trunk Lock button operation
Press the Lock button on the trunk
while carrying the Smart Key with all
the vehicle’s doors closed.
All doors will lock and arm the theft
alarm system.
The operating conditions are as fol-
lows.
- All doors are closed, the ignition status is in the OFF state and the
smart key is outside the vehicle
- If you do not meet the above con- ditions and press the button, alarm
sounds.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The Power Trunk Lock button will
not work if you press the button
when:
- Any door is open.
- The Engine Start/Stop button is
not in the OFF position.
- The Smart Key is in the vehicle.
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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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Trunk lid control button
When the trunk lid control button isin the UNLOCK position (not
depressed), the power trunk can
be controlled with the power trunk
main switch, power trunk open,
close button, and the smart key.
When the trunk lid control button is in the LOCK position (depressed),
the power trunk can only be con-
trolled with the mechanical key of
the smart key.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Close the trunk, and keep the trunk
lid control button in the LOCK
(depressed) position before washing
the vehicle in an automatic car
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WARNING
Do not allow children to play
with the power trunk. Keep the
trunk lid control button in the
LOCK (depressed) position
when not in use. Serious injury
or death can result from unin-
tentional power operation by a
child.
WARNING
Even though the trunk lid con-
trol button is in the LOCK
(depressed) position, the trunk
will still be propelled upward by
mechanical force if the trunk is
manually opened more than 10
degrees beyond the fully closed
position. In addition, if the trunk
is manually closed to the sec-
ondary latch position, the trunk
will be electrically moved to the
fully latched position. Make
sure that face, arms, hands, and
other obstructions are safely
out of the way before operating
the trunk.