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 Information
• In cold and wet climates, door lock 
and door mechanisms may not work 
properly due to freezing conditions.
• 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.
Power door latch (if equipped)
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If a door isn’t closed completely but is 
closed to the first detent position, the 
door will close automatically.
 CAUTION
To reduce the risk of injury:
• Before closing the door, check there 
are no obstructions in the path of the 
door.
• Keep your fingers away from the 
edge of the door or they may become 
trapped when the power door latch 
operates.Resetting the power door latch
The power door latch may need to be 
reset after the battery is discharged or 
disconnected or a related fuse has been 
replaced or disconnected.
To reset the power door latch, perform 
the following steps:
1. Close the door to the first detent 
positon.
2. Open the door. 
When this is complete, the power door 
latch is reset.
If the power door latch do not operate 
properly after resetting, we recommend 
that the vehicle be inspected by an 
authorized retailer of Genesis Branded 
products.   
         
        
        
     
        
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Operating Door Locks From 
Inside the Vehicle
With the door handle
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Front door
If the inner door handle is pulled when 
the door is locked, the door will unlock 
and open.
Rear door
If the inner door handle is pulled once 
when the door is locked, the door will 
unlock. If the inner door handle is pulled 
once more, the door will open.
 Information
If a power door lock ever fails to function 
while you are in the vehicle try one or 
more of the following techniques 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 
mechanical key to unlock the door from 
outside.
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Rear door
When the lock switch is pressed (door 
indicator light ON), all the doors will lock. 
However, if a door is opened, the doors 
will not lock.
Note that the doors cannot be unlocked 
with the rear door lock switch.
 Information
If all doors are locked with the rear door 
lock button, and the electronic child safety 
lock button (if equipped) in the driver’s 
seat is turned ON (indicator light ON), the 
rear doors cannot be opened. If you want 
to open the rear doors:
• Unlock the door with the smart key 
from outside.
• Unlock the door with Genesis 
Connected Service using your 
smartphone.
• Press the electronic child safety lock 
button on the driver’s door to turn 
it off (indicator light OFF), then 
unlock the doors with the driver’s or 
passenger’s central door lock switch. 
(Electronic child lock OFF → Door 
unlocked)
• Press the electronic child safety lock 
button on the driver’s door to turn it 
off (indicator light OFF), then pull the 
rear inner door handle twice.
In case of an emergency
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In case of emergency such as when the 
battery is discharged, the only way to 
lock the door(s) is with the mechanical 
key from the outside key hole.
Doors without an outside key hole can be 
locked as follows:
1. Open the door.
2. Insert the key into the emergency 
door lock hole and turn the key to the 
lock position.
3. Close the door securely.
 Information
If the electrical power door lock switch 
does not operate (ex. dead car battery) and 
the liftgate is closed, you will not be able to 
open the liftgate until power is restored.   
         
        
        
     
        
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 WARNING
• The doors should always be fully 
closed and locked while the 
vehicle is in motion. If the doors 
are unlocked, the risk of being 
thrown from the vehicle in a crash is 
increased.
• Do not pull the inner door handle of 
the driver’s or passenger’s door while 
the vehicle is moving.
 WARNING
Do not leave children or animals 
unattended in your vehicle. An enclosed 
vehicle can become extremely hot, 
causing death or serious injury to 
unattended children or animals who 
cannot escape the vehicle. Children 
might operate features of the vehicle 
that could injure them, or they could 
encounter other harm, possibly from 
someone gaining entry to the vehicle.
 WARNING
Always secure your vehicle.
Leaving your vehicle unlocked increases 
the potential risk to you or others from 
someone hiding in your vehicle.
To secure your vehicle, while 
depressing the brake, shift the gear 
to the P (Park) position, engage the 
parking brake, and press the Engine 
Start/Stop button to the OFF position, 
close all windows, lock all doors, and 
always take the key with you.
 CAUTION
Opening a door when something is 
approaching may cause damage or 
injury. Be careful when opening doors 
and watch for vehicles, motorcycles, 
bicycles or pedestrians approaching the 
vehicle in the path of the door.
 WARNING
If you stay in the vehicle for a long time 
while the weather is very hot or cold, 
there are risks of injuries or danger to 
life. Do not lock the vehicle from the 
outside when someone is in the vehicle.    
         
        
        
     
        
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Automatic Door Lock and Unlock 
Features
Your vehicle is equipped with features 
that will automatically lock or unlock 
your vehicle based on settings you select 
in the infotainment system screen.
Auto LOCK Enable on speed
When this feature is set in the 
infotainment system screen, all the doors 
will be locked automatically when the 
vehicle exceeds 9 mph (15 km/h).
Auto LOCK Enable on shift
When this feature is set in the 
infotainment system screen, all the doors 
will be locked automatically when the 
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) while the 
engine is running.
Auto UNLOCK On Shift to P
When this feature is set in the 
infotainment system screen, all the doors 
will be unlocked automatically when the 
vehicle is shifted back into P (Park) while 
the engine is running.
Auto UNLOCK Vehicle off
When this feature is set in the 
infotainment system screen, all the doors 
will be unlocked automatically when the 
vehicle is turned off.
See additional information in supplied 
Infotainment Manual.
Additional unlock safety feature air 
bag deployment
As an additional safety feature, all doors 
will be automatically unlocked when an 
impact causes the air bags to deploy.
Child-Protector Rear Door Locks 
(if equipped)
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The child safety lock is provided to help 
prevent children seated in the rear from 
accidentally opening the rear doors. The 
rear door safety locks should be used 
whenever children are in the vehicle.
The child safety lock is located on the 
edge of each rear door. When the child 
safety lock is in the lock position, the 
rear door will not open if the inner door 
handle is pulled.
To lock the child safety lock, insert a 
small flat blade tool (like a screwdriver or 
similar) (1) into the slot and turn it to the 
lock position as shown.
To allow a rear door to be opened from 
inside the vehicle, unlock the child safety 
lock.
 WARNING
If children accidently open the rear 
doors while the vehicle is in motion, 
they could fall out of the vehicle. The 
rear door safety locks should always 
be used whenever children are in the 
vehicle.   
         
        
        
     
        
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Electronic Child Safety Lock (if 
equipped)
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When the electronic child safety lock 
button is pressed and the indicator 
light on the button illuminates, the rear 
doors cannot be opened from inside the 
vehicle.
• The rear door window cannot be 
opened or closed while the electronic 
child safety lock button is in the LOCK 
position (indicator light ON).
For more details, refer to “Windows” 
section in this chapter.
• Electronic child safety lock does not 
automatically turn on unless the driver 
presses the electronic child safety 
lock button.
• If 3 minutes passes after the Engine 
Start/Stop button is pressed to the 
ACC or ON, the indicator on the 
button turns off, and the driver cannot 
turn off electronic child safety lock by 
pressing the button. To turn off the 
function, press the Engine Start/Stop 
button to the ON position, and then 
press the electronic child safety lock 
button.
• If the power is supplied again after 
removing the battery or battery is 
discharged while the electronic child 
safety lock button is in the LOCK 
position, press the button once more 
to match the state of the indicator on 
the electronic child safety lock button 
and actual status of the electronic 
child safety lock function.
• If the airbag is activated while the 
electronic child safety lock button 
is in the LOCK position (indicator 
light ON), the rear doors will unlock 
automatically.
• Vehicles equipped with the electronic 
child safety lock feature is not 
provided with a manual child safety 
lock.
 WARNING
If children accidentally opens the rear 
door while the vehicle is in motion, they 
could fall out of the vehicle. Electronic 
child safety lock should always be used 
whenever children are in the vehicle.
NOTICE
Child safety lock failure
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When electronic child safety lock does 
not work even though the button is 
pressed, the message will be displayed 
and an alarm will sound. If this occurs, 
have the vehicle inspected by an 
authorized retailer Genesis Branded 
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Safe Exit Assist (if equipped with 
electronic child safety lock)
Safe Exit Assist helps prevent the rear 
occupant from opening the rear door. 
When an approaching vehicle from the 
rear area is detected after the vehicle 
stops, the rear doors will not unlock even 
when the driver tries to unlock the rear 
doors using the electronic child safety 
lock button.
For more details, refer to “Safe Exit 
Assist (SEA)” section in chapter 7.
Vehicle Auto-Shut Off
If your parked vehicle is in a garage and 
engine is left on for a period of time, the 
engine will turn off automatically to help 
reduce fuel consumption, etc.
System setting
You can activate or deactivate Vehicle 
Auto-Shut Off from the Settings menu in 
the infotainment system screen. Select: 
 -Setup → Vehicle Settings → 
Convenience → Vehicle Auto-Shut Off
Operating conditions
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Vehicle Auto-Shut Off timer will operate 
when all the following conditions are 
satisfied:
• The Engine Start/Stop button is in the 
ON position or engine is running
• The gear is shifted to P (Park)
• The driver’s seat belt is unfastened 
• The vehicle door is open
Deactivating conditions
Vehicle Auto-Shut Off timer will turn off 
when one of the situation occur:
• ‘Vehicle Auto-Shut Off’ is deselected 
from the Settings menu (However, 
the feature is enabled whenever the 
engine is turned on.)
• The gear is shifted to R (Reverse), D 
(Drive) or N (Neutral)
• The driver’s seat belt is fastened 
• The brake pedal or accelerator pedal 
is depressed
System operation
The engine will turn off automatically 
according to the set time.    
         
        
        
     
        
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This system helps to protect your vehicle 
and valuables. The horn will sound and 
the hazard warning lights will blink 
continuously if any of the following 
occur:
 -A door is opened without using the 
smart key.
 -The liftgate is opened without using 
the smart key.
 -The engine hood is opened.
The alarm continues for 30 seconds, then 
the system resets. To turn off the alarm, 
unlock the doors with the smart key.
The Theft Alarm System automatically 
sets 30 seconds after you lock the 
doors and the liftgate. For the system to 
activate, you must lock the doors and 
the liftgate from outside the vehicle with 
the smart key or by touching the touch 
sensor on the outside of the door handle 
with the smart key in your possession.
The hazard warning lights will blink and 
the chime will sound once to indicate the 
system is armed.
Once the security system is set, opening 
any door, the liftgate, or the hood 
without using the smart key will cause 
the alarm to activate.
The Theft Alarm System will not set if the 
hood, the liftgate, or any door is not fully 
closed. If the system will not set, check 
the hood, the liftgate, or the doors are 
fully closed.
Do not attempt to alter this system or 
add other devices to it.
 Information
• Do not lock the doors until all 
passengers have left the vehicle. If the 
remaining passenger leaves the vehicle 
when the system is armed, the alarm 
will be activated.
• If the vehicle 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 the system is disarmed by unlocking 
the vehicle, but neither a door or the 
liftgate is opened within 30 seconds, the 
doors will re-lock and the system will 
rearm automatically.
• It is not recommended to install any 
secondary aftermarket theft-alarm 
systems into the vehicle factory 
electrical system.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM