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How to use the Digital Key (Smart
phone)
Smart phone touch control
The driver can lock and unlock the door
by touching the smart phone on the door
handle without activating the Digital
Key App. Also, the engine can be started
by placing the smart phone on the
in-vehicle authentication pad (wireless
charging pad).
OJX1059225OJX1059225[A] : Door handle authentication pad[B] : NFC antenna (backside of the smart phone) (The antenna position differs depending on models.)
• Locking/Unlocking the doors
-If the driver touches the smart
phone NFC antenna to the driver’s
or passenger’s door handle
authentication pad for more than
2 seconds, the door will lock or
unlock.
-If Two Press Unlock function is
set, only the driver’s door will be
unlocked by touching the smart
phone on the driver’s door handle.
Touch the smart phone once more
within 4 seconds to unlock all doors.
-After unlocking the doors, the doors
will automatically re-lock after 30
seconds unless a door is opened.
-If the smart phone digital key does
not operate, move the smart phone
more than 4 in. (0.1 m) from the
door handle authentication pad and
try it again.
Note that you cannot lock your vehicle
using the smart phone NFC antenna if
any of the following occur:
- The Smart Key is in the vehicle
-The Engine Start/Stop button is in
ACC or ON position
-Any of the doors are open except for
the engine hood or liftgate
• Starting the engine
1. After placing your registered
smart phone on the in-vehicle
authentication pad (wireless
charging pad), depress the brake
pedal and press the Engine Start/
Stop button.
2. After starting the engine, the digital
key data will be automatically
updated. It will take 5 to 20
seconds. After that, the smart
phone will automatically go into
the wireless charging mode. Once
the engine is started, you can
remove the smart phone from the
pad.
For more details, refer to the
“Engine Start/Stop Button”
section in chapter 6.
Information
To lock/unlock the doors and/or start the
engine with the smart phone Digital Key,
always turn on and unlock the smart
phone screen.
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Information
• After the battery has been reconnected
or the battery has been recharged,
it will take time for the digital key
(smart phone) to operate due to remote
security update. When locking or
unlocking the door with the smart
phone NFC antenna, touch and hold
the smart phone on the door handle
until the door(s) is locked or unlocked.
• If the mobile data connection of the
smart phone is weak, remote security
information update may fail. At this
time, use the card key to lock or unlock
the doors, or start the engine.
When you are in a place where the
mobile data connection of your smart
phone is available, place your smart
phone on the in-vehicle authentication
pad (wireless charger pad) and start
your vehicle, or touch the digital key on
the door handle to lock or unlock the
door, the remote security information
will be automatically updated. Even
though the engine is not started, wait
until the remote security information
is updated and the in-vehicle
authentication pad (wireless charging
pad) changes to charging mode.
WARNING
The engine can be started when the
registered smart phone is placed on the
in-vehicle authentication pad (wireless
charging pad). Therefore, do not leave
unsupervised children or people who
are not aware of the system since it can
result in serious injury or death.
In addition, always have the registered
smart phone with you to prevent
vehicle theft when leaving the vehicle.Digital key App remote control
Various control functions such as Door
Lock/Unlock, Remote Start, Panic and
Liftgate Open/Close are available using
the Digital Key App. To use the Digital
Key App functions, the smart phone’s
Bluetooth must be activated, and must
be approximately within 32 ft. (10 m)
from the vehicle.
• Connecting Digital Key App with the
vehicle
1. Open the Genesis Digital Key App
in the smart phone. Select the
vehicle you want to control from
the vehicle list in the App.
2. Approach the vehicle with
the Genesis Digital Key App
opened. The Digital Key App will
automatically connect with the
vehicle.
3. When the connection is complete,
the icons in the Digital Key App will
become active.