2022 HYUNDAI KONA Infotainment screen

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Digital key (smartphone)
1. Turn the vehicle on with the Smart key
and make sure to keep the smart key
inside the vehicle during digital key
registration.
2. Register your Digital key from the
vehicle user setting menu as follows.
With Navigation screen :
From the infotainment screen menu,
go to [Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key]
- [Smart Phone Key] then select the
[Save] from submenu.
Without navigation screen :
From cluster menu, go to [Digital Key]
- [Smart Phone Key] and select [Save].
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3. Select the vehicle to save on your
Digital key application and activate
the save mode.
Save mode is available only on
the vehicle owner’s Digital key
application.
4. Place the backside of smartphone
onto the wireless charging pad(in-
vehicle authentication pad).
The saving process will begin
automatically.
5. Once the digital key save is complete,
a message will be shown on the
infotainment screen or cluster.
6. Remove the smartphone from the pad
and complete the saving process.
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[A] : Indicator light
[B] : Wireless Charging Pad (In-vehicle Authentication
Pad)

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1. Turn the vehicle on with the Smart
key and make sure to keep the smart
key inside the vehicle during delete
process.
2. Delete your Digital key from the
vehicle user setting menu as follows.
With Navigation screen :
From the infotainment screen menu,
go to [Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key]
- [Smart Phone Key] then select the
[Delete] from submenu.
Without navigation screen :
From cluster menu, go to [Digital
Key] - [Smart Phone Key] and select
[Delete].
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3. Once the digital key delete is
complete, a message will be shown
on the infotainment screen or cluster.
4. Go to [Initialize Digital Key] menu on
the digital key application and select
the vehicle to delete the digital key
information.
If the saved digital key information
in your car is deleted due to vehicle
maintenance, the digital key in your
smartphone should be deleted as well.
For more information, please refer to
the ‘Tutorial’ on your Digital key app.
CAUTION
If the smartphone is removed
from the interior authentication
pad during enrollment, the saving
process will be cancelled.
If the infotainment or instrument
cluster screen is changed during
enrollment, the saving process will
be cancelled.
If the vehicle is turned off during
enrollment, the saving process will
be cancelled.
If the gear is shifted, the saving
process will be cancelled.
If you try to save the smartphone
which is not logged in with the
vehicle owner’s ID or if you try to
save the Card key, the saving process
will not begin.
If the NFC setting on your
smartphone is off, the saving process
will not begin.
If the smartphone screen is changed
to off or locked status, the saving
process will be cancelled.
If there is no Smart key during the
save process, the saving process will
not begin.

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3. Register the NFC card key on the
User’s Settings menu after turning on
the vehicle.
With Navigation screen : From the
infotainment screen menu, go to
[Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key] -
[Card Key] then select the [Save] from
submenu.
Without navigation screen : From
cluster menu, go to [Digital Key] -
[Card Key] and select [Save].
The [Save] button will be disabled if
the digital key (Card key) is already
saved.
Please refer to “Digital Key Delete” in
this manual and follow the digital key
delete procedure in your car before
Digital key save.
4. Place the NFC card key onto the
interior authentication pad (wireless
charger). The saving process will
begin automatically.
5. If the key is enrolled, the message
will be displayed on the infotainment
screen or instrument cluster.
Once the card key registration mode
is activated, the process should be
completed within 5 minutes. After
then, you should reactivate once
again for registration.
For the digital key(card key) saving,
the smart key(fob) must be exist inside
of vehicle.
Once a Card key is registered, it
cannot be reuse onto another vehicle.
You should have the smart key to delete
the digital key (card key) so please carry
around the key.
1. Get on the vehicle with the smart key.
2. Delete the NFC card key on the User’s
Settings menu after turning on the
engine.
With Navigation screen : From the
infotainment screen menu, go to
[Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key] -
[Card Key] then select the [Delete]
from submenu.
Without navigation screen : From
cluster menu, go to [Digital Key] -
[Card Key] and select [Delete].
If there is no saved digital key(card key),
[Delete] menu will not be activated.
To delete the saved digital key (card
key), the smart key must be exist
inside the vehicle.
The deleted digital key (card key) can
be re-registered before registering a
new digital key (card key).
If you try to register a new digital key
(card key), the previously registered
digital key (card key) cannot be used
again.

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After placing your registered card key
onto the interior authentication pad
(wireless charger), step on the brake and
press the Engine Start/Stop button.
WARNING
If you do not place the digital key
(card key) onto the center of the
interior authentication pad (wireless
charger) exactly, the card key may
not be recognized. If the engine is
not turned on, adjust and place the
key again.
If you overlap and use the key
with NFC-enabled cards such as
transportation card or credit card,
the card key may not be recognized.
If the digital key (card key) does not
work, please detach the key around
4 inches (0.1 m) from the handle
authentication pad and retry to
contact.
The card key may be damaged due to
impact. It would not work properly if
the key is damaged. You should buy a
new card and register again.
For more information, refer to the
Engine Start/Stop button in chapter 6.
If you do not want to use the digital key
(smartphone and card key), you can
disable the function temporarily. You
should have the smart key when you
change the settings
With Navigation screen :
From the infotainment screen menu,
go to [Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key]
- [Enable Digital Keys] (deselect)
Without navigation screen :
From cluster menu, go to [Digital Key]
- [Enable Digital Keys] (deselect)
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CAUTION
If you uncheck Enable digital keys, it is
impossible to lock or unlock the doors
or start up the vehicle with digital keys
such as smartphone and card key. If
you check Enable digital keys again, the
registered digital keys(smartphone and
card key) are available. Even though
you stop the digital key function, the
registered keys (smartphone and card
key) are not deleted.

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The personalization function linked with
digital key works as following conditions:
Contact the driver’s door handle with
the profile linked smart phone to lock
or unlock the doors (Personalization
does not operate when locking or
unlocking the front passenger door.)
Remote door unlock with the profile
linked smartphone digital key app.
The profile linked with digital key can be
changed manually in the infotainment
system setup screen.
Profile operation according to door lock/
unlock system is as follows.
ItemPersonalization
Operation
Initial value Guest
Profile linked
smart phone
key
Linked profile
Profile unlinked
smart phone
keyRecently activated
profileNFC card key
Smart key
The personalization function using
the digital key can be operated
after linking the digital key on the
infotainment system profile menu.
You should use the personalization
function during stopping your vehicle
safely.

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Auto door lock/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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To warn the driver of an approaching
vehicle from the rear left/right side
of your vehicle, the warning light on
the side view mirror will blink and a
warning will appear on the cluster. At
the same time, an audible warning
will sound. If Rear View Monitor is
operating, a warning will also appear
on the infotainment system screen.
Rear Cross-Traffic Safety system
will operate when all the following
conditions are satisfied:
- The gear is shifted to R (Reverse)
- Vehicle speed is below 5 mph (8
km/h)
- The approaching vehicle is within
approximately 82 ft. (25 m) from the
left or right side of your vehicle
- The speed of the vehicle
approaching from the left and right
is above 3 mph (5 km/h)
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To warn the driver of an approaching
vehicle from the rear left/right side
of your vehicle, the warning light on
the side view mirror will blink and,
the 'Emergency Braking' warning
message will appear on the cluster.
At the same time, an audible warning
will sound. If Rear View Monitor is
operating, a warning will also appear
on the infotainment system screen.