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If any door remains open, the doors
won't lock and the chime will sound
for 3 seconds. Close the door and try
again to lock the doors.
If liftgate or engine hood remains
open, the hazard warning lights
won't operate and theft-alarm will not
arm. After this, if the liftgate and
engine hood are closed, the hazard
warning lights will blink once and the
theft-alarm will arm. 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, liftgate or
engine hood is opened within 30
seconds after entering the armed
stage, the system is disarmed to
prevent unnecessary alarm.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 without
using the ignition key or transmitter
(or smart key).
The trunk/liftgate is opened without using the ignition key or transmitter
(or smart key).
The engine hood is opened.
The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously for
approximately 27 seconds. To turn off
the system, unlock the doors with the
ignition key or transmitter (or smart
key).
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Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when:
Transmitter
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The engine is started. (within 3seconds)
- The ignition switch is in the "ON" position for 30 seconds or more.
Smart key
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The button of the front outside dooris pressed while carrying the smart
key.
- The engine is started. (within 3 seconds)
After the doors are unlocked, the haz-
ard warning lights will blink twice to
indicate that the system is disarmed.
After pressing the unlock button, if any
door (or trunk/liftgate) is not opened
within 30 seconds, the system will be
rearmed.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• 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 disarmedwith the transmitter, insert the
key into the ignition switch, turn
the ignition switch to the ON
position and wait for 30 seconds.
Then, the system will be dis-
armed.
- If the system is not disarmed with the smart key, press the
ENGINE START/STOP button
with the smart key. The side with
the lock button should contact
the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton directly.
• 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 becauseit could cause the theft-alarmsystem to malfunction andshould only be serviced by anauthorized Kia dealer.
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Opening the trunk
To open the trunk from inside the
vehicle, pull the trunk lid release
lever.
Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk locks automati-
cally.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, trunk lock
and trunk mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
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.
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CAUTION
Make certain that you close the
trunk before driving your vehi-cle. Possible damage may occurto attached hardware if the trunkis not 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.
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
No one should be allowed to
occupy the trunk at any time.
The trunk is a very dangerous
location in the event of a crash.
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Emergency trunk safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with an
emergency trunk release lever locat-
ed inside the trunk. If someone is
inadvertently locked in the trunk,
moving the handle in the direction of
the arrow will release the trunk latch
mechanism and open the trunk.No one should be allowed to occupy
the trunk at any time. The trunk is a
very dangerous location in the event
of a crash.
Use the release lever for emergen-
cies only. Use extreme caution,
especially while the vehicle is in
motion.
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On a vehicle equipped with a smart
key, the trunk can be opened with
no-touch activation using the Smart
Trunk Release system.
How to use the Smart Trunk
Release
The trunk can be opened with no-
touch activation satisfying all the
conditions below.
After 15 seconds when all doors are closed and locked
Positioned in the detecting area for more than 3 seconds.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The Smart Trunk Release does not
operate when:
- The smart key is detected within15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and is contin-
uously detected.
- The smart key is detected within 15 seconds after the doors are closed
and locked, and 60 inches (1.5m)
from the front door handles. (for
vehicles equipped with Welcome
Light)
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle.
• When smart key is left in the range of detection within 15 sec-
onds after the doors are closed and
locked, the function will automati-
cally turn off after 10 minutes.
1. Setting
To activate the Smart Trunk Release,
(1) Change the LCD modes to User
setting mode
(2) Select the Door mode
(3) Check the Smart Trunk.
❈ For more details, refer to “LCD
Display” in this chapter
SMART TRUNK RELEASE (4 DOOR, IF EQUIPPED)
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2. Detect and Alert
If you are positioned in the detecting
area 20 ~ 40 inches (50 ~ 100 cm)
behind the vehicle) carrying a smart
key, the hazard warning lights will
blink and chime will sound for about
3 seconds to alert you the smart key
has been detected and the trunk will
open.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not approach the detecting area if
you do not want the trunk to open. If
you have unintentionally entered the
detecting area and the hazard warn-
ing lights and chime starts to operate,
leave the detecting area with the
smart key. The trunk will stay closed.
3. Automatic opening
The hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound 2 times and
then the trunk will open. Make certain that you close the
trunk before driving your vehicle.
Make sure there are no people or objects around the trunk before
opening or closing the trunk.
Make sure to deactivate the Smart Trunk Release function when
washing your vehicle.
Otherwise, the trunk may open
inadvertently.
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WARNING
Make sure objects in the rearcargo area do not come out
when opening the trunk on
the slope way. It may cause
serious injury.
The key should be kept out of reach of children. Children may
inadvertently open the Smart
Trunk Release while playing
around the rear area of the
vehicle.
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How to deactivate the Smart
Trunk Release function using thesmart key
1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Trunk open
4. Panic
If you press any button of the smart
key during the Detect and Alert
stage, the Smart Trunk Release
function will be deactivated.
Make sure to be aware of how to
deactivate the Smart Trunk Release
function for emergency situations.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• If you press the door unlock but-
ton (2), the Smart Trunk Release
function will be deactivated tem-
porarily. But, if you do not open
any door for 30 seconds, the Smart
Trunk Release function will be
activated again.
• If you press the trunk open button (3) for more than 1 second, the
trunk opens.
• If you press the door lock button (1) or trunk open button (3) when
the Smart Trunk Release function
is not in the Detect and Alert stage,
the Smart Trunk Release function
will not be deactivated.
• In case you have deactivated the Smart Trunk Release function by
pressing the smart key button and
opened a door, the Smart Trunk
Release function can be activated
again by closing and locking all
doors.
Detecting area
The Smart Trunk Release operates
with a welcome alert if the smart
key is detected within 20 ~ 40 inch-
es (50 ~ 100 cm) from the trunk.
The alert stops at once if the smart key is positioned outside the
detecting area during the Detect
and Alert stage.OYDDCO2004
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NOTICE
• The Smart Trunk Release function
will not work if any of the follow-
ing occurs:
- The smart key is close to a radiotransmitter such as a radio sta-
tion or an airport which can
interfere with normal operation
of the transmitter.
- The smart key is near a mobile two way radio system or a cellu-
lar phone.
- Another vehicle's smart key is being operated close to your
vehicle.
• The detecting range may decrease or increase when :
- One side of the tire is raised toreplace a tire or to inspect the
vehicle.
- The vehicle is slantingly parked on a slope or unpaved road, etc.
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