2023 GENESIS GV80 Owners Manual

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Used Vehicle/Digital Key
Maintenance
Purchasing used vehicle
If any of the digital key devices
(smartphone key, card key) are registered
in the vehicle, the message ‘Digital key(s)
active’ will appear on the instrument
cluster once when the vehicle is turned
on after unlocking the vehicle door.
When purchasing a used car, be sure to
check the message and delete the smart
phone key and card key registered by
the previous user. Please let us know
the purchase of a used vehicle through
Genesis Customer Care.
Check whether the card key that came
with the used vehicle operates properly.
If the card key does not work properly,
delete the card key and register the
smartphone key, and then re-register the
card key.
Digital key maintenance
If you need to have your Digital Key
System repaired or replaced, the
registered smart key/card key can be
deleted. In this case, you should delete
the digital key on the smart phone and
re-register the key.
Limitations of the System
• Genesis Digital Key App on the
smartphone and card key may not
work if any of the following occurs:
-The Digital Key App in the
smartphone is deleted (reinstall the
app)
-Account log information of Genesis
Digital Key App is expired (required
to re-log in)
-When you try to log in from
another smart phone instead of the
registered smart phone with same
user account
-Smart phone rooting or app hacking
is detected
-Smart phone battery or the vehicle
battery is discharged
- Smartphone’s screen is off or
locked
-NFC or Bluetooth is turned off in the
smartphone settings
-Smartphone’s mobile network
setting is off or airplane mode is
activated
-A credit card is overlapped in the
back of your smart phone, or metal
or thick smart phone case is used
-Using the card key with other cards,
or using it in a wallet or card holder
-There is electronic interference by
other vehicles, objects, etc.
• The vehicle may not be controlled
by the smart phone if any of the
following occurs:
-Basic and necessary functions of
the smart phone are operating
(general call, urgent call, audio or
NFC payment)
-Using wireless earphone

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Operating Door Locks From
Outside the Vehicle
Mechanical key
OJX1059013OJX1059013After pulling the door handle (1), turn the
key (2) toward the front of the vehicle to
lock (A) or turn the key toward the rear of
the vehicle to unlock (B).
If you lock the driver’s door with a
mechanical key, the driver’s door will
lock. If you unlock the driver’s door with
a mechanical key, the driver’s door will
unlock.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may
be opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by
hand. Make sure that doors are closed
securely.
NOTICE
Do not apply excessive force on the
door and door handle. It may damage
the door and door handle.
Information
When the keyhole freezes and does not
open, lightly tap or indirectly warm (for
example, hand temperature) the keyhole.
Smart key

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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, have the vehicle
immediately 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.
With the central door lock switch

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Rear door
When the lock switch (1) is pressed (door
indicator light ON), all the vehicle doors
will lock.When the unlock switch (2) is
pressed, all the vehicle doors will unlock.
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 the elderly, children or
animals unattended in your vehicle. An
enclosed vehicle can become extremely
hot, causing death or serious injury
to the elderly, unattended children
or animals who cannot escape from
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.
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.

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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.
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.

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• 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
products.
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.