KIA CEED 2011 Manual Online

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Operating door locks from out-
side the vehicle
 Turn the key toward rear of vehicle to
unlock and toward front of vehicle to
lock.
 If you lock/unlock the door with a key, all vehicle doors will lock/unlock auto-
matically. (if equipped)  Doors can also be locked and unlocked
with the transmitter (if equipped).
 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.
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WARNING
Do not lock the doors by super
locking with the key or the trans-
mitter with anybody left in the vehi-
cle. The passenger in the vehicle
cannot unlock the doors with the
inside handle or the door lock
switch. For example, if the door is
locked with the transmitter, the pas-
senger in the vehicle cannot unlock
the door without the transmitter.
Operating door locks from inside
the vehicle
With the door handle
Driver’s door / Front passenger’s door (Type A, if equipped)
If the inner door handle of the front door
is pulled when the door is locked, the
door will unlock and open.

Rear door /Front passenger’s door (Type B)
If the inner door handle is pulled once
when the door is locked, the door will
unlock.
If the inner door handle is pulled twice, the door will open.
With central door lock switch
It is operated by depressing the door lock
switch.
 When pushing the door lock switch, all vehicle doors will lock and the indicator
light on the switch will illuminate.
If any door is opened when the switch
is pushed, all doors will not lock.
 If any door is unlocked, the indicator of the door lock switch will blink. If you
push the switch when the indicator is
blinking, all doors will lock.
 When pushing the door lock switch again, all vehicle doors will unlock and
the indicator light on the switch will not
illuminate. Super lock system (if equipped)
If you turn the key to the “LOCK” position
or depress the “LOCK” button on the
transmitter to lock the doors, the locked
doors are not unlocked by other tools
except unlocking with the key or trans-
mitter.
This feature is to prevent potential intrud-
ers from opening the door.
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WARNING - Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can
invite theft or possible harm to you
or others from someone hiding in
your vehicle while you are gone.
Always remove the ignition key,
engage the parking brake, close all
windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.WARNING - Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate features of the vehi-
cle that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm, possi-
bly from someone gaining entry to
the vehicle. Never leave children or
animals unattended in your vehicle.WARNING - Doors
 The doors should always be fully closed and locked while the vehi-
cle is in motion to prevent acci-
dental opening of the door.
Locked doors will also discour-
age potential intruders when the
vehicle stops or slows.
 Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles, motorcy-
cles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a door
when something is approaching
can cause damage or injury.
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Impact sensing door unlock sys- tem (if equipped)
All doors will automatically unlock when
an impact causes the air bags to deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system (if equipped)
When the speed of the vehicle keeps
above15 km/h for 1 second, it will auto-
matically lock all doors. For deactivation
of this feature, contact an authorized KIA
dealer.Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally open-
ing the rear doors from inside the vehicle.
The rear door safety locks should be
used whenever children are in the vehi-
cle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the child safety lock located onthe rear edge of the door to the lock
( ) position. When the child safety
lock is in the lock position, the rear
door will not open even though theinner door handle is pulled. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the outside door handle (1).
Even though the doors may be unlocked,
the rear door will not open by pulling theinner door handle (2) until the rear door
child safety lock is unlocked.
WARNING
- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out and be
severely injured or killed. To pre-
vent children from opening the rear
doors from the inside, the rear door
safety locks should be used when-
ever children are in the vehicle.
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Opening the tailgate
 The tailgate is locked or unlocked when
all doors are locked or unlocked with the
key, transmitter or central door lock
switch.
 Only the tailgate is unlocked if the only tailgate unlock button on the transmitter
is pressed (if equipped). Once the tail-gate is opened and then closed, the tail-
gate is locked automatically.  If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened
by pressing the handle and pulling it up.
* The actual feature may differ from the illus- tration.
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Emergency tailgate safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with the emer-
gency tailgate safety release lever locat-
ed on the bottom of the tailgate. When
someone is inadvertently locked in the
luggage compartment, the tailgate can
be opened by pushing the release lever
and pushing open the tailgate.
Luggage room lamp (if equipped)
Luggage room lamp turns on when the
tailgate is opened. It remains on until thetailgate is securely closed.
✽✽NOTICE
Make sure to close the tailgate securely.
If it remains open while engine is notrunning, it may cause battery discharge
because luggage room lamp remains on.
WARNING
 For emergency, be fully aware of the location of the emergency
tailgate safety release lever in
this vehicle and how to open the
tailgate if you are accidentally
locked in the luggage compart-ment.
 No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compartment
of the vehicle at any time. The
luggage compartment is a very
dangerous location in the eventof a crash.
 Use the release lever for emer- gency only. Use extreme caution,
especially while the vehicle is inmotion.
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(1) Driver’s door power window switch
(2) Front passenger’s door power win-
dow switch
(3) Rear door (left) power window switch*
(4) Rear door (right) power window switch*
(5) Window opening and closing
(6) Automatic power window*
(7) Power window lock switch* * if equipped
✽✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, power windows
may not work properly due to freezingconditions.
WINDOWS
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Features of your vehicle
Power windows
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for power windows to operate.
Each door has a power window switch
that controls the door's window. The driv-
er has a power window lock switch which
can block the operation of passenger
windows. The power windows can be
operated for approximately 30 seconds
after the ignition key is removed or turned
to the ACC or LOCK position. However, if
the front doors are opened, the power
windows cannot be operated within the
30 seconds period after the ignition key
removal.
The driver’s door has a master power
window switch that controls all the win-
dows in the vehicle.✽✽NOTICE
While driving with the rear windows
down or with the sunroof (if equipped) in
an open (or partially open position), yourvehicle may demonstrate a wind buffet-
ing or pulsation noise. This noise is a
normal occurrence and can be reduced
or eliminated by taking the followingactions. If the noise occurs with one or
both of the rear windows down, partially
lower both front windows approximatelyone inch. If you experience the noise with
the sunroof open, slightly reduce the size
of the sunroof opening
Window opening and closing
Type A
To open or close a window, press down
or pull up the front portion of the corre-
sponding switch to the first detent posi-tion (5).
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Type B - Auto down window (if equipped)
Depressing the power window switch
momentarily to the second detent posi-
tion (6) completely lowers the window
even when the switch is released. To stop
the window at the desired position while
the window is in operation, pull up the
switch momentarily to the opposite direc-
tion of the window movement. Type C - Auto up/down window
(if equipped)
Pressing or pulling up the power window
switch momentarily to the second detent
position (6) completely lowers or lifts the
window even when the switch is
released. To stop the window at the
desired position while the window is in
operation, pull up or press down and
release the switch.
If the power window does not operate
normally, the automatic power window
system must be reset as follows: 1.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON position.
2. Close the window and continue pulling up the power window switch for at
least 1 second after the window iscompletely closed. Automatic reversal
If the upward movement of the window is
blocked by an object or part of the body,
the window will detect the resistance and
will stop upward movement. The window
will then lower approximately 30 cm (11.8
in.) to allow the object to be cleared.
If the window detects the resistance
while the power window switch is pulled
up continuously, the window will stop
upward movement then lower approxi-
mately 2.5 cm (1 in.). And if the power
window switch is pulled up continuously
again within 5 seconds after the window
is lowered by the automatic window
reversal feature, the automatic window
reversal will not operate.
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✽✽NOTICE
The automatic reverse feature for the window is only active when the “auto
up” feature is used by fully pulling up
the switch. The automatic reverse fea-
ture will not operate if the window israised using the halfway position on the
power window switch.
Power window lock button
 The driver can disable the power win- dow switches on the rear passenger
doors by depressing the power window
lock switch located on the driver’s doorto LOCK (pressed).
 When the power window lock switch is ON, the driver’s master control
cannot operate the rear passenger
door power windows either.
CAUTION
 To prevent possible damage to
the power window system, do not
open or close two windows ormore at the same time. This willalso ensure the longevity of the fuse.
 Never try to operate the main switch on the driver's door andthe individual door windowswitch in opposing directions at
the same time. If this is done, thewindow will stop and cannot be opened or closed.
WARNING
Always check for obstructions
before raising any window to avoid
injuries or vehicle damage. If anobject less than 4 mm (0.16 in.) indiameter is caught between the
window glass and the upper win-
dow channel, the automatic reverse
window may not detect the resist-
ance and will not stop and reversedirection.
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