trunk KIA FORTE 2019 User Guide

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Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when:
Transmitter
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The engine is started. (within 3
seconds)
- 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) 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 disarmed with
the transmitter, insert the key into
the ignition switch, turn the igni-
tion switch to the ON position and
wait for 30 seconds. Then the sys-
tem will be disarmed.
• If you lose your keys, consult your authorized Kia dealer.
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Opening the trunk
1.Make sure the shift lever is in P
(Park, For Intelligent Variable
Transmission) or first gear or R
(Reverse, For Manual Transmission)
and set the parking brake. 2.Then do one of the following :
- Press the Remote key or SmartKey Trunk Unlock button for more
than one second.
- Press the button on the trunk itself with the Smart Key in your
possession.
- Use the mechanical key. (if equipped with key hole)
To open the trunk from inside thevehicle, 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.
TRUNK
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■ Type B
■Type A
■Type C
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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.
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.
WARNING - ExhaustFumes
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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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.
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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 system.
How to use the Smart Trunk
The trunk can be opened with no-
touch activation if the conditions
below are satisfied.
After 15 seconds when all doors
are closed and locked
The smart key is positioned in the detecting area for more than 3 sec-
onds.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The Smart Trunk 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 1.5 m (60
inches) from the front door han-
dles. (for vehicles equipped with
Welcome Light)
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle. 1. Setting
To activate the Smart Trunk,
(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
Windows” in this chapter
SMART TRUNK (IF EQUIPPED)
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2. Detect and Alert
If you are positioned in the detecting
area (50 ~ 100 cm (20 ~ 40 inches)
behind the vehicle) carrying a smart
key, the hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound for about 3 sec-
onds 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.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The key should be kept out of reach of
children. Children may inadvertently
open the Smart Trunk while playing
around the rear area of the vehicle.
Make certain that you close the
trunk before driving your vehicle.
Make sure there are no people or objects around the trunkbefore
opening or closing the trunk.
Make sure to deactivate the Smart trunk function when washing your
vehicle.
Otherwise, the trunk may open
inadvertently.
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WARNING
Make sure objects in the rear
cargo area do not come out
when opening the trunk as this
could cause serious injury.
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How to deactivate the Smart Trunk
function using the smart key
1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Trunk open
4. Panic alarm
If you press any button of the smart
key during the Detect and Alert
stage, the Smart Trunk function will
be deactivated.
Make sure to be aware of how to
deactivate the Smart Trunk function
for emergency situations.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• If you press the door unlock but-
ton (2), the Smart Trunk function
will be deactivated temporarily.
But, if you do not open any door
for 30 seconds, the smart trunk
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 function is not in
the Detect and Alert stage, the
smart trunk function will not be
deactivated.
• In case you have deactivated the Smart Trunk function by pressing
the smart key button or opening a
door, the smart trunk function can
be activated again by closing and
locking all doors.
Detecting area
The Smart Trunk operates with a
welcome alert if the smart key is
detected within 50 ~ 100 cm (20 ~
40 inches) from the trunk.
The alert stops at once if the smart key is positioned outside the
detecting area during the Detect
and Alert stage.
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✽ ✽NOTICE
• The Smart Trunk function will not
work if any of the following
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 vehicle is raisedto replace a tire or to inspect the
vehicle.
- The vehicle is parked on a slope or unpaved road, etc.
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Forward Collision Warning (FCW, if
equipped)
- Choose the sensitivity of the for-ward collision warning.
(Late/Normal/Early)
❈ For more details, refer to “Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist(FCA)”
in chapter 5.
Blind Spot Collision Warning Sound (if equipped)
- If this item is checked, the blindspot collision warning sound
function will be activated.
❈ For more details, refer to “Blind-spot
Collision Warning” in chapter 5. Door
Automatically Lock :
- Enable on Speed : All doors willbe automatically locked when the
vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h
(9.3 mph).
- Enable on Shift : All doors will be automatically locked if the intelli-
gent variable transmission shift
lever is shifted from the P (Park)
position to the R (Reverse), N
(Neutral), or D (Drive) position.
Automatically Unlock : - Disable : The auto door unlockoperation will be canceled.
- On key out : All doors will be auto- matically unlocked when the
Engine Star/Stop Button or igni-
tion switch is set to the OFF posi-
tion.
- On Shift to P : All doors will be automatically unlocked if the
intelligent variable transmission
shift lever is shifted to the P
(Park) position. Smart trunk (if equipped)
- If this item is checked, the smarttrunk function will be activated.
❈ For more details, refer to “Smart
trunk” in this chapter.
Two Press Unlock (if equipped) - If this item checked, the two pressunlock function will be activated.
(Only the driver’s door will unlock
when unlock button is pressed
once and all doors will unlock
when the same button is pressed
again within 4 seconds.)
Horn Feedback (if equipped) - Off:
The Horn feedback operation will
be deactivated.
- On:
After locking the door by pressing
the lock button on the transmitter, if
you press the lock button again
within 4 seconds, the warning
sound will operate once to indicate
that all doors are locked.
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Warning messages (if equipped)
Warning messages appear on the
LCD to warn the driver. It is located in
the center of the instrument cluster.
The warning message may appear
differently depending on the type of
instrument cluster and some may not
show the warning message at all.
The warning message is shown in
either symbol, symbol and text, or
text type only. You can choose the
preferred language by selecting the
User setting menu in LCD mode.Door, hood, trunk open
This warning is displayed indicat-
ing which door, or the hood, or the
trunk is open. Sunroof Open (if equipped)
This warning is displayed if you
turn off the engine when the sun-
roof is open.
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This warning light remains on after
blinking for approximately 60 seconds
or repeats blinking on and off at the
intervals of approximately 3 seconds:
When there is a malfunction withthe TPMS.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer as soon as possible.
❈ For more details, refer to “Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 6.
The TPMS cannot alert you to severe
and sudden tire damage caused by
external factors.
If you notice any vehicle instability,
immediately take your foot off the
accelerator pedal, apply the brakes
gradually with light force, and slowly
move to a safe position off the road.Door Ajar WarningLight (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
When a door is not closed securely.
Trunk Open WarningLight (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
When the trunk is not closed secure-
ly.
WARNING
- Low tire pressure
Significantly low tire pressure makes the vehicle unstable
and can contribute to loss of
vehicle control and increased
braking distances.
Continued driving or low pres- sure tires will cause the tires to
overheat and fail.
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