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With central door lock switch (if equipped)
Operate by pressing the central door
lock switch.
Press the switch to the “Lock” posi- tion (1), all vehicle doors will lock. Press the switch to the “Unlock”
position (2), all vehicle doors will
unlock.
If the key is in the ignition switch (or if the smart key is in the vehicle)
and any front door is opened, the
doors will not lock when the “Lock”
position (1) of the central door lock
switch is pressed.
WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be fully closed and locked while
the vehicle is in motion to pre-
vent accidental opening of the
doors.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles, motor-
cycles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a
door when something is
approaching can cause dam-
age or injury.
WARNING- Unattended
children/animals/incapaci-
tated persons
Never leave children, animals,
or incapacitated persons unat-
tended in your vehicle. An
enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended
children, animals, or incapaci-
tated persons who cannot
escape the vehicle.
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■ Passenger’s door
■Driver's door
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Impact sensing door unlock
system (if equipped)
All doors will automatically unlock
when an impact causes the air bags
to deploy.
Auto door lock/unlock feature
(if equipped)
All doors will automatically lock
when the transmission shift lever is
shifted out of P (Park).
All doors will automatically unlock when the transmission shift lever is
shifted into P (Park).
Speed sensing door lock sys-
tem (if equipped)
All doors will be automatically locked
after the vehicle speed exceeds 15
km/h (9 mph). And all doors will be
automatically unlocked when you
turn the engine off or when you
remove the ignition key.
An authorized Kia dealer can acti-
vate or deactivate some auto door
lock/unlock features as follows;
Auto door unlock by using the dri-ver's door lock button
Auto door lock/unlock by shifting the transmission shift lever out of P
(Park) or into P (Park)
Auto door unlock when the ignition key is removed from the ignition
switch (for smart key, when the
ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned to the OFF position)
If you want to activate or deactivate
some door lock/unlock feature, con-
sult an authorized Kia dealer.
Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-
tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used whenev-
er children are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert a key (or screwdriver) into the hole and turn it to the lock ( )
position. the child safety lock locat-
ed on the 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 when
the inner door handle is pulled.
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3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle.
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle until
the rear door child safety lock is
unlocked.
WARNING- Rear doorlocks
Use the rear door safety locks
whenever children are in the
vehicle. If a child accidently
opens the rear doors while the
vehicle is motion, he can fall out.
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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 automatically.
✽ ✽
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.
TRUNK (FOR 4 DOOR)
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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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■Type B
■Type A
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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 in the detecting area for more than 3 seconds.
✽ ✽ 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)
• 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.
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle.
SMART TRUNK (FOR 4 DOOR, IF EQUIPPED)
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1. Setting
To activate the Smart Trunk,
(1) Change the LCD modes to Usersetting mode
(2) Select the Door mode
(3) Check the Smart Trunk.
❈ For more details, refer to “LCD
Windows” in this chapter
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.
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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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✽ ✽
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.
How to deactivate the Smart Trunk
function using the smart key
1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Trunk open
4. 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.
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Detecting area
The Smart Trunk operates with awelcome 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.
✽ ✽ 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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Opening the liftgate
The liftgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or
unlocked with the transmitter (or
smart key) or central door lock
switch.
If unlocked, the liftgate can be opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up.
When all doors are locked, the lift- gate unlock button on the smart key
is pressed for more than 1 second,
only the liftgate is unlocked. Once
the liftgate is opened and then
closed, the liftgate is locked auto-
matically.
❈ There is no key hole.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, liftgate
lock and liftgate mechanisms may
not work properly due to freezing
conditions.
Closing the liftgate
To close the liftgate, lower and push
down the liftgate firmly. Make sure
that the liftgate is securely latched.
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are safely
out of the way before closing the lift-
gate.
LIFTGATE (FOR 5 DOOR)
CAUTION - Liftgate gas
lifters
Make certain that you close the
liftgate before driving your vehi-cle. Possible damage may occurto the liftgate gas lifters andattached hardware if the liftgateis not closed prior to driving.
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WARNING
The liftgate swings upward.
Make sure no objects or people
are near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the liftgate.
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