lock KIA Sedona 2011 2.G User Guide

Features of your vehicle
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(1) Lock ( )All doors are locked if the lock button
is pressed.
If all doors are closed, the hazard
warning lights blink once to indicate
that all doors are locked. However, if
any door remains open, the hazard
warning lights are not operated. After
this, if all door are closed, the hazard
warning lights blink.
If the lock button is pressed once
more whithin 4 seconds after locking
all door by pressing the lock button,
the hazard warning lights and horn
will operate once to indicate that all
doors are locked.
(2) Unlock ( ) Driver's door is unlocked if the unlock
button is pressed once.
The hazard warning lights will blink
twice to indicate that the driver's door
is unlocked.
All doors are unlocked if the unlock
button is pressed twice within 3 sec-
onds.
The hazard warning lights will blink
twice again to indicate that all doors
are unlocked. After depressing this button, the
doors will be locked automatically
unless you open any door within 30
seconds.
(3) Power tailgate opening or closing ( , if equipped)
The tailgate is opened or closed
automatically if the button is pressed
and held.
The hazard warning lights will blink
and the chime will sound 3 times to
indicate that the tailgate will swing
upward or downward.
(4) Left power sliding door opening or closing ( , if equipped)
The left sliding door is opened or
closed automatically if the button is
pressed and held.
(5) Right power sliding door opening or closing ( , if equipped)
The right sliding door is opened or
closed automatically if the button is
pressed and held.
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (IF EQUIPPED)
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✽NOTICE
The power sliding door and power tail-
gate are not opened by pressing the cor-
responding button on the transmitter
directly when all power sliding doors
and power tailgate are locked and
closed. To open the power sliding door
or power tailgate from outside vehicle,
press the unlock button twice within 3
seconds first and press corresponding
power sliding door or power tailgate
opening button.
(6) Alarm ( )
The horn sounds and hazard warning
lights flash for about 27 seconds if
this button is pressed and held. To
stop the horn and lights, press any
button on the transmitter.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The transmitter will not work if any of
following occur:
• The ignition key is in ignition switch.
• You exceed the operating distance
limit (about 30 m [90 feet]).
• The battery in the transmitter is weak.
• Other vehicles or objects may be blocking the signal.
• The weather is extremely cold.
• The transmitter is close to a radio transmitter such as a radio station or
an airport which can interfere with
normal operation of the transmitter.
When the transmitter does not work
correctly, open and close the door with
the ignition key. If you have a problem
with the transmitter, contact an autho-
rized Kia Dealer.
Operational distance may vary depend-
ing upon the area the transmitter is used
in. For example, if the vehicle is parked
near police stations, government and
public offices, broadcasting stations, mil-
itary installations, airports, or transmit-
ting towers, etc.
CAUTION
The power doors can be operated
when the engine is not running.However, the power doors consumelarge amounts of vehicle electricpower. To prevent the battery frombeing discharged, do not operatethem consecutively (more thanapproximately 10 times).
CAUTION
Keep the transmitter away fromwater or any liquid. If the keylessentry system is inoperative due to exposure to water or liquids, it willnot be covered by your manufactur- er vehicle warranty.

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This system is designed to provide pro-
tection from unauthorized entry into the
car. This system is operated in three
stages: the first is the "Armed" stage, the
second is the "Theft-alarm" stage, and
the third is the "Disarmed" stage. If trig-
gered, the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard warning
lights.
Armed stage
Park the car and stop the engine. Arm
the system as described below.
1. Remove the ignition key from the igni-tion switch.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate are closed and
latched.
3. Lock the doors using the transmitter of the keyless entry system.
After completion of the steps above, the
hazard warning lights will blink once to
indicate that the system is armed.
If any door, tailgate or engine hood
remains open, the hazard warning lights
won’t operate and theft-alarm will not
arm. After this, if all doors, tailgate and
engine hood are closed, the hazard
warning lights blink once.
The system can be armed by locking the
doors with the key from the front doors or
tailgate. However, the hazard warning
lights are not operated. If any door, tailgate or engine hood
remains open, the system will not
be armed. If this happens, re-arm
the system as described previous.
Do not arm the system until all pas- sengers have left the vehicle. If the
system is armed while a passen-
ger(s) remains in the vehicle, the
alarm may be activated when the
remaining passenger(s) leave the
vehicle. If any door, tailgate or
engine hood is opened within 30
seconds after entering the armed
stage, the system is disarmed to
prevent unnecessary alarm.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Armed
stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage

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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 withoutusing the ignition key or transmitter.
The tailgate is opened without using the ignition key or transmitter.
The engine hood is opened.
The siren will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously for
27 seconds, and repeat the alarm 3
times unless the system is disarmed. To
turn off the system, unlock the doors with
the ignition key or transmitter.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Avoid trying to start the engine while
the alarm is activated. The vehicle start-
ing motor is disabled during the theft-
alarm stage.
Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when the
doors are unlocked by depressing the
unlock button on the transmitter or
unlocked with the ignition key.
After depressing unlock button, the haz-
ard warning lights will blink twice to indi-
cate that the system is disarmed.
After depressing unlock button, if any
door is not opened within 30 seconds,
the system will be rearmed.
If the system is not disarmed with the
ignition key or transmitter, insert the key
in the ignition switch, turn the key to the
ON position and wait for 30 seconds.
Then the system will be disarmed.CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adjust the
theft-alarm system because it couldcause the theft-alarm system to malfunction and should only beserviced by an authorized Kia deal- er.
Malfunctions caused by improperalterations, adjustments or modifi-cations to the theft-alarm systemare not covered by your vehiclemanufacturer warranty.

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Features of your vehicle
Operating door locks from out-
side the vehicle
Turn the key toward rear of vehicle tounlock and toward front of vehicle to
lock.
Turn the key toward front of vehicle to lock all doors.
Turn the key to the right once to unlock the driver’s door and to the right twice
within 3 seconds to unlock all doors.
Turn the key to the left once to unlock the passenger’s door and to the left
twice within 3 seconds to unlock all
doors. (if equipped)
Doors can also be locked and unlocked with the transmitter key (if equipped).
Once the doors are unlocked, it 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
In cold and wet climates, door lock and
door mechanisms may not work proper-
ly due to freezing conditions.
Once the doors are unlocked, it may be
opened by pulling the door handle and
sliding the door towards the rear of the
vehicle.
DOOR LOCKS
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Front doors
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Rear sliding doors
WARNING
If you don't close the doorsecurely, the door may open
again.
Be careful that someone's body and hands are not trapped when
closing the door.
WARNING
When the rear sliding door is not
fully open, it is not latched and may
move unintentionally. This could
result in a serious injury.

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When the door is fully open, the door
will lock into an open position. To close
the door, pull out the door handle (1)
and sliding the door (2) towards the
front of vehicle.
If the window on the rear sliding door is open (more than 80 mm/3 in.), the rear
sliding door will not open fully but will
open to the 3/4 position.
To lock a door without the key, push the
inside door lock button (1) or door lock
switch (2) to the “Lock” position and close
the door (3).
✽ ✽NOTICE
If the door is locked/unlocked multiple
times in rapid succession with either the
vehicle key or door lock switch, the sys-
tem may stop operating temporarily in
order to protect the circuit and prevent
damage to system components.
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Front door
Rear door
CAUTION
The left sliding door cannot be
opened when the fuel filler lid isopen. However, if the fuel filler lid is opened after the door is openedslightly, the left sliding door can beslide rearward. Close the left slidingdoor to prevent possible damage tothe door or the fuel filler lid.
WARNING
Always remove the ignition key,
engage the parking brake, close all
windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
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Rear sliding doors
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Operating door locks from inside
the vehicle
With the door lock button
To unlock a door, pull the door lock but-ton (1) to the “Unlock” position. If the
door is unlocked, the red part (2) of the
button becomes visible. To lock a door, push the door lock but-
ton (1) to the “Lock” position. If the door
is locked, red part (2) of the button
becomes invisible.
To open a door, pull the door handle (3).
If the inner door handle of the front door is pulled when the door lock but-
ton is in lock position, the button is
unlocked and door opens. (if equipped)
Front doors cannot be locked if the ignition key is in the ignition switch and
door is open.
✽ ✽ NOTICE - Door lock malfunction
If a power door lock ever fails to func-
tion 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 manu-
al) while simultaneously pulling on
the door handle.
• Operate the other door locks and han- dles, front and rear.
• Lower a front window and use the key to unlock the door from outside.
With central door lock switch
The central door locking switch is located
on the front door arm rest. It is operated
by depressing the door lock switch. If any
door is open when the switch is
depressed, the door will remain locked
when closed.
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Front door
Rear door
Lock Unlock
Lock Unlock
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Driver’s door

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When pushing down on the front por-
tion (1) of the switch, all vehicle doors
will lock.
When pushing down on the rear por- tion (2) of the switch, all vehicle doors
will unlock.
However, if the key is in the ignition switch and any front door is open, the
doors will not lock when the front por-
tion of central door lock switch is
pressed.
Auto door lock/unlock feature
All doors will be automatically lockedwhen shifting the transaxle shift lever
out of P (Park) with engine is running.
All doors will be automatically unlocked when shifting the transaxle shift lever
into P (Park) with engine is running.
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Passenger’s door (if equipped)
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- Unattendedchildren
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
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Features of your vehicle
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 front edge of the door to the “Lock”
position. When the child safety lock is
in the “Lock ( )” position, rear door
will not open when the inner door han-
dle is pulled inside the vehicle or the
sub control button of the power sliding
door is pressed. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the outside
door handle or push the main control but-
ton of the power sliding door.
Even though the doors may be unlocked,
the rear door will not open by pulling the
inner door handle or pushing the sub
control button until rear door child safety
lock is unlocked ( ).
Tailgate
Opening the tailgate
Tailgate is locked or unlocked with a
key. (if equipped)
To open the tailgate, insert the key into the lock, turn it to the unlock position
and pull up the tailgate by pressing the
handle.
You can also lock/unlock the latch (but
not release it) with the central door lock
system.
If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened by pressing the handle and pulling it up.
WARNING- Rear doorlocks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out and be
severely injured or killed. To prevent
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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Closing the tailgate
To close the tailgate, lower and push
down the tailgate firmly. Make sure that
the tailgate is securely latched.
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NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
• When jacking up the vehicle to change a tire or repair the vehicle, do
not operate the tailgate. This could
cause the tailgate to close improperly.
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WARNING - Tailgate
The tailgate swings upward. Make
sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when open-
ing the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the tail-
gate before driving your vehicle.Possible damage may occur to thetailgate lift cylinders and attachinghardware if the tailgate is notclosed prior to driving.
WARNING- Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the tailgate open,
you will draw dangerous exhaust
fumes into your vehicle which can
cause serious injury or death to
vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the tailgate
open, keep the air vents and all win-
dows open so that additional out-
side air comes into the vehicle.
WARNING- Rear cargo
area
Occupants should never ride in the
rear cargo area where no restraints
are available. To avoid injury in the
event of an accident or sudden
stops, occupants should always be
properly restrained.