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DOOR LOCKS

Operating door locks from

outside the vehicle

• Turn the key toward the rear of the

vehicle to unlock and toward the

front of the vehicle to lock.

• If you lock/unlock the door with a

key, all vehicle doors will

lock/unlock automatically (if

equipped with power door locks).

• From the driver’s door, turn the key

toward the rear of the vehicle once

to unlock the driver’s door and

once more within 4 seconds to

unlock all doors (if equipped with

power door locks).

• Doors can also be locked and

unlocked with the transmitter key

(or smart key). (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 the doors

are closed securely.

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NOTICE

• In cold and wet climates, door lock

and door mechanisms may not

work properly due to freezing con-

ditions.

• 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.

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■ Type A

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• To lock a door without the key,

push the inside door lock button (1)

or central door lock switch (2, if

equipped) to the “Lock” position

and close the door (3).

• If you lock the door with the central

door lock switch (2), all vehicle

doors will lock automatically. (if

equipped with central door lock

system)

Always remove the ignition key,

engage the parking brake, close all

windows and lock all doors when

leaving your vehicle unattended.

Operating door locks from

inside the vehicle

With the door lock button

• To unlock a door, push the door

lock button (1) to the “Unlock” posi-

tion. The red mark (2) on the button

will be visible.

• To lock a door, push the door lock

button (1) to the “Lock” position. If

the door is locked properly, the red

mark (2) on the door lock button

will not show.

• To open a door, pull the door han-

dle (3) outward.

• If the inner door handle of the front

door is pulled when the door lock

button is in the lock position, the

button will unlock and the door will

open. (if equipped)

• Front doors cannot be locked if the

ignition key is in the ignition switch

(or if the smart key is in the vehi-

cle) and any front door is opened.

(if equipped)

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If a power door lock ever fails to func-

tion while you are in the vehicle, try

one or more of the following tech-

niques 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

key to unlock the door from out-

side.

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. (if equipped)

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Driver’s door

Passenger’s door

WARNING

- Unattended children/

animals

Never leave children or animals

unattended in your vehicle.

An enclosed vehicle can

become extremely hot, causing

death or severe injury to unat-

tended children or animals who

cannot escape the vehicle.

WARNING - Doors

The doors should always be

fully closed and locked while

the vehicle is in motion to pre-

vent accidental opening of the

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 transaxle shift lever is

shifted out of P (Park).

• All doors will automatically unlock

when the transaxle shift lever is

shifted into P (Park).

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 transaxle 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 features, 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 posi-

tion. The child safety lock (1) is

located on the rear edge of the

door. When the child safety lock is

in the lock position, 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 (3).

Even though the doors may be

unlocked, the rear door will not open

by pulling the inner door handle (2)

until the rear door child safety lock is

unlocked.

WARNING - Rear door

locks

Use the rear door safety locks

whenever children are in the

vehicle. If a child accidently

opens the rear doors while the

vehicle is in motion, he/she can

fall out.

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