KIA Sorento (2009) - Manual (Page 20)

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Knowing your vehicle
3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the outside
door handle.
Even though the doors may be unlocked,
the rear door will not open by pulling the
inner door handle until rear door child
safety lock is unlocked (
).
Rear hatch
Opening the rear hatch
• The rear hatch is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or unlocked
with the transmitter or central door lock
switch.
• Only the rear hatch is unlocked if the
only rear hatch unlock button on the
transmitter is pressed. Once the rear
hatch is opened and then closed, the
rear hatch is locked automatically.
• If unlocked, the rear hatch can be
opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up.
Closing the rear hatch
To close the rear hatch, lower and push
down the rear hatch firmly. Make sure
that the rear hatch is securely latched.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Make certain that you close the rear
hatch/window before driving your vehi-
cle. Possible damage may occur to the
rear hatch/window lift cylinders and
attaching hardware if the rear
hatch/window is not closed prior to driv-
ing.
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 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.
CAUTION - Rear hatch
The rear hatch/window swings
upward. Make sure no objects or
people are near the rear of the vehi-
cle when opening the hatch/win-
dow.
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