KIA Sorento 2012 - Manual (Page 100)

Features of your vehicle
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Locking
Pressing the button of the front outside
door handles with all doors (and tailgate)
closed and any door unlocked, locks all
the doors (and tailgate). The hazard
warning lights blink and the chime
sounds once to indicate that all doors
(and tailgate) are locked. The button will
only operate when the smart key is with-
in 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.) from the outside
door handle. If you want to make sure
that a door has locked or not, you should
check the door lock button inside the
vehicle or pull the outside door handle.
Even though you press the button, the
doors will not lock and the chime sounds
for 3 seconds if any of the following
occurs:
• The smart key is in the vehicle.
• The ENGINE START/STOP button is in
the ACC or ON position.
• Any door except the tailgate is opened.
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Unlocking
Pressing the button of the driver’s out-
side door handle with all doors (and tail-
gate) closed and locked, unlocks the dri-
ver’s door. The hazard warning lights
blink and the chime sounds twice to indi-
cate that the driver’s door is unlocked. All
doors (and tailgate) are unlocked if the
button is pressed once more within 4
seconds. The hazard warning lights will
blink and the chime will sound twice to
indicate that all the doors (and tailgate)
are unlocked.
Pressing the button of the front passen-
ger’s outside door handle with all doors
(and tailgate) closed and locked, unlocks
all the doors (and tailgate). The hazard
warning lights blink and the chime
sounds twice to indicate that all doors
(and tailgate) are unlocked.
The button will only operate when the
smart key is within 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.)
from the outside door handle.
When the smart key is recognized in the
area of 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.) from the front
outside door handle, other people can
also open the door without possession of
the smart key.
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Tailgate unlocking
If you are within 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.) from
the outside tailgate handle, with your
smart key in possession, the tailgate will
unlock and open when you press the tail-
gate handle switch.
The hazard warning lights will blink twice
to indicate that the tailgate is unlocked.
Also, once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate will lock auto-
matically.
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Start-up
You can start the engine without inserting
the key. For detailed information refer to
“Starting the engine with a smart key” in
section 5.
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