僅 Immobiliser System - Kia Cerato 2022 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
After the doors are unlocked, the hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indicate
that the system is disarmed.
After pressing the unlock button, if any
door (or trunk/tailgate) is not opened
within 30 seconds, the system will be
rearmed.
NOTICE
僅 If the system is not disarmed with the
smart key, open the door with the
mechanical key and start the engine.
Then the system will be disarmed.
僅 If you lose your keys, Kia recommends
to visit an authorised Kia dealer/ser-
vice partner.
Immobiliser system
Your vehicle may be equipped with an
electronic engine immobiliser system to
reduce the risk of unauthorised vehicle
use.
Your immobiliser system is comprised of
a small transponder in the ignition
switch and electronic devices inside the
vehicle.
Vehicles without smart key sys-
tem
With the immobiliser system, whenever
you insert your ignition key into the igni-
tion switch and turn it to ON, it checks
and determines and verifies if the igni-
tion key is valid or not.
If the key is valid, the engine will start.
If the key is invalid, the engine will not
start.
To deactivate the immobiliser
system:
Insert the ignition key into the key cylin-
der and turn it to the ON position.
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To activate the immobiliser sys-
tem:
Turn the ignition key to the OFF position.
The immobiliser system activates auto-
matically. Without a valid ignition key for
your vehicle, the engine will not start.
Vehicles with smart key system
Whenever the ENGINE START/STOP
buttons are changed to the ON position,
the immobiliser system checks and veri-
fies if the key is valid or not.
If the key is valid, the engine will start.
If the key is invalid, the engine will not
start.
To deactivate the immobiliser
system
Change the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton to the ON position.
To activate the immobiliser sys-
tem
Change the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton to the OFF position. The immobiliser
system activates automatically. Without
a valid smart key for your vehicle, the
engine will not start.
WARNING
In order to prevent theft of your vehicle,
do not leave spare keys anywhere in
your vehicle. Your immobiliser password
is a customer unique password and
should be kept confidential. Do not leave
this number anywhere in your vehicle.
NOTICE
When starting the engine, do not use the
key with other immobiliser keys around.
Otherwise the engine may not start or
may stop soon after it starts. Keep each
Keys