Kia Carnival 2023 Owner's Manual page 143

Features of your vehicle
1. Setting
To activate the Smart Liftgate with
Auto Open, go to 'User Settings →
Door → Smart Liftgate with Auto
Open' on the LCD display.
2. Detect and Alert
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If you are positioned in the detecting
area (20 ~ 40 in [50 ~ 100 cm] behind
the vehicle) carrying a smart key, the
hazard warning lights will blink and
chime will sound to alert you the
smart key has been detected and the
liftgate will open.
NOTICE
Do not approach the detecting area if
you do not want the liftgate to open. If
you have unintentionally entered the
detecting area and the hazard warning
lights and chime starts to operate, leave
the detecting area with the smart key.
The liftgate will stay closed.
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Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
3. Automatic opening
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The hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound 6 times and then
the liftgate will open.
WARNING
僅 Make sure you close the liftgate
before driving your vehicle.
僅 Make sure there are no people or
objects around the liftgate before
opening or closing the liftgate.
僅 Make sure objects in the liftgate do
not come out when opening the lift-
gate on a slope. It may cause serious
injury.
僅 Make sure to deactivate the Smart
Liftgate with Auto Open when wash-
ing your vehicle. Otherwise, the lift-
gate may open inadvertently.
僅 The key should be kept out of reach
of children. Children may inadver-
tently open the Smart Liftgate with
Auto Open while playing around the
rear area of the vehicle.
CAUTION
Liftgate lift
Make certain that you close the liftgate
before driving your vehicle. Possible
damage may occur to the liftgate gas