Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 108

Features of your vehicle
2. Detect and Alert
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If you are positioned in the detecting
area (20 ~ 40 inches [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.
3. Automatic opening
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The hazard warning lights will blink
and chime 6 times and then the lift-
gate 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.
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Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
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
lifters and attached hardware if the lift-
gate is not closed prior to driving.
How to deactivate the Smart Lift-
gate with Auto Open function
using the smart key
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1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Liftgate open
4. Panic button
5. Remote start
If you press any button of the smart key
during the Detect and Alert stage, the
Smart Liftgate with Auto Open function
will be deactivated.