Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 95

Features of your vehicle
僅 Rear door
If the inner door handle is pulled once
when the door is locked, the door will
unlock.
If the inner door handle is pulled once
more, the door will open.
Door lock malfunction
If a power door lock ever fails to function
while you are in the vehicle, try one or
more of the following techniques to exit:
僅 Operate the door unlock feature
repeatedly (both electronic and man-
ual) while simultaneously pulling on
the door handle.
僅 Operate the other door locks and han-
dles, front and rear.
僅 Lower a front window and use the key
to unlock the door from outside.
僅 Move to the cargo area and open the
liftgate.
WARNING
Do not pull the inner door handle of
driver's (or passenger's) door while the
vehicle is moving.
With central door lock switch
Driver side
ONQ5031009N
Passenger side
ONQ5031425N
1. Door Lock
2. Door Unlock
3. Doors indicating light
Operate by pressing the central door
lock switch.
僅 To lock all vehicle doors, press the
central door lock switch (1) of driver
and passenger side.
僅 To unlock all vehicle doors, press cen-
tral door unlock switch (2) of driver
and passenger side.
When all vehicle doors are locked, the
indicating lights (3) on the driver's door
and passenger's door will turn on. If any
door is unlocked, it would go off.
If the key is in the ignition switch (or if
the smart key is in the vehicle) and any
door is opened, the doors will not lock
even though the central door lock switch
is pressed.
WARNING
Doors
僅 The doors should always be fully
closed and locked while the vehicle is
in motion to prevent accidental open-
ing of the door. Locked doors will also
discourage potential intruders when
the vehicle stops or slows down.
僅 Be careful when opening doors and
watch for vehicles, motorcycles, bicy-
cles or pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door. Open-
ing a door when something is
Door locks
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