Kia Sorento 2023 Manual page 110

Features of your vehicle
pad for more than 2 seconds, the door
will lock or unlock.
僅 After unlocking the doors, the doors
will automatically re-lock after 30 sec-
onds unless a door is opened.
僅 If the smart phone digital key does
not operate, move the smart phone
more than 4 inches (0.1 m) from the
door handle authentication pad and
try it again.
For smartphones without UWB
support:
To lock or unlock the doors with a regis-
tered smartphone, contact the NFC
antenna on the back of the smartphone
with the authentication pad of the
driver's or passenger's outside door han-
dle for about 2 seconds.
For smartphones with UWB sup-
port:
僅 To lock or unlock the doors, carry
your smartphone and touch the door
handle lock/unlock sensor (carved
area) on the outside door handle.
僅 If Approach Unlock is enabled, the
doors will be automatically unlocked
when you approach the front seat's
outside door handle with your smart-
phone.
WARNING
僅 When you carry the smartphone sup-
ported by UWB and stay near the
vehicle for about a few minutes, the
door may not unlock automatically.
僅 If you put the smartphone in a back
pocket or bag, it may be blocked by
the body part, which limits the Blue-
tooth connection and cause operation
delay when locking/unlocking doors
or starting the vehicle.
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僅 If a tinting film containing metal com-
ponents is applied, the digital key may
not function properly.
NOTICE
Note that the door will unlock and a
beep sounds when using the Digital Key
2 if any of the following occur:
僅 When the Smart Key is in the vehicle
僅 The ENGINE START/STOP button is in
ACC or ON position
僅 Attempting to lock the door when
more than one door, or bonnet, lift-
gate is opened
僅 If a tinting film containing metal sub-
stances is applied to the digital key, it
may not function properly.
Starting the vehicle
After placing your registered smart
phone on the in-vehicle authentication
pad (wireless charging pad), depress the
brake pedal and start the vehicle.
僅 Once the vehicle is started, you can
remove the smart phone from the
pad.
For smartphones without UWB
support:
僅 Place the NFC antenna of the smart-
phone on the centre of the indoor
authentication pad (wireless charging
pad), press the brake pedal, and then
press the start button to start the
vehicle.
僅 After starting the vehicle, you can
remove the smartphone from the
indoor authentication pad (wireless
charging pad).
僅 Some smartphones may not have
smooth NFC communication due to
Keys