Kia Sorento 2023 Manual page 124

Features of your vehicle
WARNING
Unattended children, the elderly or
pets
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or severe
injury such as heatstroke to unattended
children, the elderly or pets who cannot
escape the vehicle. When left or trapped
in a hot vehicle, make sure to stay
hydrated and avoid sun exposure
through the vehicle's windscreen. Fur-
thermore, children might operate fea-
tures of the vehicle that could injure
them, or they could encounter other
harm, possibly from someone gaining
entry to the vehicle. Never leave children
or animals unattended in your vehicle.
Door lock/unlock features
The vehicle is equipped with door lock/
unlock features for the safety and con-
venience of passengers.
Impact sensing door unlock sys-
tem
All doors will automatically unlock when
an impact causes the air bags to deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system
All doors will automatically lock after the
vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h.
You can activate or deactivate the auto
door lock/unlock features in the vehicle.
Deadlocks (if equipped)
Some vehicles are equipped with dead-
lock system. Deadlocks prevent opening
of a door from either inside or outside
the vehicle once the dead-locks have
been activated providing an additional
measure of vehicle security.
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To lock the vehicle using the dead lock
function, the doors must be locked by
using the smart key. To unlock the vehi-
cle, the smart key must be used again.
In case of an emergency
If the electrical power door lock switch is
not operating (ex. dead car battery) the
only way to lock the door(s) is with the
mechanical key from the outside key
hole.
Doors without an outside key hole can
be locked as follows:
1. Open the door.
2. Insert the key into the emergency
door lock hole and turn a small flat
blade tool or key to the lock position
as shown.
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3. Close the door securely.
NOTICE
If the electrical power to door lock switch
is not operating (ex. dead car battery)
and the tailgate is closed, you will not be
able to open the tailgate until power is
restored.
Child-protector rear door lock (if
equipped)
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally open-
ing the rear doors from inside the vehi-
cle.
Keys