Kia EV9 2024 Manual page 164

Features of your vehicle
menu is disabled. If you want to save
a digital key again, refer to "How to
delete Digital Key 2 (Card key)" on
page 5-27 and follow the deleting pro -
cedure first before saving a digital
key.
僅 To register the digital key (card key),
the two smart keys must be in the
vehicle.
僅 The registered digital key (card key)
cannot be used for another vehicle.
How to use the Digital Key 2
(Card key)
Card key touch control
The driver can lock and unlock the door
by touching the card key on the door
handle. Also, the vehicle can be started
by placing the card key on the charging
pad.
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A: Door handle authentication pad
B: Card key NFC antenna
Locking/Unlocking the doors
僅 If the driver touches the NFC antenna
of the registered card key 2 on the
driver's or passenger's door handle
authentication pad (1) for more than 2
seconds, the door will lock or unlock.
僅 After locking the door, make sure to
check its locked state. After unlocking
the doors, the doors will automatically
re-lock after 30 seconds unless a door
is opened.
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僅 It works only if the center of the NFC
card key touches the NFC authentica -
tion area of the vehicle door handle.
NOTICE
When touching a smartphone NFC
antenna to the center of the outside
door handle authentication pad, the
doors will not lock with a beep sound in
following conditions:
僅 When the Smart Key is in the vehicle
僅 When the EV button is in ACC or ON
position
僅 When one or more doors, hood or
liftgate are open
Starting the vehicle
After placing your registered card key 2
on the charging pad, depress the brake
pedal and press the EV button to start
the vehicle.
僅 Once the vehicle is started, you can
remove the card key from the pad.
For more details, refer to
WARNING
The vehicle can be started when the reg -
istered card key is placed on the
charging pad. Therefore, do not leave
unsupervised children or people who are
not aware of the system since it can
result in serious injury or death. In addi -
tion, always have the registered card key
with you to prevent vehicle theft when
leaving the vehicle.
Digital Key 2