Using The Smart Key - Kia EV9 2024 Manual

Features of your vehicle
僅 Make sure there are no people or
objects around the liftgate before
opening or closing the liftgate.
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 Power liftgate unlock
Power liftgate open/close (if
equipped)
Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
4 Panic alarm
5 Remote start
6 Remote Smart Parking Assist 2 (For -
ward) (if equipped)
7 Remote Smart Parking Assist 2 (Back -
ward) (if equipped)
8 Hood unlock
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.
Make sure to be aware of how to deacti -
vate the Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
function for emergency situations.
NOTICE
僅 If you press the door unlock button
(2), the Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
function will be deactivated temporar -
ily. But, if you do not open any door
for 30 seconds, the Smart Liftgate
with Auto Open function will be acti -
vated again.
僅 If you press the liftgate open button
(3) for more than 1 second, the liftgate
opens.
僅 If you press the door lock button (1) or
liftgate open button (3) when the
Smart Liftgate with Auto Open func -
tion is not in the Detect and Alert
stage, the Smart Liftgate with Auto
Open function will not be deactivated.
僅 In case you have deactivated the
Smart Liftgate with Auto Open func -
tion by pressing the smart key button
and opened a door, the Smart Liftgate
with Auto Open function can be acti -
vated again by closing and locking all
doors.
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