Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual page 109

Features of your vehicle
• If the smart key is in the vehicle
and any door is opened, the doors
will not lock even though the right
portion (1) for driver side or upper
portion (1) for passenger side of
the central door lock switch is
pressed.
WARNING
Doors
• The doors should always be fully
closed and locked while the vehicle
is in motion to prevent accidental
opening of the door.
• Be careful when opening doors
and watch for vehicles, motorcy -
cles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a door
when something is approaching
can cause damage or injury.
WARNING
Unattended children/animals
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle. An
enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil -
dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle.
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Door lock/unlock features
Impact sensing door unlock system
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 10
mph (15 km/h).
You can activate or deactivate the
auto door lock/unlock features in
the vehicle. Refer to "User settings
mode" on page 4-54.
Child-protector rear door locks
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden -
tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used when -
ever children are in the vehicle.
The child safety lock is located on
the edge of each rear door. When
the child safety lock is in the lock
position (1), the rear door will not
open if the inner door handle (2) is
pulled.
Door locks