Theft-Alarm System; Armed Stage - Kia XCeed 2020 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle

Theft-alarm system

Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm
system will have a label attached to
the vehicle with the following words:
1. WARNING
2. SECURITY SYSTEM
Disarmed
stage
This system is designed to provide
protection from unauthorized entry
into the car. This system is operated
in three stages: the first is the
"Armed" stage, the second is the
"Theft-alarm" stage, and the third
is the "Disarmed" stage. If triggered,
the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard
warning lights.
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Armed
stage
Theft-alarm
stage

Armed stage

Using the smart key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors (and
tailgate) and the engine hood are
closed and latched.
• Lock the doors by pressing the
button of the front outside door
handle with the smart key in
your possession.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
operate once to indicate that
the system is armed. If any door
remains open, the doors won't
lock and the chime will sound for
3 seconds. Close the door and
try again to lock the doors.
If tailgate or engine hood
remains open, the hazard
warning lights won't operate and
theft-alarm will not arm. After
this, if the tailgate and engine
hood are closed, the hazard
warning lights will blink once.
• Lock the doors by pressing the
lock button on the smart key.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
will operate once to indicate that
the system is armed.
If any door (and tailgate) or
engine hood remains open, the
hazard warning lights won't
Theft-alarm system