Kia Sorento 2022 Manual page 179

Features of your vehicle
Child-protector rear door lock (if
equipped)
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-
tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle.
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The rear door safety locks should be
used whenever 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 is
pulled.
To lock the child safety lock, insert a
key (or screwdriver) into the hole
and turn it to the lock position.
To allow a rear door to be opened
from inside the vehicle, unlock the
child safety lock.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle (2).
WARNING
Rear door locks
If children accidentally open the rear
doors whilst the vehicle is in motion,
they could fall out and be severely
injured or killed. To prevent children
from opening the rear doors from
the inside, the rear door safety locks
should be used whenever children
are in the vehicle.
WARNING
The system does not detect every
obstacle approaching the vehicle
exit.
The driver and passenger are
responsible for the accident
occurred whilst exiting the vehicle.
Always check the surrounding
before you exit the vehicle.
Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) System
(if equipped)
The Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) is
provided to help prevent exiting the
vehicle with a rear passenger left in
the vehicle.
When you open the front door
after opening and closing the rear
door and turning off the engine,
the "Check rear seats" warning
message appears on the cluster.
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