Kia EV6 Manual page 135

Features of your vehicle
objects, as body or objects may be
injured or damaged if they are hit by
sharp edges, such as corners. Chil-
dren may get hurt if their face, head,
etc. hit the area around the tailgate, so
always be aware.
僅 Do not close or open the power tail-
gate manually. This may cause dam-
age to the power tailgate. If it is
necessary to close or open the power
tailgate manually when the battery is
discharged or disconnected, do not
apply excessive force.
僅 Do not operate the power tailgate
more than 5 times continuously. It
may damage the power tailgate sys-
tem. If the spindle is strained due to
continuous operation, the chime will
sound 3 times and the power tailgate
will not operate. At this time, stop
operating the tailgate and leave it for
more than 1 minute.
NOTICE
僅 Do not put heavy stuffs on the power
tailgate when you operate the power
tailgate. Additional weight on tailgate
could cause damages to the system.
僅 If The vehicle is in the ON position, the
power tailgate can operate when P
(Park) gear position is selected.
僅 The power tailgate can be operated
when the vehicle is not running. How-
ever the power tailgate operation con-
sumes large amounts of vehicle
electric power. To prevent the battery
from being discharged, do not oper-
ate it excessively e.g. more than
approximately 10 times repeatedly.
僅 To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the power tail-
gate in the open position for a long
time.
僅 Do not modify or repair any part of
the power tailgate by yourself. Kia
recommends visiting an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 When jacking up the vehicle to
change a tire or repair the vehicle, do
not operate the power tailgate. This
could cause the power tailgate to
operate improperly.
僅 In cold and wet climates, the power
tailgate may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
僅 In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
僅 Power tailgate may stop operating
when more than one operation is
detected while opening/closing. In this
case, open/close the tailgate manually
and operate the power tailgate func-
tion.
Setting power tailgate
Operation
僅 Select Settings → Vehicle → Door →
Power tailgate on infotainment sys-
tem.
Adjusting power tailgate speed
Operation
僅 Select Settings → Vehicle → Door →
Power tailgate opening speed →
Normal/Fast on the infotainment sys-
tem.
僅 The initial setting is set to Fast.
Tailgate
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