僅 Door Lock/Unlock Features; 僅 Child-Protector Rear Door Lock - Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
Any door is opened, the doors will not
lock even though the central door lock
switch is pressed.
WARNING
Doors
僅 The doors should always be fully
closed and locked while the vehicle is
in motion to prevent accidental open-
ing of the door. Locked doors will also
discourage potential intruders when
the vehicle stops or slows down.
僅 Be careful when opening doors and
watch out for vehicles, motorcycles,
bicycles or pedestrians approaching
the vehicle in the path of the door.
Opening a door when something is
approaching can result in an accident
to cause vehicle damage or serious
injury.
NOTICE
Unlocked vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can invite
theft or possible harm to you or others
from someone hiding in your vehicle
while you are gone. Always turn the
ENGINE START/STOP button off, close
all windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
WARNING
Unattended children/animals
Never leave children or animals unat-
tended in your vehicle. An enclosed
vehicle can become extremely hot, caus-
ing death or severe injury to unattended
children or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle.
Door lock/unlock features
The vehicle is equipped with door lock/
unlock features for the safety and con-
venience of passengers.
Impact sensing door unlock sys-
tem
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 15 km/h.
You can activate or deactivate the auto
door lock/unlock features in the vehicle.
Refer to "User settings mode" on page 5-
85.
Child-protector rear door lock (if
equipped)
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally open-
ing the rear doors from inside the vehi-
cle.
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The rear door safety locks should be
used whenever children are in the vehi-
cle.
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
Door locks
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