Using The Smart Key - Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
lifters and attached hardware if the lift-
gate is not closed prior to driving.
How to deactivate the Smart Lift-
gate with Auto Open function

using the smart key

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1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Liftgate open
4. Panic button
5. Remote start
If you press any button of the smart key
during the Detect and Alert stage, the
Smart Liftgate with Auto Open function
will be deactivated.
Make sure to be aware of how to deacti-
vate the Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
function for emergency situations.
NOTICE
僅 If you press the door unlock button
(2), the Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
function will be deactivated temporar-
ily. But, if you do not open any door
for 30 seconds, the Smart Liftgate
with Auto Open function will be acti-
vated again.
僅 If you press the liftgate open button
(3) for more than 1 second, the liftgate
opens.
Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
僅 If you press the door lock button (1) or
liftgate open button (3) when the
Smart Liftgate with Auto Open func-
tion is not in the Detect and Alert
stage, the Smart Liftgate with Auto
Open function will not be deactivated.
僅 In case you have deactivated the
Smart Liftgate with Auto Open func-
tion by pressing the smart key button
and opened a door, the Smart Liftgate
with Auto Open function can be acti-
vated again by closing and locking all
doors.
Detecting area
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僅 The Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
operates with a welcome alert if the
smart key is detected within 50~100
cm (20~40 in) from the liftgate.
僅 The alert stops at once if the smart
key is positioned outside the detecting
area during the Detect and Alert
stage.
NOTICE
僅 The Smart Liftgate with Auto Open
function will not work if any of the fol-
lowing occurs:
- The smart key is close to a radio
transmitter such as a radio station
or an airport which can interfere
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