Kia Soul 2023 Manual page 82

Features of your vehicle
Locking
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Pressing the button of the front outside
door handles with all doors closed and
any door unlocked, locks all the doors
(and hood, liftgate).
The hazard warning lights will blink once
to indicate that all doors are locked. The
button will only operate when the smart
key is within 28~40 inches (0.7~1 m)
from the outside door handle. If you
want to make sure that a door has
locked or not, you should check the door
lock button inside the vehicle or pull the
outside door handle.
In some instances, when the outside
door button is pressed the doors will not
lock and the chime will sound for 3 sec-
onds if any of the following occurs:
僅 The smart key is in the vehicle.
僅 The ignition switch is in the ACC or
ON position.
僅 Any door except the liftgate is
opened.
Unlocking
Pressing the button of the driver's out-
side door handle with all doors closed
and locked, unlocks the driver's door.
The hazard warning lights will blink and
the chime will sound twice to indicate
that the driver's door is unlocked.
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Pressing the button in the front passen-
ger's outside door handle with all doors
closed and locked, unlocks all the doors.
The hazard warning lights will blink and
the chime will sound twice to indicate
that all doors are unlocked. The button
will only operate when the smart key is
within 28~40 inches (0.7~1 m) from the
outside door handle.
Liftgate unlocking
If you are within 28~40 inches (0.7~1 m)
from the outside liftgate handle, with
your smart key in possession, the liftgate
will unlock and open when you press the
liftgate handle switch.
The hazard warning lights will blink
twice to indicate that the liftgate is
unlocked.
Also, once the liftgate is opened and
then closed, the liftgate will lock auto-
matically.
Smart key precautions
僅 If you lose your smart key, you will not
be able to start the engine. Tow the
vehicle, if necessary, and contact an
authorized Kia dealer.
僅 A maximum of 2 smart keys can be
registered to a single vehicle. If you
lose a smart key, you should immedi-
ately take the vehicle and key to your
authorized Kia dealer to protect it
from potential theft.
僅 The smart key will not work if any of
following occurs:
- The smart key is close to a radio
transmitter such as a radio station
or an airport which can interfere
with normal operation of the smart
key.
Smart key