Theft-Alarm Stage - Kia Soul 2022 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
handle with the smart key in your
possession.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
will operate once to indicate that
the system is armed.
If any door (or liftgate) or hood
remains open, the hazard warning
lights and the chime will not oper -
ate and the theft-alarm will not
arm. If all doors and liftgate and
hood are closed after the lock
button is pressed, the hazard
warning lights blink once.
The system can also be armed by
locking the doors with the key
from the front doors; however,
the hazard warning lights will not
blink using this method.
4. Lock the doors by pressing the
lock button on the smart key.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
will operate once to indicate that
the system is armed.
Using the transmitter
Park the vehicle and stop the
engine. Arm the system as
described below.
1. Turn off the engine and remove
the ignition key from the ignition
switch.
2. Make sure that all doors (and lift -
gate), the engine hood are closed
and latched.
3. Lock the doors by pressing the
lock button on the transmitter.
4 16
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blink
once to indicate that the system is
armed.
If any door (and liftgate) or engine
hood remains open, the hazard
warning lights won't operate and
theft-alarm will not arm. After this,
if all doors (and liftgate) and engine
hood are closed, the hazard warning
lights blink once.
NOTICE
Do not arm the system until all pas -
sengers have left the vehicle. If the
system is armed while a passen -
ger(s) remains in the vehicle, the
alarm may be activated when the
remaining passenger(s) leaves the
vehicle. If any door (or liftgate) or
hood is opened within 30 seconds
after the system enters the armed
stage, the system will be disarmed
to prevent unnecessary alarm.

Theft-alarm stage

The alarm will be activated if any of
the following occurs while the sys -
tem is armed.
A front or rear door is opened
without using the smart key.
The liftgate is opened without
using the smart key.
The hood is opened.
Theft-alarm system