Kia Soul 2022 Owner's Manual page 98

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 but -
ton 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 seconds if any of the following
occurs:
The smart key is in the vehicle.
The ignition switch is in the ACC or
ON position.
Any door except the liftgate is
opened.
Unlocking
Pressing the button of the driver's
outside door handle with all doors
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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.
Pressing the button in the front
passenger'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 but -
ton 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
automatically.
Smart key precautions
If you lose your smart key, you
will not be able to start the
engine. Tow the vehicle, if neces -
sary, and contact an authorized
Kia dealer.
A maximum of 2 smart keys can
be registered to a single vehicle. If
you lose a smart key, you should
Smart key