Kia Telluride 2023 Owner's Manual page 94

Features of your vehicle
How to Use the Digital Key 2
Touch (Smart Phone)
Smart Phone Touch Control
The driver can lock and unlock the door
by touching the smart phone on the
door handle without activating the Kia
Access App. Also, the vehicle can be
started by placing the smart phone on
the in-vehicle authentication pad (wire-
less charging pad).
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[A]: Door handle authentication pad
[B]: NFC antenna (Backside of the smart
phone) (The antenna position differs
depending on models.)
Locking/Unlocking the doors
僅 If the driver touches the smart phone
NFC antenna to the driver's or pas-
senger's door handle authentication
pad for more than 2 seconds, the door
will lock or unlock.
僅 If 2 Press Unlock function is set, only
the driver's door will be unlocked by
touching the smart phone on the
driver's door handle. Touch the smart
phone once more within 4 seconds to
unlock all doors.
僅 After unlocking the doors, the doors
will automatically re-lock after 30 sec-
onds unless a door is opened.
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僅 If the smart phone digital key does
not operate, move the smart phone
more than 4 inches (0.1 m) from the
door handle authentication pad and
try it again.
NOTICE
Note that you cannot lock your vehicle
using the smart phone NFC antenna if
any of the following occur:
僅 The Smart Key is in the vehicle
僅 The ENGINE START/STOP button is in
ACC or ON position
僅 Attempting to lock the door when
more than one door, or hood, liftgate
is opened
Starting the vehicle
After placing your registered smart
phone on the in-vehicle authentication
pad (wireless charging pad), depress the
brake pedal and press the ENGINE
START/STOP button.
僅 Once the vehicle is started, you can
remove the smart phone from the
pad.
For more details, refer to "ENGINE
START/STOP button position" on page
5-5.
WARNING
The vehicle can be started when the reg-
istered smart phone is placed on the in-
vehicle authentication pad (wireless
charging pad). Therefore, do not leave
unsupervised children or people who are
not aware of the system since it can
result in serious injury or death. In addi-
tion, always have the registered smart
phone with you to prevent vehicle theft
when leaving the vehicle.
Digital Key 2 Touch