Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual page 145

Features of your vehicle
Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when:
Remote key
僅 The door unlock button is pressed.
僅 The engine is started.
僅 The vehicle is in the "ON" position for
30 seconds or more.
Smart key
僅 The door unlock button is pressed.
僅 The button of the front outside door is
pressed whilst carrying the smart key.
僅 The engine is started.
After the doors are unlocked, the hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indicate
that the system is disarmed.
After pressing the unlock button, if any
door (or tailgate) is not opened within 30
seconds, the system will be rearmed.
NOTICE
Non-immobiliser system
僅 Avoid trying to start the engine whilst
the alarm is activated. The vehicle
starting motor is disabled during the
theft-alarm stage.
If the system is not disarmed with the
transmitter, insert the key into the
ignition switch, turn the ignition switch
to the ON position and wait for 30
seconds. Then the system will be dis-
armed.
Immobiliser system (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with an elec-
tronic engine immobiliser system to
reduce the risk of unauthorised vehicle
use.
Your immobiliser system is comprised of
a small transponder in the ignition
switch and electronic devices inside the
vehicle.
Vehicles without smart key sys-
tem
With the immobiliser system, whenever
you insert your ignition key into the igni-
tion switch and turn it to ON, it checks
and determines and verifies if the igni-
tion key is valid or not.
If the key is valid, the engine will start.
If the key is invalid, the engine will not
start.
To deactivate the immobiliser
system:
Insert the ignition key into the key cylin-
der and turn it to the ON position.
To activate the immobiliser sys-
tem:
Turn the ignition key to the OFF position.
The immobiliser system activates auto-
matically. Without a valid ignition key for
your vehicle, the engine will not start.
Vehicles with smart key system
Whenever the ENGINE START/STOP
buttons are changed to the ON position,
the immobiliser system checks and veri-
fies if the key is valid or not.
If the key is valid, the engine will start.
If the key is invalid, the engine will not
start.
Keys
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