Kia EV9 2023 Owner's Manual page 183

Vehicle controls
3.When the process is complete, the message 'Digital Key Link Complete.' will appear on
the infotainment system screen.
How to unlink user profile
1. Unlink digital key in the User Profile settings. Unlinking is possible only when user profile
is linked.
2. When unlinking is complete, the message 'Digital key is unlinked.' will appear on the
infotainment system screen.
TIP
僅 The infotainment system may change after software updates. For more information,
refer to the user's manual provided in the infotainment system and the quick reference
guide.
僅 Use profile cannot be linked to both Driver 1 and Driver 2 that are connected to a single
smart phone. Personalization will operate with the recently linked user profile, and the
previously linked user profile will be automatically canceled.
僅 User profile can be linked when a digital key is registered on the smart phone and the
vehicle. The smart phone with another vehicle's digital key cannot be linked.
僅 If you remove the smart phone from the in-vehicle authentication pad (wireless
charging pad) before completing the user profile link, the linking process will not be
completed normally.
僅 Once the user profile linked digital key in the smart phone is deleted, the digital key
should be re-registered and personalized by linking the user profile again.
僅 NFC card key cannot be linked with personalized profile.
Vehicle personalization operation
The personalization function linked with Digital Key 2 works under the following condi-
tions:
僅 Touch the driver's door handle with the profile linked smart phone to lock or unlock the
doors (Personalization does not operate when locking or unlocking the front passenger
door.).
僅 The personalization function using the digital key can be operated after linking the digi-
tal key in the infotainment system profile menu.
僅 The personalization function works only when the vehicle is OFF or when the vehicle is
started remotely. If the vehicle is not started remotely, personalization function does not
work with the digital key.
TIP
User profile operation according to door lock/unlock system is as follows.
Initial value
Profile linked smart phone key
Item Personalization operation
Guest
Linked profile
Opening and closing
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