Kia EV9 2024 Manual page 160

Features of your vehicle
僅 Vehicle
When there is a digital key (smart
phone) already saved in the vehicle,
Delete All will be displayed on the
Smartphone Key menu screen of the
infotainment system and Delete will
be displayed on the My Smartphone
Key screen. If you want to save a digi -
tal key again, "How to delete Digital
Key (Smart Phone)" on page 5-24.
僅 Smart Phone
The digital key cannot be saved again
while the vehicle's digital key is saved
in the owner's smart phone. Save the
digital key after deleting the digital
key from the Kia Access App.
僅 During the digital key 2 saving pro -
cess, the process will cancel when:
- The smart phone is removed from
the in-vehicle authentication pad
(wireless charging pad)
- Changing the infotainment system
or instrument cluster screen
- The vehicle is turned off
- The gear is shifted
- There is no smart key (saving pro -
cess will not begin)
僅 As the in-vehicle authentication pad
may not work smoothly depending on
the internal structure of the smart -
phones, the digital key may not be
registered. In this case, register the
procedure by moving the smartphone
to the left or right of the in-vehicle
authentication pad (wireless charging
pad).
僅 UWB (Ultra Wide Band) means ultra-
wideband wireless communication
technology.
僅 NFC (Near Field Communication)
means short-range wireless commu -
nication.
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How to Use the Digital Key 2
(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 charging pad. Make sure that the
location of the smartphone's NFC (short-
dange wireless communication) antenna
touches the door handle authentication
pad.
OMV033008
A: Door handle authentication pad
B: Different smartphones have their
NFC antennas located in different
places.
The Apple iPhone's NFC antenna is
located at the top of the back of the
device, and the Apple Watch's NFC
antenna is located in the center of the
screen. The NFC antenna is located in
the same location that you may use for
tapping to make contactless payments.
If you are uncertain about the location of
the NFC antenna on your phone, contact
the smartphone manufacturer for more
details.
Locking/Unlocking the doors
僅 If the driver touches the smart phone
antenna to the driver's or passenger's
door handle authentication pad for
more than 2 seconds, the door will
lock or unlock.
Digital Key 2