Kia EV9 2024 Manual page 161

Features of your vehicle
僅 After unlocking the doors, the doors
will automatically re-lock after 30 sec -
onds unless a door is opened.
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.
For smartphones without UWB
support:
To lock or unlock the doors with a regis -
tered smartphone, touch the NFC
antenna on the smartphone on the
authentication pad of the driver's or pas -
senger's outside door handle for about 2
seconds.
For smartphones with UWB sup -
port:
僅 To lock or unlock the doors, carry
your smartphone and touch the door
handle lock/unlock sensor (curved
area) on the outside door handle.
僅 If Approach Unlock is enabled, the
doors will be automatically unlocked
when you approach the front seat
outside door handle with your smart -
phone in your possession.
WARNING
僅 When you carry the smartphone sup -
ported by UWB and stay near the
vehicle for about a few minutes, the
door may not unlock automatically.
僅 If the smartphone is in a back pocket
or bag, the signal may be blocked and
could limit the Bluetooth connection
and cause operation delay when lock -
ing/unlocking doors or starting the
vehicle.
僅 If a tinting film containing metal com -
ponents is applied, the digital key may
not function properly.
NOTICE
Note that the door will unlock and a
beep sounds when using the Digital Key
2 if any of the following occur:
僅 When the Smart Key is in the vehicle
僅 The EV button is in ACC or ON posi -
tion
僅 Attempting to lock the door when
more than one door, or hood, liftgate
is opened
僅 If a tinting film containing metal sub -
stances is applied to the digital key, it
may not function properly.
Starting the vehicle
After placing your registered smart
phone on the charging pad, depress the
brake pedal and press the EV button.
僅 Once the vehicle is started, you can
remove the smart phone from the
pad.
For more details, refer to .
For smartphones without UWB
support:
僅 Place the NFC antenna of the smart -
phone on the center of the charging
pad, press the brake pedal, and then
press the start button to start the
vehicle.
僅 After starting the vehicle, you can
remove the smartphone from the
charging pad.
僅 Some smartphones may not have
smooth NFC communication due to
their internal structure. In such cases,
Digital Key 2
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