Kia Carens: Armed stage / Using the transmitter

Kia Carens RP (2013-2018) Owners Manual / Features of your vehicle / Theft-alarm system / Armed stage / Using the transmitter

Park the vehicle and stop the engine. Arm the system as described below.

1.Turn off the engine and remove the ignition key from the ignition switch.

2.Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate are closed and latched.

3.Lock the doors by pressing the lock button on the transmitter. After completion of the steps above, the hazard warning lights will blink once to indicate that the system is armed.

If the tailgate or engine hood remains opened, the hazard warning lights will not operate and theftalarm will not arm. After this, if the tailgate and engine hood are closed, the hazard warning lights will blink once and the theft-alarm will arm.

• Do not arm the system until all passengers have left the vehicle. If the system is armed while a passenger(s) remains in the vehicle, the alarm may be activated when the remaining passenger( s) leave the vehicle. If any door, tailgate or engine hood is opened within 30 seconds after entering the armed stage, the system is disarmed to prevent unnecessary alarm.

Using the smart key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine. Arm the system as described below. 1.Turn off the engine. 2.Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate are closed and latched. 3. • Lock the doors b ...

Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of the following occurs while the system is armed. A front or rear door is opened without using transmitter or smart key. The tailgate is opened without using tr ...

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