Kia Sportage: Door locks

Third generation SL (2010–2016) / Kia Sportage SL Owners Manual / Features of your vehicle / Door locks

Disarmed stage

The system will be disarmed when the doors (and tailgate) are unlocked with the transmitter (or smart key) or the ignition key. After depressing the unlock button, the hazard warning lights will bl ...

Operating door locks from outside the vehicle

Turn the key clockwise to unlock and counterclockwise to lock. If you lock the driver’s door with a key, all vehicle doors will lock automatically. From the driver’s door, turn the key to the ...

Other Information:

Non-operational conditions of Back up warning system
The Back up warning system may not operate properly when: 1.Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It will operate normally when the moisture has been cleared.) 2.The sensor is covered with foreign ma ...

Vehicle stability management (VSM)
This system provides further enhancements to vehicle stability and steering responses when a vehicle is driving on a slippery road or a vehicle detected changes in coefficient of friction between ...