Kia K4 2025 - Starting the Vehicle

Features of your vehicle
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Digital Key 2
僅 The ENGINE START/STOP button is in
ACC or ON position
僅 Attempting to lock the door when
more than one door, or hood, trunk is
opened
僅 If a tinting film containing metal sub
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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 ENGINE
START/STOP button.
僅 Once the vehicle is started, you can
remove the smartphone from the pad.
For more details, refer to "ENGINE
START/STOP button (if equipped)" on
page 5-7.
For smartphones without UWB
support:
僅 Place the NFC antenna of the smart -
phone in 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,
move the smartphone to the right or
left of the charging pad to operate it.
僅 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 in the center of the screen.
The NFC antenna is in the same loca
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tion 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
your smartphone manufacturer for
more details.
For smartphones with UWB sup -
port:
僅 Carry the smartphone inside the vehi -
cle, press the brake pedal, and then
press the start button to start the
vehicle.
僅 To start the vehicle remotely, use an
app provided by the smartphone
manufacturer to lock the vehicle using
the door lock button, and then press
the remote start button within 4 sec
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onds. The vehicle will start, and the
hazard warning light will flash
僅 To turn off the vehicle, press the
remote start button again.
Operating the trunk
For smartphones with UWB sup
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port:
僅 When the vehicle is locked, to open
the trunk, press the trunk open but -
ton, carrying a smartphone.
僅 When Smart trunk is selected, the
trunk automatically opens when you
approach the detecting area behind
the trunk for more than 3 seconds,
carrying a smartphone with Digital
Key 2 registered.
WARNING
The vehicle can be started when the reg -
istered smartphone is placed on the in-
vehicle authentication pad (wireless
charging pad). Therefore, do not leave
unsupervised children or people who are
not aware of the system since it can
result in serious injury or death. In addi
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