Kia Niro HEV 2023 - Page 144

Features of your vehicle
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Digital Key 2 Touch
NOTICE
When approaching smartphone NFC
antenna to the outside door handle
authentication pad, the doors will not
lock with an audible warning in following
conditions:
僅 The Smart Key is in the vehicle
僅 The ENGINE START/STOP button is in
ACC or ON position
僅 Any of the doors are open except for
the vehicle hood or liftgate
Starting the vehicle
After placing your registered card key
on the in-vehicle authentication pad
(wireless charger pad), depress the
brake pedal and press the ENGINE
START/STOP button.
僅 Once the vehicle is started, you can
remove the card key from the pad.
For more details, refer to "ENGINE
START/STOP button (if equipped)" on
page 6-11.
WARNING
The vehicle can be started when the reg
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istered card key is placed on the in-vehi
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cle 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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tion, always have the registered card key
with you to prevent vehicle theft when
leaving the vehicle.
CAUTION
僅 The digital key (card key) may not
work under the following conditions:
- The digital key (card key) is not
touching the center of the door
handle authentication pad or in-
vehicle authentication pad (wireless
charging pad) correctly.
- The digital key (card key) is used
overlapped with NFC-enabled
cards such as credit card or smart
phone.
- If the digital key (card key) does not
work, move the card key approxi
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mately 4 inches (10 cm) away from
the authentication pad and then
touch it again.
僅 The digital key (card key) can be dam
-
aged by impacts. If the digital key
(card key) is damaged, replace the
digital key (card key) with a new one
and register it again.
僅 Long-time exposure to high tempera
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ture may cause the card key to mal
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function. Be careful not to expose the
key to direct sunlight or high tem
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perature.
How to delete Digital Key 2
Touch (Card key)
1. Turn the vehicle on with the smart key
and make sure to keep the smart key
inside the vehicle during the digital
key (card key) deleting process.
2. With the vehicle on, place the card key
on the in-vehicle authentication pad.
With the vehicle on, touch
Setup →
Vehicle → Digital Key → Card Key
→ Delete on the infotainment system.
The
Delete menu will be disabled if
there if no digital key (card key)
saved.