Kia XCeed 2020 - Immobilizer System

Features of your vehicle Keys
4
8
notintheignitionswitchorstart
buttonisACCorONposition.
Childrencopyadultsandthey
couldplacethekeyintheignition
switchorpressthestartbutton.
Theignitionkey(smartkey)would
enablechildrentooperatepower
windowsorothercontrols,oreven
makethevehiclemove,whichcould
resultinseriousbodilyinjuryoreven
death.Neverleavethekeysinyour
vehiclewithunsupervisedchildren,
whentheengineisrunning.
WARNING
Kiarecommendstousepartsfor
replacementfromanauthorizedKia
dealer/servicepartner.Ifanafter-
marketkeyisused,theignition
switchmaynotreturntoONafter
START.Ifthishappens,thestarter
willcontinuetooperatecausing
damagetothestartermotorand
possiblefireduetoexcessivecurrent
inthewiring.
Immobilizer system
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwith
anelectronicengineimmobilizer
systemtoreducetheriskof
unauthorizedvehicleuse.
Yourimmobilizersystemis
comprisedofasmalltransponder
intheignitionkeyandelectronic
devicesinsidethevehicle.
Vehicles without smart key
system
Withtheimmobilizersystem,
wheneveryouinsertyourignition
keyintotheignitionswitchandturn
ittoON,itchecksanddetermines
andverifiesiftheignitionkeyisvalid
ornot.
Ifthekeyisvalid,theenginewill
start.
Ifthekeyisinvalid,theenginewill
notstart.
To deactivate the immobilizer
system:
Inserttheignitionkeyintothe
keycylinderandturnittotheON
position.
To activate the immobilizer
system:
TurntheignitionkeytotheOFF
position.Theimmobilizersystem
activatesautomatically.Withouta
validignitionkeyforyourvehicle,
theenginewillnotstart.
Vehicles with smart key system
WhenevertheENGINESTART/STOP
buttonischangedtotheONposition,
theimmobilizersystemchecksand
verifiesifthekeyisvalidornot.
Ifthekeyisvalid,theenginewill
start.