Kia Carens 2014, Manual, Page: 743 / 1480

Features of your vehicle
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Shift lever door lock/unlock sys-
tem
• All doors will automatically lock
when the shift lever is moved out of
P (Park).
• All doors will automatically unlock
when the shift lever is moved into P
(Park).
You can activate or deactivate the
auto door lock/unlock features in the
vehicle. Refer to "User setting" in this
chapter.
Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-
tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used whenev-
er children are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert a key (or screwdriver) into
the hole (1) and turn it to the
“lock(
)” position. When the child
safety lock is in the lock position,
the rear door will not open even
though the inner door handle is
pulled inside the vehicle.
3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle (2).
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle until
rear door child safety lock is
unlocked.
WARNING
- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors whilst the vehicle is
in motion, they could fall out
and be severely injured or
killed. To prevent children from
opening the rear doors from the
inside, the rear door safety
locks should be used whenever
children are in the vehicle.
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