Park the vehicle and stop the engine. Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate are closed and latched.
3. • Lock the doors by pressing the button of the front outside door handle with the smart key in your possession. After completion of the steps above, the hazard warning lights will operate once to indicate that the system is armed.
If the tailgate or engine hood remains opened, the hazard warning lights will not operate and theft-alarm will not arm. After this, if the tailgate and engine hood are closed, the hazard warning lights will blink once and the theft-alarm will arm.
• Lock the doors by pressing the lock button on the smart key.
After completion of the steps above, the hazard warning lights will operate once to indicate that the system is armed.
If the tailgate or engine hood remains opened, the hazard warning lights will not operate and theft-alarm will not arm. After this, if the tailgate and engine hood are closed, the hazard warning lights will blink once and the theft-alarm will arm.
Kia Cee'd JD Service Manual: Rear Console Cover Components and components location
Component Location
1. Rear console cover
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Kia Cee'd JD Owners Manual: Good driving practices
Never move the shift lever from P
(Park) or N (Neutral) to any other position
with the accelerator pedal
depressed.
Never move the shift lever into P (Park)
when the vehicle is in motion.
Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you attempt to shift into
R (Reverse) ...