2007 Kia Sorento Owners Manual

Knowing your vehicle
IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Your  vehicle  is equipped  with  an  elec-
tronic   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 antenna coil  in the key  cylinder and
Immobilizer   Control   Unit  (or   Smartra
Unit).
To deactivate the immobilizer system:     Limp home  (override) procedure
Insert the  ignition key into  the key cylin-
der and turn it to the  ON position.
When you turn the  ignition key to the ON
position,  if the  IMMO  indicator  goes  off
after  blinking  5 times,  your  transponder
equipped in the ignition key is out of order.
You  cannot start  the  engine without  the
lime home procedure. To start the engine,
you have to input your password by using
the ignition switch.
To activate the immobilizer system:
Turn the ignition key to the OFF position.
The  immobilizer system  activates  auto-
matically.  Without a valid ignition  key for
your vehicle, the engine will not start.
With  this  system,  whenever  you  insert
your ignition  key into  the ignition  switch
The following  procedure is  how to  input
your password of “2345” as an example.
and turn it to  ON, the antenna coil in the      NOTICE
1.
Turn the ignition key to the ON position.
The IMMO indicator  (        ) will blink  5
ignition switch receives a signal  from the
When starting the engine, do not use the
transponder in  the ignition key  and then
sends  the  signal  to   the  ECU  (Engine
Control Unit).
The ECU  checks the signal whether  the
ignition key is valid.
If the  key is  determined to  be valid,  the
engine will start.
If the key is determined to  be invalid, the
engine will not start.
times and  go  off indicating  the begin-
ning of the limp home procedure.
2. Turn the ignition key  to the ACC  posi-
tion.
key with other immobilizer keys around.
Otherwise  the engine  may not  start  or
may stop soon after  it starts. Keep each
key separately not to have any malfunc-
tion after you receive your new vehicle.
3. To enter the first  digit (in this example
“2”),
turn the ignition key to the ON and
ACC position twice. Perform the  same
procedure for the next digits between 3
seconds and 10 seconds (for example,
for “3”, turn the ignition ON and ACC 3
times).
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CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Sorento Manuals
Model Year2007
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