Kia Sportage: Welcome system: (if equipped). Illuminating functions. Dynamic Welcome Light

Welcome system: (if equipped). Illuminating functions

When the driver approaches or leaves the Kia Sportage, the welcome system can illuminate the surrounding area or the vehicle interior.

Illuminating functions

Door handle lamp: (if equipped)

Operation

• The door handle lamp illuminates for approximately 15 seconds.

Operating conditions

• All doors and the tailgate are closed and locked.

Headlamp escort function

Operation

• If the vehicle is in ACC or OFF and the headlamps are on, they remain illuminated for approximately 5 minutes.

  • If the driver’s door is opened and then closed, the headlamps switch off after approximately 15 seconds.

Operating conditions

• The vehicle is in the ACC position.

• The driver’s door has been opened and closed.

Interior illumination

Operation

• The room lamp illuminates for approximately 30 seconds.

Operating conditions

• The map lamp switch is set to DOOR mode.

• All doors and the tailgate are closed and locked.

• On vehicles equipped with the smart key system, the interior lamp illuminates in either of these situations:

  • The door unlock button on the smart key is pressed.

  • The button on an exterior door handle is pressed.

Dynamic Welcome Light

When the Kia Sportage is unlocked, the Dynamic Welcome Light briefly animates the exterior lighting to create a distinctive welcome effect.

The lights illuminate for approximately 2 seconds when all doors and the tailgate are closed and locked, provided the headlight time-out function is active.

• Press the door unlock button on the smart key.

• On the infotainment screen, select Setup > Vehicle > Lights > Headlight time-out.

Audio system

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Interior lights

Interior Lights Always On: (if equipped) The Interior Lights Always On function keeps the interior button illumination available regardless of whether it is day or night. To enable this function i...