Features of your vehicle -> Windows for Your Kia Sorento SUV 2023

Features of your vehicle  
Windows  
Windows  
The doors of this vehicle are equipped with power windows that can be operated by  
a switch.  
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1. Driver's door power window switch  
2. Front passenger's door power window switch  
3. Rear door (left) power window switch  
4. Rear door (right) power window switch  
5. Window opening and closing  
6. Automatic power window up*/down*  
7. Power window lock switch  
*: if equipped  
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Features of your vehicle  
Windows  
NOTICE  
CAUTION  
In cold and wet climates, power windows  
may not work properly due to freezing  
conditions.  
Do not install any accessories in the  
vehicle that extend into the open win  
dow area. Such objects will impact the  
proper function of the Automatic rever  
sal "jam protection" feature.  
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The ignition switch or ENGINE START/  
STOP button must be in the ON position  
for power windows to operate.  
NOTICE  
Each door has a power window switch  
that controls the door's window. The  
driver has a power window lock button  
which can block the operation of rear  
passenger windows. The power windows  
can be operated for approximately 3  
minutes after ignition switch or ENGINE  
START/STOP button turned to the ACC  
or LOCK position. However, if the front  
doors are opened, the power windows  
cannot be operated even within the 3  
minutes period.  
If you press the one-touch window but  
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ton for micro adjustment, the glass will  
go down to a specific location to  
improve your convenience.  
Window opening and closing  
You can open and close windows using  
the power window switch.  
Type A  
The driver's door has a master power  
window switch that controls all the win  
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dows in the vehicle.  
If the window cannot be closed because  
it is blocked by objects, remove the  
objects and close the window.  
NOTICE  
While driving with the rear windows  
down or with the sunroof (if equipped) in  
an open (or partially open position), your  
vehicle may demonstrate a wind buffet  
ing or pulsation noise. This noise is a  
normal occurrence and can be reduced  
or eliminated by taking the following  
actions. If the noise occurs with one or  
both of the rear windows down, partially  
lower both front windows approximately  
2.5 cm (1 inch) If you experience the  
noise with the sunroof open, slightly  
reduce the size of the sunroof opening.  
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To open or close a window, press down  
or pull up the front portion of the corre  
sponding switch to the first detent posi  
tion (5).  
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Features of your vehicle  
Windows  
Type B - Auto up/down window  
(if equipped)  
Automatic reversal (if equipped)  
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If the upward movement of the window  
is blocked by an object or part of the  
Pressing or pulling up the power window  
switch momentarily to the second detent  
position (6) completely lowers or raises  
the window even when the switch is  
released. To stop the window at the  
desired position while the window is in  
operation, pull up or press down and  
release the switch.  
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body, the window will detect the resis  
tance and will stop upward movement.  
The window will then lower approxi  
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mately 30 cm (11.8 inches) to allow the  
object to be cleared.  
If the window detects the resistance  
while the power window switch is pulled  
up continuously, the window will stop  
upward movement then lower approxi  
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To reset the power windows  
If the power window does not operate  
normally, the automatic power window  
system must be reset as follows:  
1. Turn the ignition switch or ENGINE  
START/STOP button to the ON posi  
mately 2.5 cm (1 inches).  
And if the power window switch is pulled  
up continuously again within 5 seconds  
after the window is lowered by the auto  
matic window reversal feature, the auto  
matic window reversal will not operate.  
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tion.  
2. Close the window and continue pull  
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NOTICE  
The automatic reverse feature for the  
ing up the power window switch for at  
least 1 second after the window is  
completely closed.  
window is only active when the "auto up"  
feature is used by fully pulling up the  
switch. The automatic reverse feature  
will not operate if the window is raised  
using the halfway position on the power  
window switch.  
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Features of your vehicle  
Windows  
WARNING  
Always check for obstructions before  
raising any window to avoid injuries or  
vehicle damage. If an object less than  
0.16 of an inch (4 mm) in diameter is  
caught between the window glass and  
the upper window channel, the auto  
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matic reverse window may not detect  
the resistance and will not stop and  
reverse direction.  
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WARNING  
The automatic reverse feature doesn't  
activate while resetting the power win  
dow system. Make sure body parts or  
other objects are safely out of the way  
before closing the windows to avoid inju  
ries.  
When the power window lock button is  
pressed:  
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僅 The driver's master control can oper  
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ate all passengers' power windows.  
僅 The front passenger's control can  
operate the front passenger's power  
window.  
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僅 The rear passengers' control cannot  
operate the rear passenger's power  
window.  
* If the power window lock switch is  
operated (indicator turns on), rear pas  
senger cannot open the rear door (if  
equipped with the Electronic Child  
CAUTION  
Do not install any accessories in the  
vehicle that extend into the open win  
dow area. Such objects could prevent  
the automatic reverse feature from  
functioning.  
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Safety Lock System). For more details,  
refer to "Electronic child safety lock  
system (if equipped)" on page 4-23.  
Power window lock button  
The driver can disable the power win  
dow switches on the rear passengers'  
doors by pressing the power window  
lock button to the lock position  
(pressed).  
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CAUTION  
僅 To prevent possible damage to the  
power window system, do not open or  
close two windows or more at the  
same time. This will also ensure the  
longevity of the fuse.  
僅 Never try to operate the main switch  
on the driver's door and the individual  
door window switch in opposite direc  
tions at the same time. If this is done,  
the window will stop and cannot be  
opened or closed.  
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Features of your vehicle  
Windows  
Press the Door Unlock button (1) for  
more than 3 seconds. The window  
moves down after the doors are  
unlocked, as long as you press the door  
unlock button (1). The window move  
ment stops, when you release the door  
unlock button (1).  
* The window will go up as much as the  
lock button (1) pressed and stops  
when the button is released.  
WARNING  
Windows  
僅 NEVER leave the keys in your vehicle  
with unsupervised children, when the  
engine is running.  
僅 NEVER leave any child unattended in  
the vehicle. Even very young children  
may inadvertently cause the vehicle  
to move, entangle themselves in the  
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windows, or otherwise injure them  
selves or others.  
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WARNING  
If vehicle is left unattended after operat  
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僅 Always double check to make sure all  
arms, hands, head and other obstruc  
tions are safely out of the way before  
closing a window.  
僅 Do not allow children play with the  
power windows. Keep the driver's  
door power window lock button in the  
LOCK position (pressed). SERIOUS  
INJURY can result from unintentional  
window operation by the child.  
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tion, theft may be possible. In addition,  
please use caution there might be a mal  
function due to the inflow of water while  
raining.  
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CAUTION  
僅 The remote window opening function  
may abruptly stop, when you move  
僅 Do not extend heads or any limbs out  
side the window while the vehicle is in  
motion.  
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away from your vehicle during opera  
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tion. Stay in close proximity from your  
vehicle, while monitoring the window  
movement.  
僅 One of the windows may stop operat  
ing, when the window is interrupted  
by certain force. However, the other  
windows will keep operating. Thus,  
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Remote window opening (if  
equipped)  
you should make sure that all win  
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dows are opened.  
僅 Be careful when using the remote  
window opening function, as the  
doors will be unlocked.  
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You can still control the windows move  
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ment with the engine turned off.  
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