Auto Door Lock/Unlock Function

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Kia Sportage and 2012 Kia Sportage. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

This function describes the following features
1. Door Lock by Shift-Lever
2. Door Lock by Vehicle Speed
3. Door Unlock by Shift-Lever
4. Door Unlock by Key Off
During driving, it makes lock state and after finish driving, makes unlock state, automatically

Auto Door Lock

Shift Lever Option: During ignition on and engine is running, and when all doors are closed and any door is unlocked, if the shift lever position is change P position to other position, all doors are locked.

Fig 1: Auto Door Lock Timing Pattern
Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

T1: Auto lock time
Vehicle Speed Option

Vehicle Speed Auto Lock Condition
1. During ignition on, and when any door is unlocked, if vehicle speed is exceeded the "AutoDoorLockSpeed" Km/h, output all doors lock.
2. After output all doors lock, if any door is not locked, output all doors lock "AutoReLockNumber" times.
3. Between each lock output, it have "AutoLockDelayTime" time gap.
4. During "AutoReLockNumber" times all doors lock output, if all doors state are changed lock, stop this output.
5. During vehicle speed is over "AutoDoorLockSpeed" Km/h, if any door is unlocked, output all doors lock, again.
6. However after "AutoReLockNumber" times all doors lock output, even if any door is unlocked, before ignition off (b_IGNState == Off) or all doors is changed to lock, there is no additional lock output.
Vehicle Speed Auto Lock State Release Condition
1. After auto lock, it does not operate again. But in below condition, auto lock state is release and if it meet the Auto Lock condition, auto lock operate again.
2. Any Knob state is changed to unlock (So, when vehicle speed is exceeded the "AutoDoorLockSpeed" Km/h, any knob state change to unlock, auto lock function is operate, again.)
3. After Crash Unlock output (But, in Crash active state, Auto lock does not operate.)
4. Ignition off (b_IGNState == Off)
5. Vehicle Speed is below "AutoDoorLockSpeed" Km/h, (So, if vehicle speed is exceeded the "AutoDoorLockSpeed" Km/h and any knob states are unlock, auto lock function is operate, again)
Fig 2: Vehicle Speed Timing Pattern
Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

T1: Auto lock time, T5: Auto lock delay time
Knob Lock Fail Condition
1. After "AutoReLockNumber" times all doors lock output, failed Knob is enter the knob Fail mode.
2. So, when meet vehicle speed Auto Locking condition again, that time it does not consider the previously failed knob. (Auto Lock 3 times not operate.), However, another knob have a fail, operate Auto Lock 3 times.
3. This failed knob state is release in below condition.
4. The failed knob is changed unlock to lock.
5. Ignition off (b_IGNState == Off)
Auto Door Unlock

Shift Lever Option: During ignition on and engine is running, and when all doors are closed and any door is locked, if the shift lever position is change other position to P position, all doors are unlocked.

Fig 3: Auto Door Unlock Timing Pattern
Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

T2: Auto lock time
Driver Safety Knob Unlock Option: When Autolock is not activated and all doors are closed, if the driver door safety knob is changed from lock to unlock, all doors are unlocked.

Fig 4: Driver Safety Knob Unlock Timing Pattern
Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

T2: Auto lock time
Key Off Option: When Ignition key (or Fob) switch status is not off and any door is locked, if Ignition key (or Fob) switch status change to off, all doors are unlocked.

Fig 5: Key Off Option Timing Pattern

Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

T2: Auto lock time

VALUE SPECIFICATION CHART

Name	Value
Auto Lock Time	500 msec ± 50 msec
Auto Unlock Time	500 msec ± 50 msec
Auto ReLock Number	3 times
Auto Off Delay Time	500 msec ± 50 msec
Auto Door Lock Speed	15 km/h