Operating Range
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Kia Optima. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The SMART KEY FOB receives and interprets a challenge sent from the vehicle via the exterior antennas in a free space range of min. 0.7 m measured around the exterior antennas which are integrated in the door handles.
The trunk or tailgate access range is also min. 0.7 m measured from the antenna position.