Kia Sorento XM 2011-2023 Repair Manual

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Security Alarm Status [B/A Status]
B/A Status Description
DISARM
  1. In the DISARM state, the vehicle start prohibition is not active. Therefore, when a door, hood or tailgate is open, there is no audible signal and the indicator blinks.
  2. If the battery is disconnected when the state is not "ARM/ARMWAIT/ALARM/REARM", the B/A state is set to "DISARM".
PREPARATION
  1. In the ARMWAIT state, when the 30-second timer is running, if the timer reaches 30 seconds, the state changes to ARM.
  2. If the battery is disconnected in the "ARMWAIT" state, the B/A state is set to "ARMWAIT" and the "30 sec" timer is restarted.

※ Note: In the Smart Key system, this operates in the same way as passive locking.
B/A Status Description
AUTO LOCK TIMER 1
  1. In the "AUTOLOCKTIMER1" state, the "30 sec." timer operates. When this timer expires, the automatic lock command, "Lock Command", is generated.
  2. When the lock command is executed and all doors are locked and closed, the B/A state changes from AUTOLOCKTIMER1 to ARMWAIT.
  3. In the AUTOLOCKTIMER1 state, the security indicator continues to blink. In the AUTOLOCKTIMER1 state, the 30-second timer runs. When the timer expires, the auto-lock command (Lock command) is generated. When the lock command is executed and all doors are locked and closed, the B/A state changes from AUTOLOCKTIMER1 to ARMWAIT.

※ Note: In the Smart Key system, this operates in the same way as passive unlocking.
B/A Status Description
AUTO LOCK TIMER 2
  1. In the "AUTOLOCKTIMER2" state, when the "30 sec." timer operates, if this timer expires, the automatic lock command, "Lock Command", is generated.
  2. When all doors are locked, the hood is closed and the trunk lid is closed and the "Lock Command" is executed, the B/A state changes to "AUTOLOCKTIMER2". When the "Lock Command" is generated with the hood open.
  3. When the "Unlock Command" is triggered under the condition All Door closed, hood open, the B/A state changes to "AUTOLOCKTIMER2".

※ Note: In the Smart Key system, this operates in the same way as passive unlocking.
B/A Status Description
PREARM
  1. The PREARM state occurs when the user attempts to arm the system but the precondition is not met (a door, tailgate or hood is open).
  2. The B/A state changes to PREARM when the TX Lock command is received while any door, hood or tailgate is open.
  3. The B/A state changes to "PREARM" when the "30 sec" timer expires in "AUTOLOCKTIMER2" with the hood or trunk lid open.
  4. The "PREARM" state changes to "ARM" when all doors are closed and locked, and the hood and tailgate are closed.
  5. The "PREARM" state changes to "DISARM" when any door is unlocked.

B/A Status Description
RE ARM
  1. In the REARM state, if an intrusion into the vehicle is detected, the indicator blinks and the sound restarts again, and the state changes to the ALARM state.
  2. The B/A state changes to "REARM" after the "27 sec" timer expires in the "ALARM" state, when all doors are closed and locked.

B/A Status Description
AUTO LOCK TIMER 3
  1. The B/A state changes to "AUTOLOCKTIMER3" when the TX-Tailgate command is triggered.
  2. The B/A state changes from AUTOLOCKTIMER3 to ARMWAIT when the 30-second timer expires while all doors are locked and closed.
  3. The B/A state changes from "AUTOLOCKTIMER3" to "DISARM" when any door is opened.
  4. In the AUTOLOCKTIMER3 state, the 30-second timer runs. If this timer expires, the state changes to PREARM with the tailgate open.

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