Kia Carnival (2009+). Instruction — part 477

- The door could suddenly close by itself and cause a serious injury especially when stopping on a down-hill

grade.

- To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the power sliding door and power tailgate at

open position for a long time.

- Let the rear passengers get on or off the vehicle after the door is open fully. Sudden closing could cause a

serious injury.

- To prevent power sliding door system, don't use excessive force to open/close the door during operation.

CHILD SAFETY LOCKS

To prevent children from opening the power sliding doors from the inside, the child safety locks (A) should be used
whenever children are in the vehicle.

Be careful, when the child safety lock is used in an accident, that the passengers are not held in vehicle.

POWER OPERATION

The PSD system shall not open the Sliding Door when the vehicle is moving.
The PSD system shall operate through the full range of Sliding Door travel.
The PSD system shall learn the position of each travel extreme: full open and full closed.

1. Vehicle condition

Moving

A. (IGN=OFF and Vehicle Speed > 5 km/h) or (IGN= ON and (Vehicle Speed > 5 km/h or PIN - not P/N))

Not moving

A. (IGN=OFF and Vehicle Speed < 5 km/h) or (IGN= ON and (Vehicle Speed < 5 km/h and TRANS - P/N))

2. DOOR TRAVEL - ZONES

The door travel is divided into four zones starting at the full closed and latched position.
Dimensions are at the rear edge of the door and are approximate.
Zone 1 - Latching - 0 to 10 mm (primary and secondary latch positions).
Zone 2 - Near latching position including curved track portion -10 to 300 mm.
Zone 3 - Straight track - 300 mm to hold open latch.
Zone 4 - Hold Open - door in hold open latch.

POWER SLIDING DOOR OPERATION

1. Vehicle condition

Stopping condition

A. When the ignition switch is in the OFF or ACC position, vehicle is stopped or moving below 5 km/h.
B. When the ignition switch is in the ON position, vehicle is stopped or moving below 5 km/h (the gearshift lever is

in N(Neutral) for manual transaxle, P(Park) for automatic transaxle).

Driving condition

A. When the ignition switch is in the OFF or ACC position, vehicle is moving above 5 km/h.
B. When the ignition switch is in the ON position, vehicle is moving above 5 km/h or the gearshift lever is not in

N(Neutral) for manual transaxle, P(Park) for automatic transaxle.

N(Neutral) for manual transaxle, P(Park) for automatic transaxle.

2. Door position

If the power sliding door is operated while the door is in slightly-opened position (less than 300mm), the door is
automatically opened fully. If the power sliding door is operated while the door is in slightly-opened position (more
than 300mm), the door is automatically closed completely.

3. If the door handle is pulled from inside or outside while the door is locked or child safety lock is engaged, the

power sliding door is not opened.

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