When we purchased our 2016 Kia Sedona SX in July 2015, we had the dealer prep it with a factory Kia remote start system ecause...well...every vehicle in Canada should have one. The remote starter comes with two extended range remotes and will also work with the key fobs that came with the van. To start the van with the original fob you press 'lock' and then 'horn' and the van starts. With the extended range remote you press 'lock' and then 'start' and the van starts.
The problem is that when we started our previous minivan, a Dodge Caravan, the van would start and the three kids could make their way to the van and wait until my wife was ready just a few minutes later. However, with this Kia Sedona SX, the doors will not unlock until the key fob is near by or you have to shut the van off to unlock the doors with the fob. It's very annoying in our day to day routine. Apparently, it's unavoidable with the 'push button start/stop' vehicles but I'm sure my cousin's Dodge Journey doesn't do this. I'm told by the dealer that it's to prevent someone from stealing the vehicle when it's remote started. You need only tap the button twice to completely power up the vehicle once you gain access with the fob on your person.
I think it's ridiculous because the very act of pressing the brake to shift it out of park is enough to shut down every other remote start vehicle and should be enough to stop this vehicle from being stolen thereby making the door lock thing pointless. It's obviously an electrical engineering error and should be corrected. Perhaps a firmware upgrade in the future. Please Kia, fix this!
When we purchased our 2016 Kia Sedona SX in July 2015, we had the dealer prep it with a factory Kia remote start system ecause...well...every vehicle in Canada should have one. The remote starter comes with two extended range remotes and will also work with the key fobs that came with the van. To start the van with the original fob you press 'lock' and then 'horn' and the van starts. With the extended range remote you press 'lock' and then 'start' and the van starts.
The problem is that when we started our previous minivan, a Dodge Caravan, the van would start and the three kids could make their way to the van and wait until my wife was ready just a few minutes later. However, with this Kia Sedona SX, the doors will not unlock until the key fob is near by or you have to shut the van off to unlock the doors with the fob. It's very annoying in our day to day routine. Apparently, it's unavoidable with the 'push button start/stop' vehicles but I'm sure my cousin's Dodge Journey doesn't do this. I'm told by the dealer that it's to prevent someone from stealing the vehicle when it's remote started. You need only tap the button twice to completely power up the vehicle once you gain access with the fob on your person.
I think it's ridiculous because the very act of pressing the brake to shift it out of park is enough to shut down every other remote start vehicle and should be enough to stop this vehicle from being stolen thereby making the door lock thing pointless. It's obviously an electrical engineering error and should be corrected. Perhaps a firmware upgrade in the future. Please Kia, fix this!
- Scott F., Portugal Cove, NL, Canada