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Kia App is an application that integrates all of Kia's digital services into one platform.
All of Kia’s digital services in one hand
Kia's existing [MyKia], [Kia Connect], [Kia Owner's Manual], and [Kia Digital Key] have been integrated into the Kia App.
Use all of Kia’s digital services with one app.
■ Insight just for me, Myka
• Check the entire vehicle process from vehicle selection to purchase, payment, and handover.
• After registering your vehicle, use maintenance, charging, and premium care services.
• [Owner's Manual]: Easily solve problems occurring in your vehicle with the official owner's manual provided by Kia.
• Use the Find Charging Station menu to search for and reserve a nearby charging station.
• [Vehicle Account Book]: Register consumption history related to the vehicle and check the vehicle's fueling record, repair and maintenance history, and fuel efficiency statistics at a glance.
• [Driving Insight]: Record your driving habits and vehicle status with driving data.
• [Integrated Pay]: Use Kia pay, membership, coupon, and point functions together with Wallet, a mobile payment platform.
■ Smarter maps for your own mobility life
• Check the location of electric vehicle charging stations for EV vehicles and gas stations for internal combustion vehicles.
• Select your car icon on the map and view the vehicle location.
• Share your car's current location, destination, remaining distance, and remaining time of arrival with the designated person.
• Share your location in real time and send pickup location messages.
■ Ballet mode protects valuable personal information
• Check your vehicle’s current location and driving information in valet mode.
• When entrusting your vehicle to someone else, protect your personal information by restricting navigation and certain button operations.
■ Convenient vehicle remote control
• Easily control ignition, air conditioning system, hazard lights, horn, windows and frunk.
• Check the vehicle status through the concierge and use the air conditioning/media remote control.
• If the warning light comes on, check the vehicle inspection details through vehicle information.
• For EV vehicles, start charging, check charging status, and schedule charging.
• [Digital Key]: Lock/unlock doors, start the car, and open the trunk with your smartphone without a physical key.
[Information on permissions and purposes for using Kia App]
- [Required] Alarms and reminders: Required to check real-time vehicle status.
- [Optional] Phone: Required to check the phone number of the mobile phone you are using and to make calls.
- [Optional] Location information: Required to determine the location of the registered vehicle or user.
- [Optional] Camera: Required for QR code recognition when verifying membership.
- [Optional] Storage space: Required for downloading videos and saving captured images.
- [Optional] Notification: Required to provide notifications about service progress, vehicle status, and control results.
- [Optional] Phone number: Required to look up the user's phone number and use Digital Key 1.
- [Optional] Calendar: Event information lets you know when to depart to arrive at your destination at the desired time.
- [Optional] Bluetooth: Required for short-distance remote control using a digital key.
- [Optional] Nearby device permission (NFC): Required for using digital keys, accumulating points, and making payments.
[Kia App smart watch (Wear OS) support]
- You can more easily use vehicle remote control and vehicle status management functions with Wear OS devices.
- Experience a simpler and faster Kia App with Watch face and Complication.
- Requires integration with Wear OS 3.0 or higher mobile Kia App.
※ Only absolutely necessary permissions are used, and unnecessary permissions are not requested for the service for the purpose of simple information collection.
※ The above is an optional right, so you can use the service even if you do not allow it, but use of some services may be restricted.
