Manually position the liftgate, hold its inside open/close button for more than three seconds and choose User Height Setting in the Door menu.
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Verified in Kia's 2025 U.S.-market Carnival gasoline digital owner's manual for vehicles equipped with a power liftgate.
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Verified in Kia's 2025 U.S.-market Carnival gasoline digital owner's manual for vehicles equipped with a power liftgate.
- 2025 Carnival gasoline models equipped with the power liftgate
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Step by step.
- 01
Open the liftgate and manually position it at the preferred safe height.
- 02
Press and hold the power-liftgate open/close button inside the liftgate for more than three seconds.
- 03
Open Setup → Vehicle → Door → Power Liftgate Opening Height.
- 04
Select User Height Setting.
- 05
Close and reopen the liftgate to confirm it stops at the saved height.
Important limits
- This setting is unavailable on vehicles without a power liftgate.
- The stored height and opening speed can change with the linked user profile.
- Keep people, cargo and the ceiling clear while positioning and testing the liftgate.
Quick checks.
- ✓If User Height opens fully, position the liftgate again and hold the inside button longer than three seconds.
- ✓If the liftgate follows Level 1, 2, 3 or Full Open, select User Height Setting again.
- ✓If the setting changed after another driver used the vehicle, restore the intended user profile.
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2025 Kia Carnival Digital Owner's Manual — Setting the Power Liftgate
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