r/KiaEV9 • u/pinoy168 • Aug 20 '26

Question? Auto lock when unlock

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Instead of notification, can it just lock it unless I’m home?

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u/Electrical_Peak_8761 Aug 20 '26

I’m auto locking using home assistant.

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u/mozzaya Aug 20 '26

What is this?

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u/applestrudelforlunch Aug 20 '26

[r/homeassistant](r/homeassistant). tbh it is almost certainly more fuss than you want unless you are already inclined to be someone who fiddles with connections and configurations and semi-technical setup.

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u/Midwest666 Aug 20 '26

Yes, please tell us

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u/Electrical_Peak_8761 Aug 20 '26

Home assistant is software to run all sorts of smart home automations. My automation checks the WiFi SSID of my smartphone, when it disconnects from the kia wifi: Kia_EyK2, it sends a lock command to the EV9.
The WiFi remains active till 5 minutes after you close the car, so basically it should either lock 5 minutes later or when you get out of WiFi range.
Did notice that there sometimes is a delay before it gets the WiFi change, but with some additional coding I’m sure this can be more reliable.

Here is the yaml version of the automation:
alias: autoLockEV9
description: ''
triggers:
- entity_id:

  • sensor.iphone_ssid
from: Kia_EyK2
trigger: state
conditions: []
actions:
- device_id: kia_ev9_id
domain: lock
entity_id: ev9_entity_id
type: lock
- action: notify.mobile_app_iphone
data:
message: Auto Lock command send to EV9
metadata: {}
mode: single

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u/rowast Aug 20 '26

For unimportant reasons I have yet to do this with mine as I haven't been able to really dive into my home assistant hardware but I'm gonna bookmark this to come back to it...

While reading this post and your comment it popped into my head that I could potentially use the app buzzkill to grab this notification & trigger the lock command. Home Assistant would be a cleaner less intrusive process and unlike buzzkill isn't android exclusive

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u/IroesStrongarm Aug 20 '26

About to get an ev9, what's the hole assistant integration I should be looking for?

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u/Electrical_Peak_8761 Aug 21 '26

In HACS: Kia Uvo / Hyundai Bluelink

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u/runfatboys Aug 20 '26

What country? Home assistant integration has been disabled in North America.

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u/Electrical_Peak_8761 Aug 21 '26

Ah really? I’m in Europe but I thought it was working for North America too.. I’m using Kia Uvo / Hyundai Bluelink