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Pay great caution to the vehicle infront, when it has heavy loading
extended rearward, or when it has
higher ground clearance.
The sensor only detects pedestri- an, not carts, bicycles, motorcy-
cles, luggage bags, or strollers.

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DRIVER'S ATTENTION
The driver must be cautious in the
below situations for the system may
not assist the driver and may not
work properly.
• The lane is not visible due to snow,rain, stain, a puddle or many other
things.
• The brightness of the outside changes suddenly such as passing
through a tunnel.
• Not turning on the headlight or the light is weak even at night or in
a tunnel.
• Difficult to distinguish the color of the lane marker from the road.
• Driving on a steep grade or a curve.
• Light reflects from the water on the road such as sunlight, streetlight or
the light of oncoming vehicles.
• The lens or windshield is stained with foreign matter.
• The sensor cannot detect the lane because of fog, heavy rain or
heavy snow.
• The surrounding of the inside rear view mirror temperature is high
due to direct light. (Continued)(Continued)
• The lane is very wide or narrow.
• The lane marker is damaged or
indistinct.
• The shadow is on the lane marker by a median strip.
• There is a mark similar to a lane marker.
• There is a boundary structure.
• The distance from vehicle ahead is very short or the vehicle ahead
drives hiding the lane marker.
• The vehicle shakes heavily.
• The lane number increases or decreases or the lane marker are
crossing complicatedly.
• Placing something on the dash- board.
• Driving with the sun in front of you.
• Driving in areas under construction.
• The lane marker is more than two.
• The lane marker in a tunnel is hard to distinguish due to dust or grease.
• The lane marker is hard to distin- guish after raining at night.
• The lane marker is hard to distin- guish due to dust. (Continued)(Continued)
• MDPS (motor driven power steer-
ing) is not operational.
• Some objects are attached in steer- ing wheel.
• The windshield is fogged by humid air in the vehicle.
• The distance from the vehicle ahead is very short or the vehicle
ahead drives covering the lane line.
• The lane line is merged or divided.
• Driving through a toll plaza or toll gate.
• Driving on uneven surface
• An object on roadside which may resemble road markers.

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The Blind Spot Detection System
(BSD) uses a radar sensor to alert
the driver.
It senses toward the rear sides of the
vehicle and provides and early warn-
ing to the driver. (1) BSD (Blind Spot Detection)
The warning range depends onyour vehicle speed. However, if
your vehicle is about 10 km/h (6
mph) faster than the other vehi-
cle, the system will not warn you.
(2) LCA (Lane Change Assist) When a vehicle approaches youat high speed, the system will
warn you.
(3) RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) When your vehicle moves rear-ward, and the sensor detects an
approaching vehicle in the left or
right side, the system will warn
you.
BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM (BSD) (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING- BSD
Limitations
The Blind Spot Detection System (BSD) is a supplemen-
tal system. Do not solely rely
on the system and always pay
attention to drive safely.
The Blind Spot Detection System may not detect every
object alongside the vehicle
and is not a substitute for prop-
er and safe lane changing pro-
cedures. Always drive safely
and use caution when chang-
ing lanes.
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Detecting sensor
The sensors are located inside of the
rear bumper.
Always keep the rear bumper clean
for the system to work properly.
Warning message
The message (“Blind Spot Detection
disabled. Radar blocked”) will appear
to notify the driver if there are foreign
substances on the surface or inside
the rear bumper or it is hot near the
rear bumper. The light on the switch
and the system will turn off automat-
ically.
Remove the foreign substance on
the rear bumper.
After the foreign substance is
removed, if you drive for approxi-
mately 10 minutes, the system will
work normally.
If the system does not work normally
even though the foreign substance is
removed, take your vehicle to an
authorized Kia dealer and have the
system checked.If the system does not work properly,
a warning message (“Check BSD
System”) will appear and the light on
the switch will turn off. The system
will turn off automatically.
Have your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
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RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert)
When your vehicle moves backwards
from a parking position, the sensor
detects approaching vehicles to the
left or right side direction and gives
information to the driver.
Operating conditions
Select RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic
Alert) in "User Settings" under
"Driving Assist" on the instrument
cluster. The system will turn on and
standby to activate.
Select RCTA again, to turn the sys- tem off.
If the vehicle is turned off, the RCTA system will remember the last set-
tings upon restart. Always turn the
RCTA system off when not in use.
The system operates when the vehicle speed is below 10 km/h
(6.2 mph) with the shift lever in R
(Reverse).
The RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) detecting range is 1.6 feet ~
65 feet based on the side direction.
If the approaching vehicle speed is
4 km/h (2.5 mph) ~ 36 km/h (22
mph) within sensing range, it is
detected. However, the system
sensing range can vary based on
conditions. Always pay attention to
your surroundings.
Warning type
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If the vehicle detected by sensorsapproaches your vehicle, the warn-
ing chime will sound and the warn-
ing light will blink on the outside
rearview mirror.
If the detected object is not in your way, move the vehicle away from
the detected object slowly; and the
warning will cancel once the object
has been safely cleared.
The system may not operate prop- erly due to other factors or circum-
stances. Always pay attention to
your surroundings.
❈ If your vehicle's left or right side
bumper is blinded by a barrier or
vehicles, the system sensing abili-
ty may be deteriorated.
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NOTICE
• The system may not work proper-
ly if the bumper has been replaced
or if repair work has been done
near the sensor.
• The detection area differs accord- ing to the road's width. If the road
is narrow the system may detect
other vehicles in the next lane.
• If the road is very wide the system may not detect other vehicles.
• The system may turn off due to strong electromagnetic interfer-
ence.
Limitations condition
Driver's Attention
The driver must be cautious in the
below situations for the system may
not assist the driver and may not
work properly.
- Curved roads, tollgates, etc.
- The surrounding of the sensor cover
is dirty with rain, snow, mud, etc.
- The rear bumper near the sensor is covered or obstructed with foreign
matter such as a sticker, bumper
guard, bicycle racks, etc.
- The rear bumper is damaged or the sensor is out of place.
- The height of the vehicle has signif- icantly changed such as when the
trunk is loaded with heavy objects,
abnormal tire pressure etc.
- Due to bad weather such as heavy rain or snow.
WARNING
The Blind Spot Detection
System with Lane Change
Assist and Rear Cross Traffic
Alert is not a substitute for
proper and safe lane changing
procedures. Always drive safely
and use caution when changing
lanes. The Blind Spot Detection
System may not detect every
object alongside the vehicle.

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- A fixed object is near such as a
guardrail, etc.
- A substantial amount of metallic objects such as a construction
area.
- A large vehicle is nearby such as a bus or truck.
- A motorcycle or bicycle is near.
- A flat trailer is near.
- If two vehicles near each other accelerate together.
- When another vehicle passes by at a high rate of speed.
- When changing lanes.
- When going down or up a steep, uneven road.
- When another vehicle drives very close the back bumper/trunk.
- When a trailer or carrier is installed. - When the temperature of the rear
bumper is very high or low.
- When bike racks, etc. cover the sensor.
- When reversing from a parking space with pillars or metal struc-
tures.
- When you are reversing and if the detected vehicle is simultaneously
reversing.
- If there are small objects like shop- ping carts and baby carriages.
- If there is a vehicle with decreased ride height (lowered).
- When the vehicle is close to anoth- er vehicle.
- When driving through a narrow road with many plants.
- When driving on wet surface.Outside rearview mirror may not alert the driver when:
- The outside rearview mirror hous- ing is very dirty.
- The window is very dirty.
- The windows are tinted very dark.
- When driving through a narrow road with many plants.

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What to do in an emergency
Distributing the sealant
11. Immediately drive approximately7~10 km (4~6 miles or, about
10min) to evenly distribute the
sealant in the tire.
Do not exceed a speed of 80 km/h
(50 mph). If possible, do not fall
below a speed of 20 km/h (12 mph).
While driving, if you experience any
unusual vibration, ride disturbance or
noise, reduce your speed and drive
with caution until you can safely pull
off of the side of the road.
Call for road side service or towing.
When you use the Tire Mobility Kit,
the tire pressure sensors and wheel
may be stained by sealant.
Therefore, remove the tire pressure
sensors and wheel stained by
sealant and we recommend that
inspect at an authorized Kia dealer.
Checking the tire inflation
pressure
1.After driving approximately 7 ~ 10 km (4 ~ 6 miles or about 10 min),
stop at a safe location.
2.Connect connection hose (9) of the compressor directly to the tire
valve.
3.Plug the compressor power cord into the vehicle power outlet.
4.Adjust the tire inflation pressure to the recomended tire inflation.
With the ignition switch on, pro-
ceed as follows.
- To increase the inflation pres-sure : Switch on the compressor,
position I. To check the current
inflation pressure setting, briefly
switch off the compressor.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The pressure gauge may show high-
er than actual reading when the
compressor is running. To get an
accurate tire reading, the compres-
sor needs to be turned off.
- To reduce the inflation pres-
sure: Press the button 8 on the
compressor.