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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
“Blind Spot Detection disabled tem-
porarily”
This message will appear to notify
the driver if one of the following
occurs. The light on the switch and
the system will turn off automatically.
- There are foreign substances on thesurface or inside the rear bumper or
it is hot near the rear bumper.
- When a trailer or carrier is installed.
- When driving in a wide area with few vehicles around.
- When driving in bad weather such as heavy rain or snow.
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 in reverse
from a parking position, the sensor
monitors approaching vehicles to the
left and right side of the vehicle and
gives information to the driver.
Operating conditions
Go to the User Settings Mode ➝
Driving Assist ➝ Rear Collision
Warning and select “Rear Cross
Traffic Alert” on the LCD display.
The system will turn on and stand
by to be activated.
Select RCTA again, to turn the sys- tem off.
If the vehicle is turned off, the RCTA system will remember the
last settings upon restart. Always
turn the RCTA system off when not
in use.
The system operates when the vehicle speed is below 6.2 mph (10
km/h) with the shift lever in R
(Reverse).
The RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) detecting range is 1.6 feet
(0.5 m) ~ 65 feet (20 m) based on
the side direction. If the approach-
ing vehicle speed is
2.5 mph (4 km/h) ~ 22 mph (36
km/h) 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.
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.
CAUTION
The system may not work
properly if the bumper hasbeen replaced or if repair workhas been done near the sen-sor.
The detection area differs according to the road's width.If the road is narrow the sys-tem may detect other vehiclesin the next lane.
If the road is very wide the system may not detect othervehicles.
The system may turn off due to strong electromagneticinterference.

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The Lane Keeping Assist System
detects the lane markers on the road
with a front view camera at the front
windshield, and assists the driver’s
steering to help keep the vehicle in
the lanes.
When the system detects the vehicle
straying from its lane, it alerts the
driver with a visual and audible warn-
ing, while applying a slight counter-
steering torque, trying to prevent the
vehicle from moving out of its lane.
LANE KEEPING ASSIST SYSTEM (LKAS) (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
Do not turn the steering wheel
suddenly when the vehicle is
being directed by the LKA sys-
tem. This can result in a sudden
loss of control and crash of the
vehicle.
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WARNING - LKAS
Limitations
The LKAS is a supplemental
system and should not be sole-
ly relied upon by the driver. Do
not attempt sudden steering
maneuvers while the LKAS is
activated. If the vehicle is driven
at high speeds, the LKAS may
not adjust the steering wheel. It
is the driver's responsibility to
always pay attention to the road
and maintain control over the
steering wheel while driving.WARNING
Driver is responsible for being aware of surroundings and
steering the vehicle for safe
driving practices.
LKAS helps prevent the driver from moving out of the lane
unintentionally by assisting
the driver’s steering. However,
the system is just a conven-
ience function and the steer-
ing wheel is not always con-
trolled. While driving, the driv-
er should pay attention to the
steering wheel.
The operation of the LKAS can be cancelled or not work
properly according to road
condition and surroundings.
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Do not disassemble a front viewcamera temporarily for tinted win-
dow or attaching any types of coat-
ings and accessories. If you disas-
semble the camera and assemble
it again, take your vehicle to an
authorized Kia dealer and have the
system checked to need a calibra-
tion.
When you replace the windshield glass, front view camera or related
parts of the steering, take your
vehicle to an authorized Kia dealer
and have the system checked to
need a calibration.
The system detects lane markers and controls the steering wheel by
a front view camera, therefore, if
the lane markers are hard to
detect, the system may not work
properly. Always be cautious when
using the system.
When the lane markers are hard to detect, please refer to “Driver’s
Attention”.
Do not remove or damage the related parts of LKAS. Do not place objects on the crash
pad that reflects light such as mir-
rors, white paper, etc. it may cause
malfunction of LKAS if the sunlight
is reflected.
You may not hear warning sound of LKAS because of the excessive
audio sound.
If you continue to drive with your hands off the steering wheel, the
LKAS will stop controlling the
steering wheel after the hands off
alarm. After then, if you drive with
your hands on the steering wheel,
the control will be activated again.
If the vehicle speed is high, steer- ing torque for assistance will not be
enough to keep your vehicle within
the lane. If so, the vehicle may
move out of its lane. Obey speed
limit when using LKAS.
If you attach objects to the steering wheel, the system may not assist
steering.
If you attach objects to the steering wheel, hands off alarm may not
work properly.LKAS operation
To activate/deactivate the LKAS:
With the ignition switch in the ON
position, press the LKAS button
located on the instrument panel on
the lower left hand side of the driver.
The indicator in the cluster display
will initially illuminate white.
When the indicator (white) activated
in the previous ignition cycle, the
system turns on without any control.
If you press the LKAS button again,
the indicator on the cluster display
will go off.
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The color of indicator will change
depend on the condition of LKAS.
- White : Sensor does not detect the
lane marker or vehicle
speed is less than 40 mph
(64 km/h).
- Green : S ensor detects the lane
marker and system is able
to control the steering.LKAS activation
To see the LKAS screen on the LCD display in the cluster, tab to
the Assist mode ( ).
After LKAS is activated, if both lane markers are detected, vehicle
speed is over 40 mph (64 km/h)
and all the activation conditions are
satisfied, a green steering wheel
indicator will illuminate and the
steering wheel will be controlled.
WARNING
The Lane Keeping Assist
System is a system to help pre-
vent the driver from leaving the
lane. However, the driver should
not solely rely on the system
but always check the road con-
ditions when driving.
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If the speed of the vehicle is over40 mph (64 km/h) and the system
detects lane markers, the color
changes from gray to white. When the conditions below are met,
LKAS will be enable to assist steer-
ing.
Vehicle speed is above 40 mph (64
km/h).
Both lane markers are detected by LKAS.
The vehicle is between the lane markers.
If LKAS can assist steering, a green
steering wheel indicator will illumi-
nate.
Warning
If the vehicle leaves a lane, the lane marker you cross will blink on
the LCD display.
If the vehicle moves out its lane and the steering torque for assis-
tance is not enough, the line indi-
cator of deviation direction will
blink.
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If the driver takes hands off the steer-
ing wheel for several seconds while
the LKA is activated, the system will
warn the driver. The warning message may appear
late according to road conditions.
Therefore, always have your hands
on the steering wheel while driving.
If you hold the steering wheel light- ly, the system would generate
hands off warning because LKAS
can treat the situation as you do
not grab the wheel.
If the driver still does not have their
hands on the steering wheel after
several seconds, the system will not
control the steering wheel and warn
the driver only when the driver cross-
es the lane markers.
However, if the driver has their hands
on the steering wheel again, the sys-
tem will start controlling the steering
wheel.
Warning light and message
The LKA failure indicator (yellow) will
illuminate if the LKA is not working
properly. Take your vehicle to an
authorized Kia dealer and have the
system checked.
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