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The driver’s door is opened.
The vehicle is shifted to N (Neutral)
/ R (Reverse) / P (Parking).
The parking brake is applied.
The vehicle speed is not within the
specified SCC range.
The ESC (Electronic Stability
Control), TCS (Traction Control
System)or ABS is operating. The ESC (Electronic Stability
Control), TCS (Traction Control
System)or ABS is off.
The ESC (Electronic Stability
Control), TCS (Traction Control
System)or ABS is operating.
The sensor cover is extremely con-
taminated.
The engine performance is abnor-
mal.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist is activated.
The engine RPM is in the red zone.
The front radar is abnormal.
To increase Smart Cruise Control
set speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Move the RES+ switch up, and
hold it. Your vehicle set speed will
increase by 5 mph (10 km/h).
Release the switch at the speed
you want.
Move the RES+ switch up, and
release it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase by 1.0 mph (1.0
km/h) each time you move the
RES+ switch up in this manner.
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Smart Cruise Control will be tem-
porarily canceled when:
Canceled manually
Smart Cruise Control is temporarily
canceled when the brake pedal is
depressed or the CANCEL button is
pressed. The speed and headway
indicator on the cluster is disap-
peared and the cruise indicator (
CRUISE) is illuminated continuously. Canceled automatically
SCC will automatically cancel in the
following situations:
The driver's door is opened.
The shift lever is shifted to N
(Neutral), R (Reverse) or P (Paking).
The EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) is applied.
The vehicle speed is over 120 mph (190 km/h).
The ESC, ABS or TCS is operating.
The ESC is turned off.
The sensor or the cover is dirty or blocked with foreign matter.
The accelerator pedal is continu- ously depressed for long time.
The engine speed is in dangerous range.
SCC has malfunctioned.
When the braking control is operat- ed for Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist.
The vehicle stops and goes repeat- edly for a long period of time. When the parking brake is locked.
Engine has some problems.
Each of these actions will cancel SCC
operation. (The set speed of the clus-
ter is displayed in gray shades and the
distance indicator with the vehicle
ahead is disappeared.)
In a condition the smart cruise con-
trol is cancelled automatically, Smart
Cruise Control will not operate even
though the RES+ or SET- switch is
moved.
The EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
is applied when SCC auto release
condition occurs while SCC is in use.
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To restart Smart Cruise Control :
If any method other than the
CRUISE button was used to cancel
cruising speed and the system is still
activated, the cruising speed will
automatically resume when you
move the RES+ switch up.
If you move the RES+ switch up the
speed will resume to the recently set
speed. However, if vehicle speed
drops below 5 mph (10 km/h), it will
resume when there is a vehicle in
front of your vehicle.
CAUTION
If Smart Cruise Control is can-
celled by other than the reasons
mentioned, have the system
checked by an authorized Kia
dealer.
CAUTION
If the system is automatically
cancelled, the warning chime
will sound and a message will
appear for a few seconds.
You must adjust the vehicle
speed by depressing the accel-
erator or brake pedal according
to the road condition ahead and
driving condition.
Always check the road condi-
tions. Do not rely on the warning
chime.
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✽
✽
NOTICE
To reduce the risk of an accident,
always check the road conditions
when reactivating the smart cruise
control using the RES+ switch to
ensure the road conditions permit
safe use of the cruise control.
To turn Smart Cruise Control off:
Press the CRUISE button. (the
CRUISE indicator in the instrument
cluster will go off).
When Smart Cruise Control is not
needed, press the [CRUISE] switch
and deactivate the system.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Take the following precautions :
• If Smart Cruise Control is left on,
(cruise indicator in the instrument
cluster illuminated) Smart Cruise
Control can be activated uninten-
tionally. Keep Smart Cruise
Control off (cruise indicator turn
off) when Smart Cruise Control is
not used.
• Do not leave the vehicle when it is
stopped by SCC. If it is necessary
to leave the vehicle, turn off SCC
and move the gear shift to P
(Parking), engage the parking
brake, and turn off the engine
while depressing the brake pedal.
• Use SCC only on roads with good
traffic conditions. Do not use SCC
in the following situations because
of the high risk of an accident.
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Distance 4 Distance 3 Distance 2
Distance 1
Headway setting
This function allows you to program
the vehicle to maintain relative dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead without
depressing the accelerator pedal or
brake pedal.
The headway will automatically acti-
vate when Smart Cruise Control is
on.
Select the appropriate distance
according to road conditions and
vehicle speed.Each time the button is pressed, the
headway changes as follows:
For example, if you drive at 56 mph
(90 km/h), the distance maintain as
follows;
Distance 4 - approximately 172 feet
(52.5 m)
Distance 3 - approximately 130 feet
(40 m)
Distance 2 - approximately 106 feet
(32.5 m)
Distance 1 - approximately 82 feet
(25 m)
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The distance is set to the last set dis-
tance when the system is used for the
first time after starting the engine.
When the lane ahead is clear :
The vehicle speed will maintain the
set speed.
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Collision Warning
If there is a high risk of collision due
to sudden braking of the front vehicle
or lack of safety distance with the
vehicle ahead during SCC driving, so
that if the driver's brake or steering
wheel operation is required, the
Distance Step with the vehicle ahead
will blink on the cluster and a colli-
sion warning will sound.
In this case, immediately reduce the
speed.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• Even if the warning message does
not appear and warning chime
does not sound, always pay atten-
tion to driving conditions to pre-
vent dangerous situations from
occurring.
• Playing the vehicle audio system
at high volume may cause the
occupants to not hear the system
warning sounds.
• If the vehicle cannot keep the
enough set distance, the warning
will sound and blink on the cluster.
If a warning sounds, check the
nearby traffic condition and if
necessary, control the speed by
depressing the brake. Always pay
attention in case of danger, even if
there are no warning sound.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• If the speed of the vehicle ahead is
similar to or faster than your vehi-
cle, the system may not warn you
as you do not maintain enough set
distance. Always pay attention in
case of danger, even if there is no
warning sound.
• If the speed of the vehicle ahead is
too slow, the system may not warn
you as you do not maintain enough
set distance. Always pay attention
in case of danger, even if there is
no warning sound.
• If you set SCC speed and depress
the accelerator pedal, the system
may not warn you as you do not
maintain enough set distance.
Always pay attention in case of
danger, even if there is no warning
sound.
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If the vehicle ahead (vehicle speed:
less than 20 mph (30 km/h) disap-
pears to the next lane, the warning
chime will sound and a message will
appear. Adjust your vehicle speed for
vehicles or objects that can sudden-
ly appear in front of you by depress-
ing the brake pedal according to the
road condition ahead and driving
condition.
In traffic situation
Use switch or pedal to accelerate
In traffic, your vehicle will stop if the
vehicle ahead of you stops. Also, if
the vehicle ahead of you starts
moving, your vehicle will start as
well. However, if the vehicle stops
you must depress the accelerator
pedal or move up the RES+ switch
to start driving. If you move the smart cruise con-
trol switch (RES+ or SET-) while
Auto Hold and smart cruise control
is operating the Auto Hold will be
released regardless of accelerator
pedal operation and the vehicle will
start to move. The AUTO HOLD
indicator changes from green to
white.
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1. Turn Smart Cruise Control on (the
cruise indicator light will be on but
the system will not be activated).
2. Push the distance to distance
switch for more than 2 seconds.
3. Choose between "Smart Cruise
Control" and "Cruise Control".
When the system is canceled using
the CRUISE button or the CRUISE
button is used after the engine is
turned on, the Smart Cruise Control
mode will turn on.Limitations of the system
Smart Cruise Control may have lim-
its to its ability to detect distance to
the vehicle ahead due to road and
traffic conditions.
On curves
On curves, Smart Cruise Control
may not detect a moving vehicle in
your lane, and then your vehicle
could accelerate to the set speed.
Also, the vehicle speed will rapidly
down when the vehicle ahead is
recognized suddenly.
Select the appropriate set speed
on curves and adjust your vehicle
speed by depressing the accelera-
tor or brake pedal according to the
road condition ahead and driving
condition.WARNING
When using the cruise control
mode, you must manually
adjust the distance to other
vehicles as the system will not
automatically brake to slow
down for other vehicles.
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