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Driving on a slope
BCW and BCA may not operate
properly when driving on a slope. In
certain instances the system may not
detect the vehicle in the next lane.
Also, in certain instances the system
may wrongly recognize the ground or
structures.
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, while driving. Driving where the heights of the
lanes are different
BCW and BCA may not operate
properly when driving where the
heights of the lanes are different.
In certain instances, the system may
not detect the vehicle on a road with
different lane heights (underpass
joining section, grade separated
intersections, etc.).
Always pay attention to road and
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Driving where there is a structure
beside the road
BCW and BCA may not operate
properly when driving where there is
structure beside the road.
In certain instances, the system may
wrongly recognize the structures
(noise barriers, guardrail, double
guardrail, median strip, bollard,
street light, road sign, tunnel wall,
etc.) beside the road.
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, while driving.
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DAW displays the driver’s attention
level by integrating driving pattern
and informs the driver when the vehi-
cle ahead depart while stoppingInattentive Driving Warning
Display the driver's attention level
and advise taking a break if the
attention level is below a certain
level.
System setting
To turn ON Driver Attention
Warning, turn on the engine, and
then selecting “Settings
Vehicle Driver Assistance
Driver Attention Warning
Inattentive Driving Warning” in the
Infotainment System screen.
For more details, please scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
Car Infotainment System Quick
Reference Guide.
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Warning Timing
The driver can select the initial
warning activation time select
“Settings Vehicle Driver
Assistance Warning Timing” in
the Infotainment System screen.
The options for the initial Inattentive
Driving Warning includes the follow-
ing:- Normal :
Driver Attention Warning helps
alert the driver of his/her fatigue
level or inattentive driving practices
faster than ‘Later’ mode.
- Later :
Driver Attention Warning helps
alert the driver of his/her fatigue
level or inattentive driving practices
later than Normal mode.
The set-up of Driver Attention
Warning will be maintained, as
selected, when the engine is re-
started.
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NOTICE
Other driver assistance systems like
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist,
etc. can be changed when warning
time setting is changed.
Display of the driver's attention
level
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■ Attentive driving
■ Inattentive driving
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The driver can monitor their driving
conditions on the LCD display.
- Select 'Driver Assistance' and
then ‘Driver Attention Warning’
For more details, please scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
Car Infotainment System Quick
Reference Guide.
The driver's attention level is dis-
played on the scale of 1 to 5. The
lower the level is, the more inatten-
tive the driver is.
The level decreases when the driv-
er does not take a break for a cer-
tain period of time.Take a break
The "Consider taking a break"
message appears on the LCD dis-
play and a warning sounds in order
to suggest the driver to take a
break, when the driver's attention
level is below 1.
If the total driving time is less than
10 minutes, Driver Attention
Warning does not suggest the driv-
er taking a break. And the system
does not repeat break suggestion
within 10 minutes after sending
warning message.
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CAUTION
It may suggest a break
according to the driver’s driv-
ing pattern or habits even if
the driver doesn’t feel
fatigued.
The warning of Driver
Attention Warning may not
sound while other system's
warning sounds such as the
seatbelt warning sound.
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Resetting the function
The last break time is set to 00:00
and the driver's attention level is
set to 5 (very attentive) when the
driver resets the Inattentive driving
warning function.
Inattentive driving warning function
resets in the following situations.
- The engine is turned OFF.
- The driver unfastens the seat belt
and then opens the driver’s door.
- Stop lasting more than 10 min-
utes.
System standby
Driver Attention Warning enters the
ready status and displays the
‘Standby’ screen in the following situ-
ations.
- Driving speed remains over 110
mph (180 km/h).
System malfunction
When the “Check Driver Attention
Warning (DAW) system” warning
message appears, the system is not
working properly. In this case, take
your vehicle to an authorized Kia
dealer and have the system
checked.
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NOTICE
Driver Attention Warning utilizes
the front view camera sensor on the
front windshield for its operation.
To keep the front view camera
sensor in the best condition, you
should observe the followings:
- Do not disassemble camera tem-
porarily for tinted window or
attaching any types of coatings and
accessories. If you disassemble a
camera and assemble it again, take
your vehicle to an authorized Kia
dealer and have the system checked
to need a calibration.
- Do not locate any reflective
objects (i.e. white paper, mirror)
over the dashboard. Any light
reflection may cause a mal-func-
tion of Driver Attention Warning.
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- Pay extreme caution to keep the
front view camera out of water.
- Do not arbitrarily disassemble the
camera assembly, nor apply any
impact on the camera assembly.
• Playing the vehicle audio system
at high volume may offset the
Driver Attention Warning warn-
ing sounds.
For more information of front
view camera, refer to “Lane
Keeping Assist (LKA)”.WARNING
Driver Attention Warning is
not a substitute for safe driv-
ing practices, but a conven-
ience function only. It is the
responsibility of the driver to
always drive cautiously to
prevent unexpected and sud-
den situations from occur-
ring. Pay attention to the road
conditions at all times.
The driver, who feels fatigued,
should take a break, even
though there is no break sug-
gestion by Driver Attention
Warning.
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✽
NOTICE
Driver Attention Warning may not
properly operate with limited alert-
ing in the following situations:
• The system will not operate for
about 15 seconds when restarting
the engine or initializing the front
view camera such as rebooting,
etc.
• The lane detection performance is
limited. (For more information,
refer to "Lane Keeping Assist
(LKA)" in this chapter.)
• The vehicle is violently driven or is
abruptly turned for obstacle
avoidance (e.g. construction area,
other vehicles, fallen objects,
bumpy road).
• Intentionally frequent lane cut-in
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• The vehicle drives on a curvy
road.
• The vehicle drives on a bumpy
road.
• The vehicle drives through a
windy area.
• The vehicle is controlled by the
other driver assistance systems
such as Lane Keeping Assist.
Leading Vehicle Departure
Alert
This system reminds the driver the
leading vehicle’s driving departure
after stopping.
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function setting
With the vehicle ON, Leading Vehicle
Departure Alert function turns on
and gets ready to be activated when
the selecting “Settings Vehicle
Driver Assistance Driver
Attention Warning Leading Vehicle
Departure Alert”. The function stops
operation when the setting is deacti-
vated. However, if the vehicle is
turned off then on again, the function
maintains the previous state.
For more details, please scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
Car Infotainment System Quick
Reference Guide.
Operating conditions
If the driver does not take action for a
certain period of time after the vehi-
cle in front departs, the message is
displayed on the cluster with a warn-
ing sound.
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WARNING
The function is a driver assis-
tant device and it may not
alert the driver even after the
leading vehicle’s departure.
Even the function alert the
driver the leading vehicle’s
departure, always check the
traffic condition by yourself
before moving the vehicle.