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By detecting the vehicle or pedestri-
an ahead of the vehicle, the sensor
helps to operate the Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist when the
vehicle is at risk of a collision.
In order for the FCA system to oper-
ate properly, always make sure the
sensor or sensor cover is clean and
free of dirt, snow, and debris. Dirt,
snow, or foreign substances on the
lens may adversely affect the sens-
ing performance of the sensor.Warning message and warninglight
When the sensor is covered or the
sensor lens is dirty with foreign sub-
stances, such as snow or rain, the
FCA system may not be able to
detect vehicles. In this situation, a
warning message (“Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)
system disabled. Radar blocked”) will
appear to notify the driver. Remove
the foreign substances to allow the
FCA system to function property.
This is not a malfunction with the
FCA. To operate the FCA again,
remove the foreign substances. The FCA may not properly operate in
an area (e.g. open terrain), where
vehicles or objects are not detected
after turning ON the engine.
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NOTICE
• Do not install any accessories,
such as license plate molding or
sticker, on the sensor area. Nor
arbitrarily replace the bumper.
Those may adversely affect the
sensing performance.
• Always keep the sensor/bumper area clean.
• Use only soft materials to wash the vehicle. Also, do not spray highly-
pressurized water on the sensor
installed on the bumper.
• Be careful not to apply unneces- sary force on the frontal sensor
area. When the sensor moves out
of the correct position due to
external force, the system may not
operate normally and may not
provide a warning light or mes-
sage. In this situation, have the
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
• Use only a genuine Kia sensor cover, and do not apply any paint
on the sensor cover. (Continued)(Continued)
• Do not tint the window or install
stickers, or accessories around the
inside mirror where the camera is
installed.
• Make sure the frontal camera installation point does not get wet.
• Do not impact, apply excessive force to, or remove any
radar/camera components.
• Do not place reflective objects(white paper or mirrors
etc.) on the dashboard.
The system may unnecessarily
activate or deactivate due to the
reflection of sunlight.
• Excessive audio system volume may prevent occupants from hear-
ing the FCA system warning
alarm.
System malfunction
When the FCA is not working prop-
erly, the FCA warning light ( ) will
illuminate and the warning mes-
sage will appear for a few seconds.
After the message disappears, the
master warning light ( ) will illu-
minate. In this situation, have the
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
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The FCA system will get deactivat-ed for the sake of driver's safety
when the ESC warning light comes
on. The FCA warning message will
appear at the same time, too. But
that doesn't necessarily mean a
malfunction of the FCA system.
Both the FCA warning light and
warning message will disappear
once the ESC warning light issue is
resolved.(Continued)
The FCA system only recog-nizes vehicles and pedestri-
ans in front of it while driving
forward. It does not identify
any animals or vehicles in the
opposite direction.
The FCA does not recognize cross-traffic or parked vehi-
cles presenting a side profile.
If the vehicle in front stops suddenly, you may have less
to apply the brakes system.
Therefore, always keep a safe
distance between your vehicle
and the vehicle in front of you.
The FCA system may activate during braking and the vehicle
may stop suddenly. If this
occurs, any load in the vehicle
may endanger passengers.
Therefore, always be mindful
of the load volume in the vehi-
cle.
(Continued)WARNING
The FCA is only a supplemen-tal system for the driver’s con-
venience. It is the driver's
responsibility to control the
vehicle. Do not solely depend
on the FCA system. Rather,
maintain a safe braking dis-
tance, and, if necessary,
depress the brake pedal to
lower the driving speed.
The FCA may unnecessarily produce the warning message
and the warning alarms. Also,
due to sensing limitations the
FCA may not produce alarms
in certain situations. Read the
section “Limitation of the sys-
tem” for more information.
When there is a malfunction with the FCA, the FCA braking
control does not operate upon
detecting a collision risk, even
with other braking systems
operating normally.
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Recognizing vehicles
- The radar or the camera is con-taminated with foreign substances.
- It heavily rains or snows.
- There is electromagnetic interfer- ence
- Something in the path of travel deflects the radar waves
- The vehicle in front has a narrow body. (i.e. motorcycles and bicy-
cles)
- The driver’s view is not clear due to backlight, reflected light, or dark-
ness.
- The camera cannot contain the full image of the vehicle in front.
- The vehicle in front is a special vehicle, such as a heavily-loaded
truck or a trailer.
- The outside brightness is greatly changed, such as entering/exiting
a tunnel.
- The vehicle driving is unstable.
- The radar/camera sensor recogni- tion is limited. - The driver's field of view is not well
illuminated (either too dark, too
much reflection, or too much back-
light that obscures the field of view)
- There is severe irregular reflection from the radar sensor
- The vehicle in front is driving errat- ically
- The vehicle is driven near areas containing metal substances such
as a construction zone, railroad,
etc.
- Backlight is reflected in the direc- tion of the vehicle (including front
light from the vehicle ahead)
- Moisture on the windshield is not completely removed or is frozen.
- The weather is misty.
- The vehicle in front does not turn ON the rear lights, does not have
rear lights, has asymmetric rear
lights, or has rear lights out of
angle. - Driving on a curve
The FCA performance may be limit-
ed while driving on a curve. The FCA
may not recognize the vehicle in front
even if in the same lane. It may pro-
duce the warning message and the
warning alarm prematurely, or it may
not produce the warning message or
the warning alarm at all. When driv-
ing on a curve, exercise caution,
maintain a safe braking distance,
and if necessary, depress the brake
pedal to reduce your driving speed in
order to maintain a safe distance.
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Recognizing pedestrians
- The pedestrian is not fully detected
by the camera sensor, or the
pedestrian is not walking in the
upright position.
- The pedestrian moves very fast.
- The pedestrian abruptly appears in front.
- The pedestrian is wearing clothing that easily blends into the back-
ground, making it difficult to be
detected.
- The outside is too bright or too dark.
- The vehicle drives at night or in the darkness.
- There is an item similar to a per- son’s body structure.
- The pedestrian is small.
- The pedestrian has impaired mobility.
- It is difficult to distinguish the pedestrian from the surroundings.
- The sensor recognition is limited. - There is a group of pedestrians.
- If a sudden change in the sensor
recognition takes place while pass-
ing through a speed bump,
- When the vehicle is severely shak- en,
- When driving around a circular intersection or traffic circle while
following a vehicle in front.
- If the front of the camera lens is contaminated by front glass tinting,
film, water repellent coating, dam-
age on glass, or foreign matter
(sticker, insect, etc.)
- The radar, camera, or camera lens is damaged.
- If the headlights of a vehicle are not used at night or in a tunnel sec-
tion, or the light is too weak
- If street light or the light of a vehi- cle coming from a opposite direc-
tion is reflected or when sunlight is
reflected by water on the road sur-
face - When back light is projected in the
direction of the vehicle's motion
(including the headlights of vehi-
cles)
- When road signs, shadows on the road, tunnel entrances, toll gates,
or partial pavement affect the sys-
tem.
- If the windshield has moisture on its surface or if the windshield
freezes.
- Driving in the fog.
- When objects are out of the sens- ing range of the sensor or radar.

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The cruise control system allows you
to program the vehicle to maintain a
constant speed without depressing
the accelerator pedal.
This system is designed to function
above approximately 30 km/h (20
mph).
If the cruise control system is left on,
(CRUISE indicator light in the instru-
ment cluster illuminated), the cruise
control can be switched on acciden-
tally. Keep the cruise control system
off (CRUISE indicator light OFF)
when the cruise control is not in use,
to avoid inadvertently setting a speed. Use the cruise control system only
when traveling on open highways in
good weather.
Do not use the cruise control when
driving in heavy or varying traffic,or
on slipper (rainy, icy, or snow-cov-
ered) or winding roads, or on roads
with an over 6% up-hill or down-hill
grade.
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NOTICE
• During normal cruise control oper-
ation, when the SET switch is acti-
vated or reactivated after applying
the brakes, the cruise control will
activate after approximately 3 sec-
onds. This delay is normal.
• To activate cruise control, depress the brake pedal at least once after
turning the ignition switch to the
ON position or starting the engine.
CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM
WARNING - Misuse of
Cruise Control
Do not use cruise control if the
traffic situation does not allow
you to drive safely at a constant
speed and with sufficient dis-
tance to the vehicle in front.
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To set cruise control speed:
1. Press the CRUISE button on thesteering wheel to turn the system
on. The CRUISE indicator light in
the instrument cluster will illumi-
nate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than 30 km/h
(20 mph). 3. Move the lever down (to SET-),
and release it at the desired
speed. The SET speed on the
LCD screen will appear. Release
the accelerator at the same time.
The desired speed will automati-
cally be maintained.
On a steep grade, the vehicle mayslow down slightly when driving uphillor speed up slightly while going down-hill.
To increase cruise control set
speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Move the lever up (to RES+) and hold it. Your vehicle SET speed will
increase by 10 km/h (5 mph).
Release the lever at the speed you
want.
Move the lever up (to RES+) and release it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase by 1 km/h (1.0
mph) each time the lever is operat-
ed in this manner.
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2. Accelerate to the desired speed.The smart cruise control speedcan be set as follows:
(110 mph)
3. Move the lever down (to SET-),and release it at the desired
speed. The set speed and vehicle
to vehicle distance on the LCD
screen will illuminate.
4. Release the accelerator pedal. The desired speed will automati-
cally be maintained. If there is a vehicle in front of you, the
speed may decrease to maintain the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
On a steep grade, the vehicle may
slow down or speed up slightly while
going uphill or downhill.
Vehicle speed may decrease on an
upward slope and increase on a
ownward slope.
The speed will be set to 30 km/h (20
mph) when there is a vehicle ahead
and your vehicle speed is 10 km/h (6
mph) ~ 30 km/h (20 mph).
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