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Don't "ride" the brake pedal.
Resting your foot on the brake
pedal while driving can be danger-
ous because the brakes might
overheat and lose their effective-
ness. It also increases the wear of
the brake components.
If a tire goes flat while you are driv- ing, apply the brakes gently and
keep the vehicle pointed straight
ahead while you slow down. When
you are moving slowly enough for it
to be safe to do so, pull off the road
and stop in a safe place.
If your vehicle is equipped with an Automatic Transmission, don't let
your vehicle creep forward. To
avoid creeping forward, keep your
foot firmly on the brake pedal when
the vehicle is stopped.
Be cautious when parking on a hill. Firmly engage the parking brake
and place the shift lever in P (auto-
matic transmission). If your vehicle
is facing downhill, turn the front
wheels into the curb to help keep
the vehicle from rolling. If your vehicle is facing uphill, turn
the front wheels away from the
curb to help keep the vehicle from
rolling. If there is no curb or if it is
required by other conditions to
keep the vehicle from rolling, chock
the wheels.
Under some conditions, your park- ing brake can freeze in the
engaged position. This is most like-
ly to happen when there is an
accumulation of snow or ice
around or near the rear brakes or if
the brakes are wet. If there is a risk
that the parking brake may freeze,
apply it only temporarily while you
put the shift lever in P (automatic
transmission) and chock the rear
wheels so the vehicle cannot roll.
Then release the parking brake.
Do not hold the vehicle on an incline with the accelerator pedal.
This can cause the transmission to
overheat. Always use the brake
pedal or parking brake.Electronic Control Suspension
(ECS) (if equipped)
The Electronic Control Suspension
(ECS) controls the vehicle suspen-
sion automatically to maximize driv-
ing comfort by taking into account
the driving conditions such as speed,
surface of the road, cornering, stop-
ping requirements and acceleration.
If the ECS warning message “Check
ECS” comes on, you may have a
problem with the ECS system. If this
occurs, have the vehicle inspected
by an authorized K900 Kia dealer
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Prerequisite for activation
FCA system gets ready to be activat-
ed when FCA system is selected on
the LCD display, and when the fol-
lowing prerequisites are satisfied.
- The ESC (Electronic StabilityControl) is on.
- Vehicle speed is over 6 mph (10 km/h). (FCA system is only activat-
ed within a certain speed range.)
- The system detects a pedestrian, cyclist or a vehicle in front, which
may collide with your vehicle. (FCA
system may not be activated or
may sound a warning alarm in
accordance with the driving situa-
tion or vehicle condition. If you
select "Warning only", FCA system
activates and produces only warn-
ing alarms in accordance with the
collision risk levels.)
❈ FCA system may not operate prop-
erly according to the frontal situa-
tion, the direction of pedestrian or
cyclist and speed.
FCA warning message and
system control
FCA system produces warning mes-
sages, and warning alarms, in accor-
dance with the collision risk levels,
such as abrupt stopping of the vehi-
cle in front, insufficient braking dis-
tance, pedestrian or cyclist detec-
tion. Also, it controls the brakes in
accordance with the collision risk lev-
els.
The driver can select the initial warn-
ing activation time in the Settings in
the AVN. The options for the initial
Forward Collision Warning include
Normal or Late initial warning time.
WARNING
Completely stop the vehicle
on a safe location before
operating the switch on the
steering wheel to activate/
deactivate the FCA system.
FCA system automatically activates upon placing the
Engine Start/Stop button to
the ON position. The driver
can deactivate FCA system by
canceling the system setting
on the LCD display.
FCA system automatically deactivates upon canceling
the ESC (Electronic Stability
Control). When the ESC is
canceled, FCA system cannot
be activated on the LCD dis-
play. FCA system warning
light will illuminate which is
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It will operate if the vehicle speed isgreater than 5 mph (8 km/h) and
less than or equal to 47 mph (75
km/h) on a forward vehicle.
(Depending on the condition of the
vehicle ahead and the environment
surrounding it, the possible maxi-
mum operating speed may be
reduced.)
For pedestrians and cyclists, the vehicle speed is greater than or
equal to 5 mph (8 km/h) and less
than 40 mph (65 km/h).
(Depending on the condition of
pedestrians and bike riders and
the surrounding environment the
possible maximum operating
speed may be reduced.)
If you select “Warning only”, for FCA system setting, FCA system
activates and produces only warn-
ing alarms in accordance with the
collision risk levels. You should
control the brake directly because
FCA system will not control the
brake.Brake operation
In an emergency situation, thebraking system enters in ready sta-
tus for prompt reaction upon the
driver depressing the brake pedal.
FCA system provides additional braking power for optimum braking
performance when the driver
depresses the brake pedal.
The braking control is automatical- ly deactivated when the driver
depresses the accelerator pedal
quickly, or when the driver abruptly
operates the steering wheel.
FCA system brake control is auto- matically canceled when risk fac-
tors disappear.
WARNING
The braking control cannot
completely stop the vehicle nor
avoid all collisions. The driver
should hold the responsibility
to safely drive and control the
vehicle.
CAUTION
The driver should always useextreme caution while operatingthe vehicle, whether or not thereis a warning message or alarmfrom FCA system.

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There is an item similar to a per-son's body structure
The pedestrian or cyclist is small
The pedestrian has impaired mobility
The sensor recognition is limited
The radar sensor or camera is blocked with a foreign object or
debris
Inclement weather such as heavy rain or snow obscures the field of
view of the radar sensor or camera
When light coming from a street light or an oncoming vehicle is
reflected on a wet road surface
such as a puddle in the road
The field of view in front is obstructed by sun glare
The windshield glass is fogged up; a clear view of the road is obstruct-
ed
The adverse road conditions cause excessive vehicle vibrations while
driving
When the pedestrian or cyclist suddenly interrupts in front of the
vehicle When the cyclist in front is riding
intersected with the driving direc-
tion
When there is any other electro- magnetic interference
When the construction area, rail or other metal object is near the
cyclist
If the bicycle material is not reflect- ed well on the radar
WARNING
Forward Collision-AvoidanceAssist (FCA) system system
when towing a vehicle.
Application of FCA system
while towing may adversely
affect the safety of your vehi-
cle or the towing vehicle.
Use extreme caution when the vehicle in front of you has
cargo that extends rearward
from the cab, or when the
vehicle in front of you has
higher ground clearance.
FCA system is designed to detect and monitor the vehicle
ahead or detect a pedestrian or
cyclist in the roadway through
radar signals and camera
recognition. It is not designed
to detect bicycles, motorcy-
cles, or smaller wheeled
objects such as luggage bags,
shopping carts, or strollers.
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Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) system is
designed to detect 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 counter-steer-
ing torque, trying to prevent the vehi-
cle from moving out of its lane.
LANE KEEPING ASSIST (LKA) SYSTEM
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WARNING
The driver is responsible for
being aware of surroundings
and steering the vehicle for
safe driving practices.
Do not turn the steering wheel suddenly when the steering
wheel is being assisted by the
system.
LKA 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.
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) system is designed to detect
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.
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Do not disassemble the front
view camera for window tint-
ing or installing any forms of
coatings or accessories.
If you disassemble and
reassemble the camera, take
your vehicle to an authorized
K900 Kia dealer and have the
system checked to see if a
calibration is needed.
When you replace the wind- shield glass, front view cam-
era or related parts of the
steering, take your vehicle to
an authorized K900 Kia dealer
and have the system checked
to see if a calibration is need-
ed.
The system is designed to detect lane markers using a
front view camera. If the lane
markers are hard to detect,
then the system may be limit-
ed. Always be cautious when
using the system.
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When the lane markers arehard to detect, please refer to
“Driver’s Attention”.
Do not remove or damage the related parts of LKA system.
Do not place objects on the dashboard that reflect light
such as mirrors, white paper,
etc. It may cause malfunction
of LKA system if the sunlight
is reflected.
You may not hear the warning sound of LKA system because
of excessive audio sound.
When other beeps such as the seat belt warning sound are in
operation and override LKA
alarming system, LKA beeps
may not occur.
At high vehicle speeds, the steering torque assistance
may not be enough to keep
your vehicle within the lane,
and the vehicle may move out
of its lane. Obey all speed lim-
its when using LKA system.
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If you attach objects to thesteering wheel, the system
may not assist steering.
If you attach objects to the steering wheel, the hands off
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LKA system operation
To activate/deactivate the LKA:
With the ignition ON status, press LKA
button located on the instrument panel
on the lower left hand side of the driv-
er. 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 LKA button again, the indi-
cator on the cluster display will go off.The color of indicator will change
depend on the condition of LKA sys-
tem.
- White : Sensor does not detect the lane marker or vehicle
speed is less than 40
mph (64 km/h).
- Green : Sensor detects the lane
marker and system is able
to control the steering.
LKA system activation
To see LKA system screen on the
LCD display in the cluster, Tab to
the ASSIST mode ( ).
For further details, refer to [menu settings] in chapter 4, [LCD win-
dows].
After LKA system is activated, if both lane markers are detected,
vehicle speed is over 40 mph (64
km/h). and all the activation condi-
tions are satisfied, the indicator will
turn green and the steering wheel
will be controlled.
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If the speed of the vehicle is over 40
mph (64 km/h) and the system
detects lane markers, the color
changes from gray to white.
Warning
If the vehicle leaves a lane or road
edge, the lane marker you cross will
blink on the LCD display and the
warning sound is provided.
❈ Haptic specification
If the vehicle leaves a lane, the lane
marker you cross will blink on the
LCD display with steering wheel
vibration warning.
If all the conditions to activate LKA
system is not satisfied, the system
will convert to LDW (Lane Departure
Warning) and warn the driver only
when the driver crosses the lane
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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
and always check the road con-
ditions when driving.