2020 KIA NIRO PHEV Owners Manual

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In bad weather conditions such as
heavy rain, heavy snow, and fog, or
when sensor is covered by foreign
material, dust, tec., the sensors will
be degraded and the system will be
temporarily disabled.
Always keep the sensor clean.✽ ✽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 cloths 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
normally operate even without the
warning light or message. In this
case, have your vehicle inspected
by an authorized Kia dealer.
• Use only the genuine Kia sensor cover. Do not arbitrarily apply
paint on the sensor cover. (Continued)(Continued)
• Do not tint the window or install
stickers, accessories around the
inside mirror where the camera is
installed.
• Make sure the frontal camera installation point does not get wet.
• Do not impact or arbitrarily remove any radar/camera compo-
nents.
• Do not place reflective objects(white paper or mirror etc.)
on the crash pad.
The system may activate unneces-
sarily due to reflect of the sunlight.
• Excessive audio volume may dis- turb the sound of the system warn-
ing alarm.
• For more cautions for the camera sensor, refer to the “Lane Keeping
Assist (LKA)” in this chapter.

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Warning message and warning
light
If the sensor or sensor cover is cov-
ered by bad weather or foreign
objects, dust, etc., FCA system oper-
ation may temporarily stop. In this
case, the warning message appears
to warn the driver.
This is not a malfunction with FCA
system. To operate FCA system again,
remove the foreign substances.
FCA system may not properly oper-
ate when the front radar is contami-
nated or an object such as an open
area is not existed after engine start.
System malfunction
When FCA system is not working properly, the FCA warning light (
) will illuminate and the warning
message will appear for a few sec-
onds. After the message disap-
pears, the master warning light (
) will illuminate. In this case, have
your vehicle inspected by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
The FCA warning message may appear along with the illumination
of the ESC warning light.
WARNING
FCA system may not activate
without any warning messages
according to driving condition,
traffic on the road, weather,
road condition, etc.
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WARNING
FCA system is only a supple-mental system for the driver’s
convenience. The driver has
the ultimate responsibility to
control and operate the vehi-
cle safely. Do not solely
depend on FCA system.
Rather, maintain a safe brak-
ing distance, and, if neces-
sary, depress the brake pedal
to lower the driving speed.
In certain instances and under certain driving condi-
tions, FCA system may acti-
vate unintentionally. This ini-
tial warning message appears
on the LCD display with a
warning chime.
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(Continued)Also, in certain instances the
front radar sensor or camera
recognition system may not
detect the vehicle, pedestrian
or cyclist (if equipped) ahead.
FCA system may not activate
and the warning message will
not be displayed.
FCA system may unnecessar- ily produce the warning mes-
sage and the warning alarms.
Also, due to the sensing limi-
tation, FCA system may not
produce the warning message
and the warning alarm at all.
When there is a malfunction with FCA system, the braking
control does not operate upon
detecting a collision risk even
with other braking systems
normally operating.
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FCA system operates only forthe vehicle/pedestrian in
front, while driving forward. It
does not operate for any ani-
mals or vehicles in the oppo-
site direction.
FCA system does not recog- nize the vehicle, which trans-
versally drives across the
crossroad, or the vehicle,
which is parked in the trans-
versal direction.
If the vehicle in front stops suddenly, you may have less
control of the brake system.
Therefore, always keep safe
distance between your vehicle
and the vehicle in front of you.
FCA system may activate dur- ing braking and the vehicle
may stop suddenly. And the
load in the vehicle may endan-
ger passengers. Therefore,
always be mindful of the load
volume in the vehicle.
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Limitation of the system
FCA system is an assistant system
for a driver in a certain risky driving
condition and it does not take every
responsibility for all risks from driving
condition.
FCA system monitors the driving sit-
uations through the radar and the
camera sensor. Thus, for a situation
out of the sensing range, FCA sys-
tem may not normally operate. The
driver should pay great caution in the
following situations. FCA system
operation may be limited.(Continued)
FCA system may not activate
if the driver applies the brake
pedal to avoid risk of colli-
sion.
FCA system does not operate when the vehicle is in reverse.
In these circumstances, you
must maintain a safe braking
distance, and if necessary,
depress the brake pedal to
reduce the driving speed in
order to maintain a safe dis
tance.
The regular braking function will operate normally even if
There is a problem with the
FCA brake control system or
other functions. In this case,
the braking control will not
operate in an imminent colli-
sion.
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FCA system may not activateaccording to driving condi-
tion, traffic on the road,
weather, road condition, etc.
FCA system may not activate in response to all types of
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Recognizing vehicles
The sensor may be limited when:
The front view camera or frontradar sensor is blocked with a for-
eign object or debris
The camera lens is contaminated due to tinted, filmed or coated
windshield, damaged glass, or
stuck of foreign matter (sticker,
bug, etc.) on the glass
Inclement weather such as heavy rain or snow obscures the field of
view of the radar sensor or camera
There is interference by electro- magnetic waves
There is severe irregular reflection from the radar sensor
The front view camera/front radar sensor recognition is limited
The vehicle in front is too small to be detected (for example a motor-
cycle etc.)
The vehicle in front is an oversize vehicle or trailer that is too big to
be detected by the camera recog-
nition system (for example a tractor
trailer, etc.) The camera's field of view is not
well illuminated (either too dark or
too much reflection or too much
backlight that obscures the field of
view)
The vehicle in front does not have their rear lights or their rear lights
does not turned ON or their rear
lights are located unusually.
The outside brightness changes suddenly, for example when enter-
ing or exiting a tunnel
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 vehicle in front is driving errat- ically
The vehicle is on unpaved or uneven rough surfaces, or road
with sudden gradient changes.
The vehicle is driven near areas containing metal substances as a
construction zone, railroad, etc. The vehicle drives inside a build-
ing, such as a basement parking
lot
The front view camera does not recognize the entire vehicle in
front.
The front view camera is damaged.
The brightness outside is too low such as when the headlamps are
not on at night or the vehicle is
going through a tunnel.
The shadow is on the road by a median strip, trees, etc.
The vehicle drives through a toll- gate.
The windshield glass is fogged up; a clear view of the road is obstruct-
ed.
The rear part of the vehicle in front is not normally visible. (the vehicle
turns in other direction or the vehi-
cle is overturned.)
The adverse road conditions cause excessive vehicle vibrations while
driving
The sensor recognition changes suddenly when passing over a
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The vehicle in front is moving lon-
gitudinally to the driving direction
The vehicle in front is stopped lon- gitudinally
The vehicle in front is driving towards your vehicle or reversing
You are on a roundabout and the vehicle in front circles
It is difficult to secure the field of view of the front view camera such
as backlight, reflected light, and
darkness.
When the front camera is blocked by continuous washer spray and
wiper operation.
The vehicle in front is a special purpose vehicle, a trailer, or a truck
loading with unusual shape of lug-
gage.
The ambient light is too high or low.
The front view camera is contami- nated by front glass tinting, attach-
ing film, water proof coating, dam-
aged, foreign material such as a
sticker, worm, etc.
When the front view camera (including lens) or front radar is
damaged. If not using headlamp or using
weak light in the night or in a tun-
nel.
Backlight is shining in the driving direction of the vehicle. (Including
oncoming vehicle headlights.)
When the rear part of the front vehicle is small or low.
When a trailer or other vehicle is towing the front vehicle.
When the ground clearance of the front vehicle is high.
When a front vehicle makes sud- den lane changes unexpectedly.
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- Driving on a curve
The performance of Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist system
may be limited when driving on a
curved road.
The front view camera or front radar
sensor recognition system may not
detect the vehicle, pedestrian or
cyclist traveling in front on a curved
road.
This may result in no alarm and brak-
ing when necessary.
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, and if necessary,
depress the brake pedal to reduce
your driving speed in order to main-
tain a safe distance.Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
system may recognize a vehicle or
pedestrian or cyclist in the next lane
or outside the lane when driving on a
curved road.
If this occurs, the system may unnec-
essarily alarm the driver and apply
the brake. Always pay attention to
road and driving conditions, while
driving.
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- Driving on a slope
The performance of Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist system
may be decreased while driving
upward or downward on a slope. The
front view camera or front radar sen-
sor recognition may not detect the
vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist in front.
This may result in unnecessary
alarm and braking or no alarm and
braking when necessary.
When the system suddenly recog-
nizes the vehicle, pedestrian or
cyclist in front while passing over a
slope, you may experience sharp
deceleration.
Always keep your eyes forward while
driving upward or downward on a
slope, and, if necessary, depress the
brake pedal to reduce your driving
speed in order to maintain distance. - Changing lanes
When a vehicle changes lanes in
front of you, Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist system may not
immediately detect the vehicle, espe-
cially if the vehicle changes lanes
abruptly. In this case, you must main-
tain 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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