2020 KIA NIRO PHEV Owners Manual

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DAW system displays the driver’s
attention level by integrating driving
pattern and informs the driver when
the vehicle ahead depart while stop-
pingLow Activity 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 AttentionWarning system, turn on the
engine, and then selecting “User
Settings →Driver Assistance →
Driver Attention Warning → Low
Activity Warning” on the LCD dis-
play.
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Warning Timing
The driver can select the initial
warning activation time select
“User Settings → Driver
Assistance →Warning Timing” on
the LCD display. The options for
the initial Inattentive Driving
Warning includes the following: - Normal :
Driver Attention Warning system
helps alert the driver of his/her
fatigue level or inattentive driving
practices faster than ‘Later’ mode.
- Later : Driver Attention Warning system
helps alert the driver of his/her
fatigue level or inattentive driving
practices later than Normal mode.
The set-up of Driver Attention Warning system will be main-
tained, as selected, when the
engine is re-started.
✽ ✽ 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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System off
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The driver can monitor their drivingconditions on the LCD display.
- Select ‘Driving Assist’ mode andthen “Driver Attention Warning”
(For more information, refer to
“LCD Display” in chapter 4.)
If your vehicle is equipped with
additional Infotainment System,
please scan the QR code in a sep-
arately 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 system does not suggest
the driver take a break. And the
system does not repeat break sug-
gestion within 10 minutes after
sending warning message.
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CAUTION
It may suggest a break accord- ing to the driver’s driving pat-tern or habits even if the driverdoesn’t feel fatigued.
The warning of Driver Attention Warning system maynot sound while other sys-tem's warning sounds such asthe 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 beltand then opens the driver’s door.
- The vehicle is stopped for more than 10 minutes.
System standby
Driver Attention Warning system
enters the ready status and displays
the ‘Standby’ screen in the following
situations.
- Driving speed is 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. If this occurs, have
the system checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
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✽ ✽NOTICE
Driver Attention Warning system
utilizes the front view camera sensor
on the front windshield for its oper-
ation. 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.
- 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 system
warning sounds.
For more information of front
view camera, refer to “Lane
Keeping Assist (LKA)”.WARNING
Driver Attention Warning sys-
tem is not a substitute for safe
driving practices, but a con-
venience function only. It is
the driver's responsibility to
always drive cautiously and
safely.
A fatigued driver should take a break, even if there is no
suggestion to do so by the
Driver Attention Warning sys-
tem.

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Leading Vehicle Departure
Alert
This function reminds the driver the
leading vehicle’s driving departure
after stopping.
CAUTION
Driver Attention Warning sys-
tem may not properly operatewith limited alerting in the fol-lowing situations:
The system will not operate for about 15 seconds whenrestarting the engine or initial-izing the front camera such asrebooting, etc.
The lane detection perform- ance is limited. (For moreinformation, refer to "LaneKeeping Assist (LKA)" in thischapter.)
The vehicle is violently driven or is abruptly turned for obsta-cle avoidance (e.g. construc-tion area, other vehicles, fallenobjects, bumpy road).
Intentionally frequent lane cut-in
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(Continued) The vehicle drives on a curvy road.
The vehicle drives on a bumpy road.
The vehicle drives through a windy area.
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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
“User Settings → Driver Assistance →
Driver Attention Warning → Leading
Vehicle Departure Aler t” is selected on
the cluster. The function stops opera-
tion when the setting is deactivated.
However, if the vehicle is turned off
then on again, the function maintains
the previous state.
Operating conditions
If the driver does not take action for a
certain period of time after the vehi-
cle in front departs, the “Leading
vehicle is driving away” message is
displayed on the cluster.WARNING
This function is a driver assis- tance device and may not
alert the driver even after the
leading vehicle's departure.
Even if you are alerted of the leading vehicle's departure,
always check the traffic condi-
tions yourself before safely
moving the vehicle.

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NOTICE
The function may not alert or may
not work properly when:
• A pedestrian or a bicycle is ahead
• A car cut in ahead.
• Meet a traffic jam during the
curve or right turn driving.
• Busy road such as reducing lanes.
• Stopping at a shoulder, rest area or a parking lot.
• If the vehicle head makes a sudden start or the U-turn.
• If the vehicle is stopped at the speed bumps or a slope.CAUTION
Leading Vehicle Departure
Alert function utilizes the frontcamera on the front wind-shield for its operation. Tokeep the front camera in thebest condition.
For more information of frontview camera, refer to “LaneKeeping Assist (LKA)”.
The function may not operate for 15 seconds after theengine is started or the frontview camera is initialized.