2021 KIA SPORTAGE Owners Manual

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Cancelled automatically
• The driver's door is opened.
• The shift lever is shifted to N(Neutral), R (Reverse) or P (Paking).
• The EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) is applied.
• The vehicle speed is over 120 mph (190 km/h).
• The ESC, ABS or TCS is operating.
• The ESC is turned off.
• The sensor or the cover is dirty or covered with foreign matter.
• The vehicle is stopped for a certain period of time.
• The driver starts driving by pushing the toggle switch up (RES+)/down
(SET-) or depressing the accelera-
tor pedal, after stopping the vehicle
with a vehicle stopped far away in
front.
• The accelerator pedal is continu- ously depressed for long time.
• When engine is stopped by ISG (Idle Stop and Go) mode.
• The engine speed is in dangerous range. • When the braking control is operat-
ed for Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist(FCA).
• The driver starts driving by pushing the toggle switch up (RES+)/down
(SET-) or depressing the accelera-
tor pedal, after the vehicle is
stopped by Smart Cruise Control
system with no other vehicle
ahead.
• The vehicle stops and goes repeat- edly for a long period of time.
• The engine performance is abnor- mal. Each of these actions will cancel
Smart Cruise Control operation. (the
set speed and vehicle to vehicle dis-
tance on the LCD display will go off.)
If Smart Cruise Control is cancelled
automatically, Smart Cruise Control
will not resume even though the
RES+ or SET-lever is moved.
✽NOTICE
If Smart Cruise Control is cancelled,
take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the system
checked.

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Smart Cruise Control can-
celled
If the system is automatically can-
celled, the warning chime will sound
and a message will appear for a few
seconds.
You must adjust the vehicle speed by
depressing the accelerator or brake
pedal according to the road and driv-
ing conditions ahead.
Always check the road conditions.
Do not rely on the warning chime.
To resume Smart Cruise Control:
Reset
If any method other than the “RES+”
or “SET-“ lever was used to cancel
cruising speed and the system is still
activated, the cruising speed will
automatically resume when you
push the lever up (RES+) or down
(SET-).
If you push the lever up (RES+), the
speed will resume to the recently set
speed. However, if vehicle speed
drops below 20 mph (30 km/h), it will
resume when there is a vehicle in
front of your vehicle.
✽NOTICE
Always check the road conditions
when you push the lever up (RES +)
to resume speed.
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To turn Cruise Control off:
When Smart Cruise Control is not
needed, press the [CRUISE] switch
and deactivate the system.
Headway setting
When Smart Cruise Control is ON,
you can set and maintain the dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead without
pressing the accelerator or brake
pedal.
Each time the button is pressed, the
vehicle to vehicle distance changes
as follows:For example, if you drive at 56 mph
(90 km/h), the distance maintain as
follows;
Distance 4 - approximately 172 ft
(52.5 m)
Distance 3 - approximately 131 ft (40 m)
Distance 2 - approximately 107 ft (32.5 m)
Distance 1 - approximately 82ft (25 m)✽NOTICE
The distance is set to the last set dis-
tance when the system is used for the
first time after starting the engine.
Distance 4 Distance 3 Distance 2
Distance 1
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When the lane ahead is clear :
The vehicle speed will maintain the
set speed.
WARNING
- Following Distance
• To avoid collisions, always be aware of the selected speed
and vehicle to vehicle dis-
tance settings when activat-
ing your Smart Cruise Control
system.
• Always maintain sufficient braking distance and deceler-
ate your vehicle by applying
the brakes if necessary.
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• The vehicle will maintain the setspeed, when the lane ahead is
clear.
• The vehicle will slow down or speed up to maintain the selected
distance, when there is a vehicle
ahead of you in the lane. (A vehicle
will appear in front of your vehicle
in the LCD display only when there
is an actual vehicle in front of you)
• If the vehicle ahead speeds up, your vehicle will travel at a steady
cruising speed after accelerating to
the selected speed.
• Vehicles appear in LCD display only if there is a front vehicle.
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When there is a vehicle ahead of you in your lane :

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If there is a high risk of collision due
to sudden braking of the front vehicle
or lack of safety distance with the
vehicle ahead during SCC driving, so
that if the driver's brake or steering
wheel operation is required, the
Distance Step with the vehicle ahead
will blink on the cluster and a colli-
sion warning will sound.
In this case, immediately reduce the
speed.
CAUTION
If the vehicle ahead (vehiclespeed: less than 20 mph (30km/h) moves to the next lane,the warning chime will soundand a message will appear.Adjust your vehicle speed forvehicles or objects that cansuddenly appear in front of youby depressing the brake pedalaccording to the road conditionahead and driving condition.
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WARNING
When using Smart Cruise
Control :
• The warning message appears and warning chime sounds, if
the vehicle is unable to main-
tain the selected distance
from the vehicle ahead.
• If the warning message appears and warning chime
sounds, depress the brake
pedal to actively adjust the
vehicle speed, and the dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead.
• Even if the warning message does not appear and warning
chime is does not sound,
always pay attention to the
driving conditions to prevent
dangerous situations from
occurring.
• Playing the vehicle audio sys- tem at high volume may cause
the vehicle occupants not to
hear the system warning
sounds.
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In traffic situation
Use switch or pedal to accelerate
• In traffic, your vehicle will stop if thevehicle ahead of you stops. Also, if
the vehicle ahead of you starts
moving, your vehicle will start as
well. However, if the vehicle stops
you must depress the accelerator
pedal or push up the toggle switch
(RES+) to start driving. • If you push Smart Cruise Control
toggle switch (RES+ or SET-) while
Auto Hold and Smart Cruise
Control is operating, the Auto Hold
will be released regardless of
accelerator pedal operation and
the vehicle will start to move. The
AUTO HOLD indicator changes
from green to white. (if equipped
with EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake))
Sensor to detect distance to the
vehicle ahead
The sensor detects the distance to
the vehicle ahead.
If the sensor is covered with dirt or
other foreign matter, the vehicle to
vehicle distance control may not
operate correctly.
Always keep the area in front of the
sensor clean.
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Warning message
Smart Cruise Control disabled. Radar
blocked
When the sensor cover is covered
with dirt, snow, or debris, Smart
Cruise Control operation may stop
temporarily.
If this occurs, a warning message will
appear on the LCD display.
Remove any dirt, snow, or debris and
clean the radar sensor cover before
operating Smart Cruise Control.Smart Cruise Control may not prop-
erly activate if the radar is totally con-
taminated, or if any substance is not
detected after turning ON the engine
(e.g. in an open terrain).
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CAUTION
• Do not apply license plate
frame or foreign objects suchas a bumper sticker or abumper guard near the radarsensor. Doing so mayadversely affect the sensingperformance of the radar.
• Always keep the sensor and bumper clean.
• Use only a soft cloth to wash the vehicle. Do not spray pres-surized water directly on thesensor or sensor cover.
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(Continued)• Be careful not to apply unnec- essary force on the radar sen-sor or sensor cover. If the sen-sor is forcibly moved out ofproper alignment, SmartCruise Control may not oper-ate correctly. In this case, awarning message may not bedisplayed.
Have the vehicle inspected byan authorized Kia dealer.
• Use only a genuine Kia sensor cover for your vehicle. Do notpaint anything on the sensorcover.
• If the front bumper becomes damaged in the area aroundthe radar sensor, Smart CruiseControl may not operate prop-erly.