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Warning message and warninglight
When the cover is covered with dirt,
snow, or debris, FCA system opera-
tion may stop temporarily.
If this occurs, a warning message will
appear on the LCD display.
Remove any dirt, snow, or debris and
clean the sensor before operating
FCA. The system will operate normally
when such dirt, snow or debris is
removed.
However, FCA may not properly
operate in an area (e.g. open ter-
rain), where any objects are not
detected after turning ON the engine.
Although a warning message will not
appear on the LCD display, FCA may
not properly operate.
System malfunction
• When FCA is not working properly,
the FCA warning light ( ) will illu-
minate and the warning message
will appear for a few seconds. After
the message disappears, the mas-
ter warning light ( ) will illuminate.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
• The FCA warning message may appear along with the illumination
of the ESC warning light.
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• If the vehicle in front stopssuddenly, 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 may activate during brak- ing and the vehicle may stop
suddenly. And the load in the
vehicle may endanger passen-
gers. Therefore, always be
mindful of the load volume in
the vehicle.
• FCA may not activate if the driver applies the brake pedal
to avoid risk of collision.
• FCA 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.
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• FCA is only a supplementalsystem for the driver’s con-
venience. The driver has the
ultimate responsibility to con-
trol and operate the vehicle
safely. Do not solely depend
on FCA. Rather, maintain a
safe braking distance, and, if
necessary, depress the brake
pedal to lower the driving
speed.
• In certain instances and under certain driving condi-
tions, FCA may activate unin-
tentionally. This initial warning
message appears on the LCD
display with a warning chime.
Also, in certain instances the
front radar sensor or camera
recognition system may not
detect the vehicle or pedestri-
an ahead. FCA may not acti-
vate and the warning mes-
sage will not be displayed.
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• FCA may unnecessarily pro-duce the warning message
and the warning alarms. Also,
due to the sensing limitation,
FCA may not produce the
warning message and the
warning alarm at all.
• When there is a malfunction with FCA, the braking control
does not operate upon detect-
ing a collision risk even with
other braking systems nor-
mally operating.
• FCA operates only for the vehicle/pedestrian in front,
while driving forward. It does
not operate for any animals or
vehicles in the opposite direc-
tion.
• FCA does not recognize the vehicle, which transversally
drives across the crossroad,
or the vehicle, which is parked
in the transversal direction.
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Limitation of the system
FCA is an assistant system for a driv-
er in a certain risky driving condition
and it does not take every responsi-
bility for all risks from driving condi-
tion.
FCA monitors the driving situations
through the radar and the camera
sensor. Thus, for a situation out of
the sensing range, FCA may not nor-
mally operate. The driver should pay
great caution in the following situa-
tions. FCA operation may be limited.
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
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• The regular braking functionwill 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.
• FCA may not activate accord- ing to driving condition, traffic
on the road, weather, road
condition, etc.
• FCA may not activate in response to all types of vehi-
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• The camera's field of view is notwell 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
speed bump • 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
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• If not using headlamp or usingweak 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.
- Driving on a curve
The performance of Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist may be
limited when driving on a curved
road. The front camera or radar sensor
recognition system may not detect
the vehicle or pedestrian 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.
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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may recognize a vehicle or pedestrian
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 driv-
ing conditions, while driving.
- Driving on a slope
The performance of Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist may be
decreased while driving upward or
downward on a slope. The front cam-
era or front radar sensor recognition
may not detect the vehicle or pedes-
trian in front.
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- Recognizing the vehicle
When the vehicle in front has heavy
loading extended rearward, or when
the vehicle in front has higher ground
clearance, it may induce a haz-
ardous situation. Always pay atten-
tion to road and driving conditions,
while driving and, if necessary,
depress the brake pedal to reduce
your driving speed in order to main-
tain distance.
Detecting pedestrians
The sensor may be limited when:
• The pedestrian is not fully detectedby the camera recognition system,
for example, if the pedestrian is
leaning over or is not fully walking
upright
• The pedestrian is moving very quickly or appears abruptly in the
camera detection area
• The pedestrian is wearing clothing that easily blends into the back-
ground, making it difficult to be
detected by the camera recogni-
tion system
• The outside lighting is too bright (e.g. when driving in bright sunlight
or in sun glare) or too dark (e.g.
when driving on a dark rural road
at night)
• It is difficult to detect and distin- guish the pedestrian from other
objects in the surroundings, for
example, when there is a group of
pedestrians, or a large crowd. • There is an item similar to a per-
son's body structure
• The pedestrian is small
• The pedestrian has impaired mobility
• The sensor recognition is limited
• The radar sensor or camera is cov- ered 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.
• Adverse road conditions cause excessive vehicle vibrations while
driving
• When the pedestrian suddenly appears in front of the vehicle
• When there is any other electro- magnetic interference
• When a construction area, rail or other metal object is near the
pedestrian.
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LKA operation
To activate/deactivate LKA:
With the ignition switch in the ON
position, press the Lane Safety but-
ton located on the instrument panel
on the lower left hand side of the
driver.
The indicator in the cluster display
will initially illuminate white.
If the indicated (white) was activated
in the previous ignition cycle, the
system will remain activated.
If you press the Lane Safety button
again, the indicator on the cluster
display will go off.The color of indicator will change
depend on the condition of LKA.
- White : Sensor does not detect the lane marker or vehicle
speed is less than 37mph
(60 km/h).
- Green : Sensor detects the lane
marker and system is able
to control the steering.
LKA activation
• To see the LKA screen on the LCD
display in the cluster, Tab to the
ASSIST mode ( ).
• For further details, refer to [menu settings] in chapter 4.
• After LKA is activated, if a lane maker is detected, vehicle speed is
over 40 mph (64 km/h) and all the
activation conditions are satisfied,
a green indicator will illuminate and
the system will provide steering
inputs.
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