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Driving where the road is merg-ing/dividing
Blind-Spot Collision Warning may not
operate properly when driving where
the road is merging/dividing. In cer-
tain instances the function may not
detect the vehicle in the next lane.
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, while driving. Driving on a sloped road
Blind-Spot Collision Warning may not
operate properly when driving on a
sloped road. In certain instances the
function may not detect the vehicle in
the next lane.
Also, in certain instances the func-
tion may wrongly recognize the
ground or structures.
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, while driving. Driving where the heights of the
lanes are different
Blind-Spot Collision Warning may not
operate properly when driving where
the heights of the lanes are different.
In certain instances, the function
may not detect the vehicle on a road
with different lane heights (under-
pass joining section, grade separat-
ed intersections, etc.).
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, while driving.
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[A] : noise barrier, [B] : guardrail
Driving where there is a structure
beside the road
Blind-Spot Collision Warning may not
operate properly when driving where
there is structure beside the road.
In certain instances, the function
may wrongly recognize the struc-
tures (noise barriers, guardrail, dou-
ble guardrail, median strip, bollard,
street light, road sign, tunnel wall,
etc.) beside the road.
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, while driving. This device complies with Part 15
of the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful
interference, and
2. This device must accept any inter- ference received, including inter-
ference that may cause undesired
operation.
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Basic function
Driver Attention Warning can help
determine the driver's attention level
by analyzing driving pattern and driv-
ing time while vehicle is being driven.
Driver Attention Warning will recom-
mend a break when the driver's
attention level falls below a certain
level.
Leading Vehicle Departure
Alert function
Leading Vehicle Departure Alert
function will inform the driver when
a detected vehicle in front departs
from a stop.
Driver Attention Warning setting
To turn ON Driver AttentionWarning, turn on the engine, and
then selecting “User Settings 
Driver Assistance Driver
Attention Warning Low Activity
Warning” on the LCD display.
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:
DRIVER ATTENTION WARNING (DAW) (IF EQUIPPED)
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- Normal :
Driver Attention Warning helps
warn the driver of his/her fatigue
level or inattentive driving practices
faster than ‘Later’ mode.
- Later : Driver Attention Warning helps
warn the driver of his/her fatigue
level or inattentive driving practices
later than Normal mode.
The set-up of Driver Attention Warning will be maintained, as
selected, when the engine is re-
started.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Other driver assistance functions
like Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist, etc. can be changed when
warning time setting is changed.
Display of the driver's attention
level The driver can monitor their driving conditions 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.
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■ Attentive driving
■ Inattentive driving

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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 does not suggest the driv-
er take a break. And the function
does not repeat break suggestion
within 10 minutes after sending
warning message.
Resetting the function
The last break time is set to 00:00and 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.
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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 may notsound while other function’swarning sounds such as theseatbelt warning sound.

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WARNING
Driver Attention Warning is
not a substitute for safe driv-
ing practices, but a conven-
ience 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 Driver
Attention Warning.
Driver Attention Warning standby
Driver Attention Warning enters the
ready status and displays the
‘Standby’ screen in the following situ-
ations.
- Driving speed is over 110 mph(180 km/h).
Driver Attention Warning malfunc-
tion
When the “Check Driver Attention
Warning (DAW) system” warning
message appears, the function is not
working properly. If this occurs, have
the function checked by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
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✽ ✽NOTICE
Driver Attention Warning utilizes
the front view camera sensor on the
front windshield for its operation.
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 function
checked.
- Do not locate any reflective objects (i.e. white paper, mirror)
over the dashboard. Any light
reflection may cause a mal-func-
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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 Driver
Attention Warning warning
sounds.
For more information of front
view camera, refer to “Lane
Keeping Assist (LKA)”.CAUTION
Driver Attention Warning may
not properly operate with limit-ed alerting in the following situ-ations:
Driver Attention Warning will not operate for about 15 sec-onds when restarting theengine or initializing the frontview camera such as reboot-ing, 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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Leading Vehicle Departure
Alert
This function reminds the driver the
leading vehicle’s driving departure
after stopping.
Driver Attention Warning 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.
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The vehicle drives on a curvy road.
The vehicle drives on a bumpy road.
The vehicle drives through a windy area.
The vehicle is controlled by the other driver assistancefunctions such as LaneKeeping Assist.