2022 KIA NIRO PHEV Owners Manual

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If any of these conditions occur, the
light on the Blind-Spot Safety button
and the function will turn off automat-
ically.
Turn off Blind-Spot Collision Warning
(if equipped) when a trailer or carrier
is installed.
- Press the Blind-Spot Safety button
(the indicator on the button extin-
guish) or “User Settings  Driver
Assistance Blind-Spot Safety 
Off ”.
- Deactivate Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning by deselecting
“User Settings  Driver Assistance
 Blind-Spot Safety  Rear Cross-
Traffic Safety”.
If you use Blind-Spot Collision
Warning, remove a trailer or carri-
er. When Blind-Spot Collision Warning
canceled warning message is dis-
played in the cluster, check to make
sure that the rear bumper is free from
any dirt or snow in the areas where
the sensor is located. Remove any
dirt, snow, or foreign material that
could interfere with the radar sensors.
After any dirt or debris is removed,
Blind-Spot Collision Warning should
operate normally after about 10 min-
utes of driving the vehicle.
If the function still does not operate
normally, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.
Check Blind-Spot Collision Warning
system
If there is a problem with Blind-Spot
Collision Warning, a warning message
will appear and the light on the switch
will turn off. The function will turn off
automatically. We recommend that
you have your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
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Limitations of Blind-SpotCollision Warning
The driver must be cautious in the
below situations, because the func-
tion may not detect other vehicles or
objects in certain circumstances.
When a trailer or carrier is installed.
The vehicle drives in inclement weather such as heavy rain or
snow.
The sensor is polluted with rain, snow, mud, etc.
The rear bumper where the sensor is located is covered with a foreign
object such as a bumper sticker, a
bumper guard, a bike rack, etc.
The rear bumper is damaged, or the sensor is out of the original
default position.
The vehicle height gets lower or higher due to heavy loading in a
liftgate, abnormal tire pressure,
etc.
When the temperature of the rear bumper is high.
When the sensors are blocked by other vehicles, walls or parking-lot
pillars. The vehicle drives on a curved road.
The vehicle drives through a tollgate.
The road pavement (or the periph-
eral ground) abnormally contains
metallic components (i.e. possibly
due to subway construction).
There is a fixed object near the vehicle, such as a guardrail.
While going down or up a steep road where the height of the lane is
different.
Driving on a narrow road where trees or grass or overgrown.
Driving in rural areas where the sensor does not detect another
vehicle or structure for an extended
period of time.
Driving on a wet road.
Driving on a road where the guardrail or wall is in double structure.
A big vehicle is near such as a bus or truck.
When the other vehicle approach- es very close.
When the other vehicle passes at a very fast speed. While changing lanes.
If the vehicle has started at the
same time as the vehicle next to
you and has accelerated.
When the vehicle in the next lane moves two lanes away from you
OR when the vehicle two lanes
away moves to the next lane from
you.
A motorcycle or bicycle is near.
A flat trailer is near.
If there are small objects in the detecting area such as a shopping
cart or a baby stroller.
If there is a low height vehicle such as a sports car.
The brake pedal is depressed.
ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is activated.
ESC (Electronic Stability Control) malfunctions.
The tire pressure is low or a tire is damaged.
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The vehicle abruptly changes driv-
ing direction.
The vehicle makes sharp lane changes.
The vehicle sharply stops.
Temperature is extremely low around the vehicle.
The vehicle severely vibrates while driving over a bumpy road,
uneven/bumpy road, or concrete
patch.
The vehicle drives on a slippery surface due to snow, water puddle,
or ice.
Lane Departure Warning or Lane Keeping Assist do not operate nor-
mally.
For more information refer to “Lane
Keeping Assist (LKA)” in this chap-
ter. Driving on a curved road
Blind-Spot Collision Warning may not
operate properly when driving on a
curved road. In certain instances the
function may not detect the vehicle in
the next lane.
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, while driving.
Blind-Spot Collision Warning may not
operate properly when driving on a
curved road. In certain instances the
function may recognize a vehicle in
the same lane.
Always pay attention to road and
driving conditions, while driving.
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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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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.