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Smart Cruise Control Not
Operating Conditions
The driver’s door is opened.
The vehicle is shifted to N (Neutral) / R (Reverse) / P (Parking).
The parking brake is applied.
The vehicle speed is not within the specified Smart Cruise Control
range.
The ESC (Electronic Stability Control), TCS (Traction Control
System)or ABS is operating. The ESC (Electronic Stability
Control), TCS (Traction Control
System)or ABS is off.
The ESC (Electronic Stability
Control), TCS (Traction Control
System)or ABS is operating.
The sensor cover is extremely con- taminated.
The engine performance is abnor- mal.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist is activated.
The engine RPM is in the red zone.
The front radar is abnormal.
To increase Smart Cruise Control set speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Push the switch up (to RES+), and hold it. Your vehicle set speed will
increase by 5 mph (10 km/h).
Release the switch at the speed
you want.
Push the switch up (to RES+), and release it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase by 1.0 mph (1.0
km/h) each time you move the
switch up (to RES+) in this manner.
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Smart Cruise Control will be tem-porarily canceled when:
Canceled manually
Smart Cruise Control is temporarily
canceled when the brake pedal is
depressed or the CANCEL button is
pressed. The speed and vehicle dis-
tance indicator on the cluster is dis-
appeared and the cruise indicator
(CRUISE) is illuminated continuous-
ly. Canceled automatically
Smart Cruise Control will automati-
cally cancel in the following situa-
tions:
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 blocked with foreign matter.
The accelerator pedal is continu- ously depressed for long time.
The engine speed is in dangerous range.
Smart Cruise Control has malfunc- tioned.
When the braking control is operat- ed for Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist.
The vehicle stops and goes repeat- edly for a long period of time. When the parking brake is locked
Speed of the vehicle has been
decreased to less than 5 mph (10
km/h)
Engine has some problems
Each of these actions will cancel
Smart Cruise Control operation. (The
set speed of the cluster is displayed in
gray shades and the distance indica-
tor with the vehicle ahead is disap-
peared.)
In a condition Smart Cruise Control
is cancelled automatically, Smart
Cruise Control will not operate even
though the RES+ or SET- switch is
moved.
The EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
is applied when Smart Cruise
Control auto release condition
occurs while Smart Cruise Control is
in use.
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Detecting sensor (Front view
camera/Front radar)
Front view camera
Front view camera (1) is a sensor for
detecting lanes and the front vehi-
cles.
If the sensor is covered with dirt,
snow or other foreign matter, the
sensor’s detection performance will
be degraded and Smart Cruise
Control will be temporarily cancelled
so that it does not properly work. Always keep the area in front of the
sensor clean.
For more information of front view
camera, refer to "Lane Keeping
Assist (LKA)"
Front radar
Front radar (1) detects the distance
to the vehicle ahead.
If the sensor or sensor cover is cov-
ered with dirt, snow or other foreign
matter, the sensor’s detection per-
formance will be degraded and
Smart Cruise Control will be tem-
porarily cancelled so that it does not
properly work.
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Warning message
When the sensor lens cover is
blocked 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
lens cover before operating Smart
Cruise Control. Smart Cruise Control
may not properly activate, if the radar
is totally contaminated, or if any sub-
stance is detected after turning ON
the engine (e.g. in an open terrain).
Smart Cruise Control malfunctionmessage
The message will appear when the
vehicle distance control function is
not functioning normally.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the function
checked.
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CAUTION
Do not install accessories around the sensor and do notreplace the bumper by your-self. It may interfere with thesensor performance.
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.
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 function checked byan authorized Kia dealer.
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To convert to Cruise Control
mode:
The driver may choose to only use
the cruise control mode (speed con-
trol function) by doing as follows:
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Do not damage the sensor or sensor area by a strongimpact. If the sensor movesslightly off position, SmartCruise Control will not operatecorrectly without any warningor indicator from the cluster.
If this occurs, have your vehi-cle checked by an authorizedKia dealer as soon as possi-ble.
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.
(Continued)(Continued) To prevent sensor cover dam- age from occurring, wash thecar with a soft cloth.
Do not tint the window or install stickers, accessoriesaround the inside mirrorwhere the camera is installed.
Make sure the frontal camera installation point does not getwet.
Do not place reflective objects(white paper or mirroretc.) on the crash pad.Forward Collision-AvoidanceAssist may activate unneces-sarily due to reflect of the sun-light.
Do not impact or arbitrarily remove any front view cameracomponents.
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Your vehicle speed can be reduced
due to a vehicle in the adjacent
lane. Adjust your vehicle speed by
depressing the brake pedal
according to the road condition
ahead and driving condition. Apply
the accelerator pedal and select
the appropriate set speed. Check
to be sure that the road conditions
permit safe operation of Smart
Cruise Control.
Driving on a sloped road
During uphill or downhill driving,Smart Cruise Control may not
detect a moving vehicle in your
lane, and cause your vehicle to
accelerate to the set speed. Also,
the vehicle speed will rapidly down
when the vehicle ahead is recog-
nized suddenly.
Select the appropriate set speed on inclines and adjust your vehicle
speed by depressing the accelera-
tor or brake pedal according to the
road condition ahead and driving
condition.
Changing lanes
A vehicle which moves into yourlane from an adjacent lane cannot
be recognized by the sensor until it
is in the sensor's detection range.
The sensor may not detect imme- diately when a vehicle cuts in sud-
denly. Always pay attention to the
traffic, road and driving conditions.
If a vehicle which moves into your lane is slower than your vehicle,
your speed may decrease to main-
tain the distance to the vehicle
ahead.
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If a vehicle which moves into yourlane is faster than your vehicle,
your vehicle will accelerate to the
selected speed.
Your vehicle may accelerate whena vehicle ahead of you disappears.
When you are warned that the vehicle ahead of you is not detect-
ed, drive with caution.Recognizing the vehicle
Some vehicles ahead in your lane
cannot be recognized by the sensor
as follows:
- Narrow vehicles such as motorcy-cles or bicycles
- Vehicles offset to one side
- Slow-moving vehicles or sudden- decelerating vehicles
- Stopped vehicles
- Vehicles with small rear profiles such as trailers with no loads
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A vehicle ahead cannot be recog-
nized correctly by the sensor if any of
following occurs:
- When the vehicle is pointing
upwards due to overloading in the
liftgate (tailgate)
- While making turns by steering
- When driving to one side of the lane
- When driving on narrow lanes or on curves
Adjust your vehicle speed by
depressing the brake pedal accord-
ing to the road condition ahead and
driving condition. When vehicles are at a standstill
and the vehicle in front of you
changes to the next lane, be care-
ful when your vehicle starts to
move because it may not recognize
the stopped vehicle in front of you.
In this case, you must maintain a
safe braking distance, and if nec-
essary, depress the brake pedal to
reduce your driving speed in order
to maintain a safe distance. Always look out for pedestrian
when your vehicle is maintaining a
distance with the vehicle ahead.
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