Driving your vehicle
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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Smart
Cruise Control System Equipped)
Take the following precautions
when using the forward collision-
avoidance assist (FCA) system:
䳜 This system is only a supplemen
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tal system and it is not intended
to, or does it replace the need for
extreme care and attention of the
driver. The sensing range and
objects detectable by the sensors
are limited. Pay attention to the
road conditions at all times.
䳜 NEVE
R drive too fast in accor
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dance with the road conditions or
while cornering.
䳜 Always drive cautiously to prevent
un
expected and sudden situations
from occurring. FCA does not stop
the vehicle completely and does
not avoid all collisions due to sys
-
tem limitations.
Setting and activating the FCA
The driver can activate the FCA by
placing the POWER button to the ON
position and by selecting:
䳜 Go to the 'User S
e
ttings → Driver
Assistance → Forward collision-
avoidance assist' on the LCD dis
-
play.
The FCA deactivates, when the
driv
er cancels the system setting.
The warning light illumi
-
nates on the LCD display,
when you cancel the FCA
system. The driver can monitor the
FCA ON/OFF status on the LCD dis
-
play. Also, the warning light illumi
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nates when the ESC (Electronic
Stability Control) is turned off (Trac
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tion & Stability control disabled.).
When the warning light remains ON
with the F
CA activated, take your
vehicle to an authorized Kia dealer
and have the system checked.
Setting the initial warning activa
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tion time
The driver can select the initial
warning activation time in the User
Settings in the instrument cluster
LCD display.
The options for the
in
itial Forward
Collision Warning include the follow
-
ing:
䳜 EARLY: When this condition is
sel
ected, the initial Forward Colli
-
sion Warning is activated earlier
than normal. This setting maxi
-
mizes the amount of distance
between the vehicle or pedestrian
ahead before the initial warning
occurs. If the 'EARLY' condition
feels too sensitive, change it into
'NORMAL'.
䳜 NORMAL
: W
hen this condition is
selected, the initial Forward Colli
-
sion Warning is activated nor
-
mally.
䳜 LATE: When this condition is
sel
ected, the initial Forward Colli
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