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Highway Driving Assist operation

Highway Driving Assist

Display and control

You can see the status of the Highway Driving Assist operation in the Driving Assist view on the cluster. Refer to More Details.

Operating State
Standby State

Highway Driving Assist will be displayed as below depending on the status of the function.

  1. Highway Driving Assist indicator, whether there is a vehicle ahead and the selected distance level is displayed.

    • Highway Driving Assist indicator

      • Green HDA: Operating state

      • Grey HDA: Standby state

      • White HDA blink: Accelerator depressed state

      • None: Off state

  2. Set speed

  3. Lane Following Assist indicator

  4. Whether there is a vehicle ahead and the selected headway

  5. Whether the lane is detected or not

NOTICE
  • For more details on the display, refer to More Details.

    For more details on the display refer to More Details.

  • The images and colours in the instrument cluster may differ depending on the cluster type or theme selected from the settings menu.

Turning on Highway Driving Assist

Highway Driving Assist operates when:

  • When driving on available road, press Drive Assist button to turn on Highway Driving Assist.

  • When entering the main roads of highways (or motorways) whilst Smart Cruise Control is operating, Driving Assist will not turn on if Lane Following Assist is turned off.

Restarting after stopping

A: Use switch or pedal to accelerate

When Highway Driving Assist is operating, your vehicle will stop if the vehicle ahead of you stops. Also, if the vehicle ahead of you starts moving within 30 seconds after the stop, your vehicle will start as well. In addition, after the vehicle has stopped and 30 seconds have passed, the message will appear on the cluster. Depress the accelerator pedal or operate the (+) switch, (-) switch or () switch to start driving.

Hands-off warning

A: Keep hands on steering wheel

If the driver takes their hands off the steering wheel for several seconds, the warning message will appear and an audible warning will sound in stages.

  • First stage: Warning message

  • Second stage: Warning message (red steering wheel) and audible warning

A: Highway Driving Assist deactivated

If the driver still does not have their hands on the steering wheel after the hands-off warning, the warning message will appear and Highway Driving Assist will be automatically cancelled.

Driving speed limit

A: Driver's grasp not detected. Driving speed will be limited

When Highway Driving Assist is cancelled by the hands-off warning, The driving speed will be limited.

Whilst Driving Speed Limit function is operating, the warning message will appear on the cluster, and an audible warning will sound continuously.

Driving to one side within lane (if equipped)

When vehicle speed is above 60 km/h (40 mph), if a vehicle around you is driving at a close distance, your vehicle will control steering in the opposite direction of the vehicle to assist in safe driving. If there are vehicles in both sides of the lane that are driving close to you, the function will not veer to the opposite side of the lane.

Highway Driving Assist standby

When the Smart Cruise Control is temporarily cancelled whilst Highway Driving Assist is operating, Highway Driving Assist will be in the standby state. At this time, Lane Following Assist will operate properly.

NOTICE
  • Driving Speed Limit helps you drive below 60 km/h (40 mph). At this time, the vehicle decelerates due to the vehicle ahead. After the vehicle has decelerated, it cannot automatically accelerate.

  • Driving Speed Limit will cancel in the following circumstances:

    • When the driver grabs the steering wheel again

    • When the driver turns on Lane Following Assist by pressing the Lane Driving Assist button

    • When (+), (-), () switch or () button is operated, or the accelerator pedal or the brake pedal is depressed

Highway Lane Change Assist (if equipped)

Display and control

You can see the status of the Highway Lane Change Assist function operation in the Driving Assist view on the cluster. Refer to More Details.

Highway Lane Change Assist function will be displayed as below depending on the status of the function.

Ready/Operating
Standby/Cancelled
  1. Highway Lane Change Assist indicator

    • Green () on: Ready state

    • Green () blink: Operating state

    • Grey () on: Standby state

    • White () blink: Cancelled state (display only a certain time)

  2. Lane line

    The lane line is displayed identical to Highway Lane Change Assist indicator (1). However, the lane detection availability will be showed on Standby state.

  3. Green arrow and shade

    The green arrow is displayed when a certain amount of time has passed after the function has started operating, and until the lane change has completed.

  4. Message

    • Message is displayed when the function does not operate even though the turn signal lever is used.

    • Message is displayed when the function is cancelled whilst operating.

Highway Lane Change Assist function will turn on when the following conditions are satisfied.

  • The Driving Assist button or Lane Driving Assist button is used to turn on Highway Driving Assist.

  • The OK button is pressed on the steering wheel whilst a message asking to use Highway Lane Change Assist is displayed on the cluster.

Turning on Highway Lane Change Assist

A: Press OK button to enable Lane Change Assist

Whilst Highway Lane Change Assist function is on, the function will be ready to operate when all the following conditions are satisfied:

  • Highway Driving Assist is operating

  • Lane Following Assist is operating

  • A vehicle in the rear area of your vehicle is detected more than once after the vehicle is turned on

  • Your driving speed is above 30 km/h (20 mph)

  • When driving at low speeds, the vehicle can only be operated if the vehicles in the left and right adjacent lanes are recognised, and there is no risk of collision when changing lanes.

    * Low speeds (Australia): 30~60 km/h (20~40 mph)

    * Low speeds (Europe): 30~80 km/h (20~50 mph)

  • Hands-off warning is not displayed on the cluster

  • Hazard warning flasher is off

NOTICE
  • Whilst Lane Change Assist function is turned on (indicator on), Lane Following Assist will not cancel even if the turn signal indicator or hazard warning flasher is operating.

  • Lane Change Assist function turns off automatically when driven in the following road conditions:

    • One driving lane

    • Roads lacking physical centre separation structures (such as guardrails)

    • There is a pedestrian or cyclist on the road ahead

  • If the driving speed slows down to less than 25 km/h (15 mph) when it is in ready state, it will change to standby state.

  • When driving at low speeds, the vehicle will change to standby state if it is not recognised by the vehicles in the left and right adjacent lanes.

    * Low speeds (Australia): 30~60 km/h (20~40 mph)

    * Low speeds (Europe): 30~80 km/h (20~50 mph)

  • If a risk of collision is detected, the system will change to standby state.

  • The images or colours may be displayed differently depending on the specifications of the instrument cluster or theme.

WARNING

When Highway Lane Change Assist function turns off whilst operating, steering assist will be temporarily cancelled. Always be cautious whilst driving.

Highway Lane Change Assist operating

Highway Lane Change Assist function will operate, when you push the turn signal lever to (A) or (B) position whilst the function is in the ready state () indicator is green), and all the following conditions are satisfied:

  • The driver has his/her hand on the steering wheel

  • There is no collision risk in the direction of lane change

  • There is a two-lane road with broken lines in any colours in the direction of lane change

  • There are no Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Blind Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warnings

  • The vehicle is driven in the middle of the lane (should not be driving close to one side of the lane)

  • The road you are driving on, or the road you are about to change lane is a road that the function can operate

NOTICE
  • When the turn signal lever is placed at (A) position, the Highway Lane Change Assist function is performed. After that, if the turn signal lever is placed in neutral, Highway Lane Change Assist function is cancelled before stepping on the lane.

    The Highway Lane Change Assist function is not cancelled after stepping on the lane, but when the lane change is complete, it is cancelled and the turn signal turns off.

  • When the turn signal lever is placed at B position for a certain period of time, the green arrow will appear. At this time, even when the lever is released and returns to its original position, lane change will still be assisted.

  • Whilst lane change is being made by the function, the turn signal indicator will blink even when the turn signal lever is not held, and the turn signal indicator will turn off when lane change is complete.

Highway Lane Change Assist standby

Highway Lane Change Assist function will be in the standby state when one of the ready state condition is not satisfied, or when entering or driving on one of the following roads:

  • Road within a certain distance from the tollgate on the main road of the highway (or motorway)

  • The road ahead ends without an interchange or junction

  • Road with sharp curves

  • Road with narrow lanes

  • Road that is under construction (for Europe)

Cancelling Highway Lane Change Assist

The function will be cancelled when:

  • The turn signal lever is turned on in the opposite direction of lane change

  • The steering wheel is steered sharply

  • If the turn signal switch is moved to position (A) whilst the Lane Change Assist is operating and then returned to the N (Neutral) position before changing lanes

WARNING
  • Whilst the function is operating, the function will cancel if one of the following occurs:

    • Highway Driving Assist is turned off

    • Lane Following Assist or Smart Cruise Control is turned off or temporarily cancelled

    • Hands-off warning message is displayed on the cluster

    • The turn signal lever is placed at A position

    • The hazard warning flasher is turned on

    • Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist or Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warning message is displayed

    • Possible collision is detected in the next lane, even though there are no Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Blind Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warning

    • Entering a road under construction

    • The target lane to make a lane change disappears

    • The target lane to make a lane change is not detected

    • There is a problem with turn signal lamps

    • Highway Lane Change Assist function is off (The function turns off when the function is turned off from the settings menu, when the road changes to a one-way road, when there is an intersection or crosswalk ahead, when you enter a road with no structure, such as a medium strip, guardrail, etc., or when there is a pedestrian or cyclist on the driving lane.)

    • If the driving speed slows down to less than 25 km/h (15 mph) when it is in ready state, it will change to standby state.

    • When driving at low speeds, the vehicle will change to standby state if it is not recognised by the vehicles in the left and right adjacent lanes.

      * Low speeds (Australia): 30~60 km/h (20~40 mph)

      * Low speeds (Europe): 30~80 km/h (20~50 mph)

    • If a risk of collision is detected

  • Whilst the function is operating, when the function is cancelled, depending on the driving conditions, the vehicle may drive to the middle of the driving lane or steering assist may stop. Always pay attention to road and driving conditions whilst driving.

  • The function may not operate normally on roads with pedestrians or cyclists, such as an intersection or crosswalk. Always pay attention to road and driving conditions whilst driving.