Detecting sensors
The sensors are detecting the distance to vehicle ahead, pedestrian or cyclist.
In bad weather conditions such as heavy rain, heavy snow, and fog, or when sensor is covered by foreign material, dust, tec., the sensors will be degraded and the function will be temporarily disabled.
Always keep the sensor clean.
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Do not install any accessories, such as license plate molding or sticker, on the sensor area. Nor arbitrarily replace the bumper. Those may adversely affect the sensing performance.
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Always keep the sensor/bumper area clean.
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Use only soft clothes to wash the vehicle. Also, do not spray highlypressurized water on the sensor installed on the bumper.
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Be careful not to apply unnecessary force on the frontal sensor area. When the sensor moves out of the correct position due to external force, the function may not normally operate even without the warning light or message. In this case, have the vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends to visit an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
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Use only the genuine Kia sensor cover. Do not arbitrarily apply paint on the sensor cover.
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Do not tint the window or install stickers, accessories around the inside mirror where the front view camera is installed.
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Make sure the frontal front view camera installation point does not get wet.
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Do not impact or arbitrarily remove any front radar/front view camera components.
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Do not place reflective objects(white paper or mirror etc.) on the crash pad.
The function may activate unnecessarily due to reflect of the sunlight.
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Excessive audio volume may disturb the sound of the function warning alarm.
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For more cautions for the front view camera sensor, refer to More Details.
Warning message and warning light
When the sensor cover is blocked with dirt, snow, or debris, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist operation may temporarily stop. In this case, the warning message appears to warn the driver.
This is not a malfunction with Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist. To operate Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist again, remove the foreign substances.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may not properly operate in an area (e.g. open terrain), where any substances are not detected after turning ON the vehicle.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may be inactive without any warning messages according to driving condition, traffic on the road, weather, road condition, etc.