Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist setting

The driver can activate Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist by placing the START/STOP BUTTON to the ON position and by selecting:

"User settings → Driver assistance → Forward safety"

• If you select "Active assist", Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist activates. Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist produces warning messages and warning alarms in accordance with the collision risk levels. Also, it controls the brakes in accordance with the collision risk levels.

• If you select "Warning only", Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist activates and produces only warning alarms in accordance with the collision risk levels. You should control the brake directly because Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist do not control the brake.

• If you select "Off", Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist deactivates,

blockgraphic" style="width:50pxlluminates on the LCD display, when you cancel Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist. The driver can monitor Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist ON/OFF status on the LCD display. Also, the warning light illuminates when the ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is turned off. When the warning light remains ON with Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist activated, have the function checked by a professional workshop. Kia recommends to visit an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

The driver can select the initial warning activation time on the LCD display.

Go to the "User settings → Driver assistance → Warning timing → Normal/Later".

The options for the initial Forward Collision Warning includes the following:

• Normal:

When this condition is selected, the initial Forward Collision Warning is activated normally. This setting allows for a nominal amount of distance between the vehicle ahead before the initial warning occurs.

• Later:

When this condition is selected, the initial Forward Collision Warning is activated later than normal. This setting reduces the amount of distance between the vehicle ahead, the pedestrian or the cyclist before the initial warning occurs.

Select 'Later' when traffic is light and when driving speed is slow.

In case of the vehicle in front stops abruptly, the warning light response may be felt slow even though the warning timing option set as ‘Normal’.

Prerequisite for activation

Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist gets ready to be activated, when the Active Assist or Warning Only under Forward Safety is selected on the LCD display, and when the following prerequisites are satisfied.

• The ESC is activated.

• The driving speed is over 10km/h. (However, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist is activated within certain driving speed.)

• When recognizing the vehicle or the pedestrian or the cyclist in front. (However, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist does not activate according to conditions in front and vehicle functions, but it notices only certain warnings.)

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist does not operate properly or it only produces a warning alarms in accordance with the driving or vehicle condition.

• If the warning only under Forward Safety is selected, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist produces only warning alarms in accordance with the collision risk levels.