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


Highway Driving Assist will be displayed as below depending on the status of the function.
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Highway Driving Assist indicator, whether there is a vehicle ahead and the selected distance level are displayed.
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Highway Driving Assist indicator
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Green HDA: Operating state
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Grey HDA: Standby state
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White HDA blink: Accelerator depressed state
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Not shown: Off state
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Set speed
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Lane Following Assist indicator
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Whether there is a vehicle ahead and the selected vehicle distance
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Whether the lane is detected or not

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For more details on the display, refer to More Details.
For more details on the display refer to More Details.
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The images and colors in the instrument cluster may differ depending on the cluster type or theme selected from the settings menu.
Highway Driving Assist operating
Highway Driving Assist operates when:
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When driving on available road, press Drive Assist button to turn on Highway Driving Assist.
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When entering the main roads of highways (or motorways) while 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.
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First stage: Warning message
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Second stage: Warning message (red steering wheel) and audible warning

A: HDA (Motorway Driving Assist) sys. cancelled
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 canceled.
Driving speed limit

A: Driver's grasp not detected. Speed will be limited
When Highway Driving Assist is canceled by the hands-off warning, The driving speed will be limited.
While 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 40 mph (60 km/h), 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 canceled while Highway Driving Assist is operating, Highway Driving Assist will be in the standby state. At this time, Lane Following Assist will operate properly.

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Driving Speed Limit helps you drive below 40 mph (60 km/h). At this time, the vehicle decelerates due to the vehicle ahead. After the vehicle has decelerated, it cannot automatically accelerate.
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Driving Speed Limit will cancel in the following circumstances:
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When the driver grabs the steering wheel again
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When the driver turns on Lane Following Assist by pressing the Lane Driving Assist button
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When (+), (-), (
) switch or (
) button is operated, or the accelerator pedal or the brake pedal is depressed
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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.


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Highway Lane Change Assist indicator
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Green (
) on: Ready state
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Green (
) blink: Operating state
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Grey (
) on: Standby state
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White (
) blink: Canceled state (display only a certain time)
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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.
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Green arrow and shade
The green arrow is displayed when Highway Lane Change Assist is operating.
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Message
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Message is displayed when the function does not operate even though the turn signal lever is used.
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Message is displayed when the function is canceled while operating.
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Highway Lane Change Assist function will turn on when the following conditions are satisfied.
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The Driving Assist button or Lane Driving Assist button is used to turn on Highway Driving Assist.
Highway Lane Change Assist ready to operate
While Highway Lane Change Assist function is on, the function will be ready to operate when all the following conditions are satisfied:
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Highway Driving Assist is operating
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Lane Following Assist is operating
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A vehicle in the rear area of your vehicle is detected more than once after the vehicle is turned on
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Your vehicle speed is above 40 mph (60 km/h)
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Hands-off warning is not displayed on the cluster
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Hazard warning flasher is off

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While 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.
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Lane Change Assist function turns off automatically when driven in the following road conditions:
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One driving lane
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A road with no structure, such as a median strip, guardrails, etc.
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There is a pedestrian or cyclist on the road ahead
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When the function is in the ready state, and vehicle speed is below 35 mph (55 km/h), the function will change to the standby state.
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The images or colors may be displayed differently depending on the specifications of the instrument cluster or theme.

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

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Middle position
Highway Lane Change Assist function will operate, when you push the turn signal lever to A or B position while the function
is in the ready state () indicator is green), and all of the following conditions are satisfied:
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The driver has his/her hand on the steering wheel
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There is no collision risk in the direction of lane change
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There is a single dotted lane line in the direction of lane change
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There are no Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Blind Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warnings
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The vehicle is driven in the middle of the lane (should not be driving close to one side of the lane)
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The road you are driving on, or the road you are about to change lane is a road that the function can operate

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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 (1) position, Highway Lane Change Assist function is canceled before stepping on the lane.
The Highway Lane Change Assist function is not canceled after stepping on the lane, but when the lane change is completed, it is canceled and the turn signal turns off.
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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 turn signal lever is released and returns to (1) position, lane change will still be assisted.
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While 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.
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Highway Lane Change Assist function will not operate on branch lines on the main road.
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:
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Road within a certain distance from the tollgate on the main road of the highway (or motorway)
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The road ahead ends without an interchange or junction
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Road with sharp curves
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Road with narrow lanes
Highway Lane Change Assist cancel
The function will be canceled when:
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The turn signal lever is turned on in the opposite direction of lane change
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The steering wheel is steered sharply
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When the turn signal lever is placed at A position, and then returns to (1) position before entering the next lane.

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While the function is operating, the function will cancel if one of the following occurs:
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Highway Driving Assist is turned off
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Lane Following Assist or Smart Cruise Control is turned off or temporarily disabled
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Hands-off warning message is displayed on the cluster
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The turn signal lever is placed at A position
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The hazard warning flasher is turned on
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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist or Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warning message is displayed
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Possible collision is detected in the next lane, even though there are no Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Blind Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warning
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The target lane to make a lane change disappears
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The target lane to make a lane change is not detected
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There is a problem with turn signal lamps
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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 a 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.)
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Your vehicle speed is below 35 mph (55 km/h)
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While the function is operating, when the function is canceled, depending on the driving conditions, the vehicle may drive to the middle of the driving lane or steering assist may stop. Always pay attention while driving.
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The function may not operate normally on roads with pedestrians or cyclists. Always pay attention to road and driving conditions while driving.