Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist disabled
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Covering around the rear bumper or the rear corner radar with foreign materials, such as snow or rain, or installing a trailer or carrier can reduce the detecting performance, resulting in Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist temporarily limited or disabled.
At this time, the warning message and the Master warning light (
) are displayed on the cluster display, but it does not indicate a malfunction of Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist.
Obscured Detecting sensor (radar) can be checked in the message in the utility information view on the instrument cluster.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist operates properly after you remove foreign material (such as snow or rain) from the sensor or obstructions (such as a trailer or carrier) from the rear bumper then restart the vehicle.
If Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist does not operate properly after it is removed, have Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist be inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
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Even when a warning message does not appear on the instrument cluster, Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly.
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Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly in an area (such as, open terrain) where any objects are not detected right after the you turn ON the vehicle, or when the detection sensor is blocked with foreign material right after you turn ON the vehicle.
Turn OFF Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist to install or remove a trailer, carrier, or other attachment. Turn ON Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist when you are finished.
You can check the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist status in the service message of the utility information view of the instrument cluster display window.