Limitations Of The Bcw/Bca - Kia 2020 Telluride Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
If there is a problem with the BCA, a
warning message will appear. The
BCA will turn off automatically. The
BCW will still operate even if the BCA
turns off due to malfunction. In this
case, have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.

Limitations of the BCW/BCA

The driver must be cautious in the
below situations, because the BCW/
BCA may not detect other vehicles
or objects in certain circumstances.
When a trailer or carrier is
installed.
The vehicle drives in inclement
weather such as heavy rain or
snow.
The sensor is polluted with rain,
snow, mud, etc.
The rear bumper where the sen-
sor is located is covered with a
foreign object such as a bumper
sticker, a bumper guard, a bike
rack, etc.
The rear bumper is damaged, or
the sensor is out of the original
default position.
The vehicle height gets lower or
higher due to heavy loading in a
liftgate, abnormal tire pressure,
etc.
When the temperature of the
rear bumper is high.
When the sensors are blocked by
other vehicles, walls or parking-
lot pillars.
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Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW)/Blind-Spot
Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) system
The vehicle drives on a curved
road.
The vehicle drives through a toll-
gate.
The road pavement (or the
peripheral ground) abnormally
contains metallic components
(i.e., possibly due to subway con-
struction).
There is a fixed object near the
vehicle, such as a guardrail.
While going down or up a steep
road where the height of the lane
is different.
Driving on a narrow road where
trees or grass or overgrown.
Driving in rural areas where the
sensor does not detect another
vehicle or structure for an
extended period of time.
Driving on a wet road.
Driving on a road where the
guardrail or wall is in double
structure.
A big vehicle is near such as a bus
or truck.
When the other vehicle
approaches very close.
When the other vehicle passes at
a very fast speed.
While changing lanes.
If the vehicle has started at the
same time as the vehicle next to
you and has accelerated.
When the vehicle in the next lane
moves two lanes away from you
OR when the vehicle two lanes