Kia PICANTO 2023 Manual page 307

Driving your vehicle
When the front windscreen where the
front view camera is located, front radar
cover or sensor is covered with foreign
material such as snow or rain, it can
reduce the detecting performance and
temporarily limit or disable Forward Col-
lision-Avoidance Assist.If this occurs the
'Forward safety system disabled. Radar
blocked' warning message, and the
and warning lights will illumi-
nate on the cluster.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist will
operate normally when snow, rain or for-
eign matter is removed. If Forward Colli-
sion-Avoidance Assist does not operate
normally after it is removed (including
trailer, carrier, etc. from the rear
bumper), have the vehicle inspected by
a professional workshop. Kia recom-
mends to visit an authorised Kia dealer/
service partner.
WARNING
僅 Even though the warning message or
warning light does not appear on the
cluster, Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may not properly operate.
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not properly operate in an area
(e.g. open terrain), where any sub-
stance are not detected after turning
ON the engine.
Limitations of Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may
not operate normally, or it may operate
unexpectedly under the following cir-
cumstances:
僅 The detecting sensor or the surround-
ings are contaminated or damaged
僅 The temperature around the front
view camera is high or low
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor fusion)
僅 The camera lens is contaminated due
to tinted, filmed or coated windscreen,
damaged glass, or stuck of foreign
matters (sticker, bug, etc.) on the
glass
僅 Moisture is not removed or frozen on
the windscreen
僅 Washer fluid is continuously sprayed,
or the wiper is on
僅 Driving in heavy rain or snow, or thick
fog
僅 The field of view of the front view
camera is obstructed by sun glare
僅 Street light or light from an oncoming
vehicle is reflected on the wet road
surface, such as a puddle on the road
僅 An object is placed on the dashboard
僅 Your vehicle is being towed
僅 The surrounding is very bright
僅 The surrounding is very dark, such as
in a tunnel, etc.
僅 The brightness changes suddenly, for
example when entering or exiting a
tunnel
僅 The brightness outside is low, and the
headlamps are not on or are not
bright
僅 Driving through steam, smoke or
shadow
僅 Only part of the vehicle or pedestrian
is detected
僅 The vehicle in front is a bus, heavy
truck, truck with a unusually shaped
luggage, trailer, etc.
僅 The vehicle in front has no tail lights,
tail lights are located unusually, etc.
僅 The brightness outside is low, and the
tail lamps 僅 are not on or are not
bright
僅 The rear of the front vehicle is small or
the vehicle does not look normal, such
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