Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 287

Driving your vehicle
僅 Always keep the front radar and cover
clean and free of dirt and debris.
Use only a soft cloth to wash the vehi-
cle. Do not spray pressurized water
directly on the sensor or sensor cover.
僅 If unnecessary force has been applied
to the radar or around the radar, For-
ward Collision-Avoidance Assist may
not properly operate even though a
warning message does not appear on
the cluster. Have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
僅 Use only genuine parts to repair or
replace a damaged front radar cover.
Do not apply paint to the front radar
cover.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist settings
Setting features
Forward Safety
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A: Driver Assistance
1 Forward Safety
2 Active Assist
3 Warning Only
4 Off
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion)
With the vehicle on, select Settings→
Driver Assistance → Forward Safety
from the User Settings menu or select
Settings → Vehicle →Driver Assis-
tance → Forward Safety from the info-
tainment system to set whether or not to
use each function.
僅 Active Assist: Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist will warn the driver
with a warning message, and an audi-
ble warning depending on the colli-
sion risk levels. Braking assist will be
applied depending on the collision
risk.
僅 Warning Only: Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist will warn the driver
with a warning message, and an audi-
ble warning depending on the colli-
sion risk levels. Braking will not be
assisted. The driver must apply the
brake pedal or steer the vehicle if nec-
essary.
僅 Off: Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist will turn off. The warning light
( ) will appear on the cluster.
The driver can monitor Forward Colli-
sion-Avoidance Assist ON/OFF status
from the Settings menu. If the warning
light ( ) remains ON when Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist is ON, have
the vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
WARNING
When the vehicle is restarted, Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist will always
turn on. However, if Off is selected, the
driver should always be aware of the
surroundings and drive safely.
CAUTION
僅 If Warning Only is selected, braking is
not assisted.
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