Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 291

Driving your vehicle
this case, Forward Collision-Avoid-
ance Assist cannot be set from the
Settings menu and the (
light will appear on the cluster which
is normal. If ESC is turned on by
pressing the ESC OFF button again,
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
will maintain the last setting.
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
does not operate in all situations or
cannot avoid all collisions.
僅 The driver should hold the responsi-
bility to control the vehicle. Do not
solely depend on Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist. Rather, maintain a
safe braking distance, and if neces-
sary, depress the brake pedal to
reduce driving speed or to stop the
vehicle.
僅 Never deliberately operate Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist on people,
objects, etc. It may cause serious
injury or death.
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not operate if the driver
depresses the brake pedal to avoid
collision.
僅 Depending on the road and driving
conditions, Forward Collision-Avoid-
ance Assist may warn the driver late
or may not warn the driver.
僅 During Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist operation, the vehicle may stop
suddenly injuring passengers and
shifting loose objects. Always have the
seat belt on and keep loose objects
secured.
僅 If any other function's warning mes-
sage is displayed or audible warning
is generated, Forward Collision-Avoid-
ance Assist warning message may not
be displayed and audible warning
may not be generated.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion)
僅 You may not hear the warning sound
of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
) warning if the surroundings are noisy.
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may turn off or may not operate prop-
erly or may operate unnecessarily
depending on the road conditions and
the surroundings.
僅 Even if there is a problem with For-
ward Collision-Avoidance Assist, the
vehicle's basic braking performance
will operate normally.
僅 During emergency braking, braking
control by Forward Collision-Avoid-
ance Assist will automatically cancel
when the driver excessively depresses
the accelerator pedal or sharply steers
the vehicle.
CAUTION
僅 Depending on the condition of the
vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist in front
and the surroundings, the speed
range to operate Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist may reduce. For-
ward Collision-Avoidance Assist may
only warn the driver, or it may not
operate.
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
will operate under certain conditions
by judging the risk level based on the
condition of the oncoming vehicle,
driving direction, speed and sur-
roundings.
NOTICE
僅 In a situation where collision is immi-
nent, braking may be assisted by For-
ward Collision-Avoidance Assist when
braking is insufficient by the driver.
僅 The images or colors may be dis-
played differently depending on the
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