Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 309

Driving your vehicle
ing message will appear on the cluster
for several seconds, and the master
warning light ( ) will appear. Have
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist be
inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
ONQ5041148L
A: Check side view mirror warning
light
When the outside rear view mirror warn-
ing light is not working properly, the
warning message will appear on the
cluster for several seconds, and the
master warning light ( ) will appear.
Have Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist be inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist disabled
ONQ5041149L
A: Blind-Spot Safety system disabled.
Radar blocked
When the rear bumper around the rear
corner radar or sensor is covered with
foreign material, such as snow or rain, or
installing a trailer or carrier, it can reduce
the detecting performance and tempo-
rarily limit or disable Blind-Spot Colli-
sion-Avoidance Assist.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
If this occurs, a warning message will
appear on the cluster. However it is not a
malfunction.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
will operate normally when such foreign
material or trailer, other equipments is
removed, and then the vehicle is
restarted. Always keep it clean.
If Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
does not operate normally, check the
vehicle's rear luggage, other equipment,
or foreign material is removed. After
ensuring no foreign material or equip-
ment, Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist should be checked by an autho-
rized Kia dealer.
WARNING
僅 Even though the warning message
does not appear on the cluster, Blind-
Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may
not properly operate.
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not properly operate in an area
(e.g. open terrain) where any sub-
stances are not detected right after
the vehicle is turned on, or when the
detecting sensor is blocked with for-
eign material right after the vehicle is
turned on.
CAUTION
Turn off Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist to install a trailer, carrier, etc., or
remove the trailer, carrier, etc. to use
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist.
Limitations of Blind-Spot Colli-
sion-Avoidance Assist
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not operate normally as following
circumstances:
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