Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 412

Driving your vehicle
master warning light (
Have Blind-Spot Collision Warning be
inspected by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
Blind-Spot Collision Warning dis-
abled
OMQ4050230L
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 Collision
Warning.
If this occurs, a warning message will
appear on the cluster. However it is not a
malfunction.
Blind-Spot Collision Warning will operate
normally when such foreign material or
trailer, other equipments is removed,
and then the engine is restarted. Always
keep it clean.
If Blind-Spot Collision Warning does not
operate normally vehicle rear luggage,
other equipment or foreign material is
removed, have Blind-Spot Collision
Warning be inspected by a professional
workshop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service partner.
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) will appear.
Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW)
WARNING
僅 Even though the warning message
does not appear on the cluster, Blind-
Spot Collision Warning may not prop-
erly operate.
僅 Blind-Spot Collision Warning may not
properly operate in an area (e.g. open
terrain) where any substance are not
detected right after the engine is
turned on, or when the detecting sen-
sor is blocked with foreign material
right after the engine is turned on.
CAUTION
Turn off Blind-Spot Collision Warning to
install a trailer, carrier, etc., or remove
the trailer, carrier, etc. to use Blind-Spot
Collision Warning.
Limitations of Blind-Spot
Collision Warning
Blind-Spot Collision Warning may not
operate normally as following circum-
stances. Pay attention whilst driving.
僅 There is inclement weather, such as
heavy snow, heavy rain, etc.
僅 The rear corner radar is covered with
snow, rain, dirt, etc.
僅 The temperature around the rear cor-
ner radar is high or low
僅 The rear corner radar is covered by
vehicle or pillar, walls etc.
僅 Driving on a highway (or motorway)
ramp and tollgate.
僅 The road pavement (or the peripheral
ground) abnormally contains metallic
components (i.e. possibly due to sub-
way construction).
僅 There is a fixed object near the vehi-
cle, such as sound barriers, guardrails,
double guardrails, central dividers,