Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 290

Driver assistance system
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 due to sur-
rounding environment
僅 The camera lens is contaminated due
to tinted, filmed or coated windscreen,
damaged glass, or sticky foreign
material (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 instrument
panel
僅 Your vehicle is being towed
僅 The surroundings are very bright
僅 The surroundings are 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 Only part of the vehicle, pedestrian or
cyclist is detected
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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion)
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 are not on or are not bright
僅 The rear of the front vehicle is small or
the vehicle does not look normal, such
as when the vehicle is tilted, over-
turned, or the side of the vehicle is vis-
ible, etc.
僅 The front vehicle's ground clearance
is low or high
僅 A vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist sud-
denly cuts in front
僅 The bumper around the front radar is
impacted, damaged or the front radar
is out of position
僅 The temperature around the front
radar is high or low
僅 Driving through a tunnel or iron
bridge
僅 Driving in large areas where there are
few vehicles or structures (i.e. desert,
meadow, suburb, etc.)
僅 Driving near areas containing metal
substances, such as a construction
zone, railroad, etc.
僅 A material is near that reflects very
well on the front radar, such as a
guardrail, nearby vehicle, etc.
僅 The cyclist in front is on a bicycle
made of material that does not reflect
on the front radar
僅 The vehicle in front is detected late
僅 The vehicle in front is suddenly
blocked by a obstacle
僅 The vehicle in front suddenly changes
lane or suddenly reduces speed
僅 The vehicle in front is bent out of
shape