Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 313

Driver assistance system
brake pedal immediately and check the
surroundings.
僅 Brake control will end after the vehicle
is stopped by emergency braking for
approximately 2 seconds.
WARNING
Take the following precautions when
using Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist:
僅 For your safety, change the Blind-
Spot Safety system Settings after
parking the vehicle at a safe location.
僅 If any other function's warning mes-
sage is displayed or audible warning
is generated, Blind-Spot Collision-
Avoidance Assist's warning message
may not be displayed and audible
warning may not be generated.
僅 You may not hear the warning sound
of Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist if the surrounding is noisy.
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not operate if the driver applies
the brake pedal to avoid collision.
僅 When Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist is operating, braking control by
the function will automatically cancel
when the driver excessively depresses
the accelerator pedal or control the
steering wheel.
僅 During Blind-Spot 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 Even if there is a problem with Blind-
Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist, the
vehicle's basic braking performance
will operate normally.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
does not operate in all situations or
cannot avoid all collisions.
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may warn the driver late or may not
warn the driver depending on the
road and driving conditions.
僅 Driver should maintain control of the
vehicle at all times. Do not depend on
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist.
Maintain a safe braking distance, and
if necessary, depress the brake pedal
to reduce driving speed or to stop the
vehicle.
WARNING
僅 The brake control may not operate
properly depending on the status of
ESC (Electronic Stability Control).
There will only be a warning when:
- The ESC (Electronic Stability Con-
trol) warning light is on
- ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is
engaged in a different function
NOTICE
The images or colours may be displayed
differently depending on the specifica-
tions of the instrument cluster or theme.
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