Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 321

Driver assistance system
Have Safe Exit Warning be inspected by
a professional workshop. Kia recom-
mends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/
service partner.
Safe Exit Warning 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 Safe Exit Warning.
If this occurs, the Blind-Spot Safety
system disabled. Radar blocked warn-
ing message will appear on the cluster.
Safe Exit Warning will operate normally
when such foreign material or trailer, etc.
is removed, and then the vehicle is
restarted.
If Safe Exit Warning does not operate
normally after it is removed, Kia recom-
mends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/
service partner.
WARNING
僅 Even though the warning message
does not appear on the cluster, Safe
Exit Warning may not properly oper-
ate.
僅 Safe Exit Warning may not properly
operate in an area (e.g., open terrain),
where any substance are not detected
right after the vehicle is turned on, or
when the detecting sensor is blocked
with foreign material right after the
vehicle is turned on.
CAUTION
Turn off Safe Exit Warning to install a
trailer, carrier, etc., or remove the trailer,
carrier, etc. to use Safe Exit Warning.
Limitations of Safe Exit Warning
Safe Exit Warning may not operate nor-
mally, or Safe Exit Warning may operate
unexpectedly under the following warn-
ing.
僅 Getting out of the vehicle where trees
or grass are overgrown
僅 Getting out of the vehicle where the
road is wet
僅 The approaching vehicle is very fast
or very slow
NOTICE
For more details on the precautions of
the rear corner radars, refer to "Blind-
Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) (if
equipped)" on page 7-39.
WARNING
僅 Safe Exit Warning may not operate
normally if interfered by strong elec-
tromagnetic waves.
僅 Safe Exit Warning may not operate for
3 seconds after the vehicle is
restarted, or the rear corner radars
are initialized.
Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
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