Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 396

Driver assistance system
2. Remote Operation
ONQ5042097L
1. Press and hold one of the Forward
( ) or Backward (
smart key.
僅 Remote Smart Parking Assist will
automatically control the steering
wheel, vehicle speed and gear shift.
The vehicle will move in the direc-
tion of the button pressed.
僅 Whilst Remote Operation function
is operating, if the you let the but-
ton, the vehicle will stop and func-
tion control will pause. The function
will start operating again when the
button is pressed and held again.
2. Hold down the Forward (
ward ( ) button until the vehicle
reaches the target location.
3. When Remote Operation is done, get
in the vehicle with the smart key or
press the Remote Start (
on the smart key from outside the
vehicle.
僅 The message will appear on the
infotainment system screen. The
vehicle will automatically shift to P
(Park) and engage the parking
brake.
僅 When the Remote Start (
ton is pressed, the vehicle will turn
off. If the driver is in the vehicle, the
vehicle will retain ON position.
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) button on the
) or Back-
) button
) but-
Remote Smart Parking Assist (RSPA)
NOTICE
僅 Remote Operation can control the
vehicle remotely using the smart key
outside the vehicle.
僅 Check that all smart keys are outside
the vehicle when using Remote Oper-
ation function.
僅 Remote Operation function will oper-
ate only when the smart key is within
4 m (13 ft.) from the vehicle. If there is
no vehicle movement even when the
Forward or Backward button is
pressed on the smart key, check the
distance to the vehicle and press the
button again.
僅 The detecting range of the smart key
may vary depending on the surround-
ings that are affected by radio waves
such as transmission tower, broadcast
station, etc.
僅 When remotely moving forward using
method (1), it is recognised as an exit
situation, and the vehicle moves 4 m
(13 ft.) to check for pedestrians, ani-
mals or objects around the vehicle.
After confirmation, the steering wheel
is controlled according to the condi-
tion ahead.
僅 When remotely moving forward using
method (2), it is recognised as a park-
ing situation, and will immediately
control the steering wheel according
to the condition ahead to assist with
entering the parking space and align-
ing the vehicle. However, perfor-
mance may reduce depending on the
pedestrians, animals, shape of
objects, location, etc. around the vehi-
cle.
僅 For moving remotely backward, both
method (1) and (2) aligns the steering