Kia Sonet QY 2021 Owner's Manual page 170

Features of your vehicle
Non-operational conditions of For-
ward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning
Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning may not operate normally
when:
Moisture is frozen to the sensor.
(It will operate normally when
moisture melts.)
Sensor is covered with foreign
matter, such as snow or water, or
the sensor cover is blocked. (It will
operate normally when the mate-
rial is removed or the sensor is no
longer blocked.)
Sensor is stained with foreign
matter such as snow or water.
(Sensing range will return to nor-
mal when removed.)
The Parking Safety button is off.
There is a possibility of Forward/
Reverse Parking Distance Warning
malfunction when:
Driving on uneven road surfaces
such as unpaved roads, gravel,
bumps, or gradient.
Objects generating excessive
noise such as vehicle horns, loud
motorcycle engines, or truck air
brakes can interfere with the
sensor.
Heavy rain or water spray.
Wireless transmitters or mobile
phones present near the sensor.
Sensor is covered with snow.
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Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning
Detecting range may decrease
when:
Outside air temperature is
extremely hot or cold.
The following objects may not be
recognised by the sensor:
Sharp or slim objects such as
ropes, chains or small poles.
Objects, which tend to absorb
sensor frequency such as clothes,
spongy material or snow.
There are undetectable objects
smaller than 100 cm and nar-
rower than 14 cm in diameter.
NOTICE
1. The warning may not sound con-
sistently depending on the speed
and shapes of the objects
detected.
2. Forward/Reverse Parking Dis-
tance Warning may malfunction if
the vehicle bumper height or sen-
sor installation has been modified.
Any non-factory installed equip-
ment or accessories may also
interfere with the sensor perfor-
mance.
3. Sensor may not recognise objects
less than 30 cm from the sensor,
or it may sense an incorrect dis-
tance. Use with caution.
4. When the sensor is frozen or
stained with snow or water, the
sensor may be inoperative until
the stains are removed using a
soft cloth.
(PDW)