Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual page 175

Features of your vehicle
NOTICE
• The actual warning sound and
indicator may differ from the
illustration depending on the
objects or sensor status.
• Do not wash the vehicle's sensor
with high pressure water.
NOTICE
• This system can only sense
objects within the range and loca -
tion of the sensors; It cannot
detect objects in other areas
where sensors are not installed.
Also, small or slim objects, such as
poles or objects located between
sensors may not be detected by
the sensors.
Always visually check behind the
vehicle when backing up.
• Be sure to inform any drivers of
the vehicle that may be unfamiliar
with the system regarding the
systems capabilities and limita -
tions.
Non-operational conditions of
parking distance warning
Parking distance warning may not
operate normally when:
• Moisture is frozen to the sensor.
(It will operate normally when
moisture melts.)
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• 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 assist button is off.
There is a possibility of parking dis -
tance 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.
Detecting range may decrease
when:
• Outside air temperature is
extremely hot or cold.
• Undetectable objects smaller than
4 in (1 m) and narrower than 5.5
in (14 cm) in diameter.
Parking distance warning