Function Operation - Kia Sorento 2021 Owner's Manual

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Function operation

Function warning
Collision warning when exiting vehi
cle
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When an approaching vehicle
from the rear is detected at the
moment a door is opened, the
'Watch for traffic' warning mes-
sage will appear on the cluster,
and an audible warning will sound.
Safe Exit Warning will warn the
driver when your vehicle speed is
below 3 km/h (2 mph), and the
speed of the approaching vehicle
from the rear is above 5 km/h (3
mph).
NOTICE
Take the following precautions
when using Safe Exit Warning :
For your safety, change the Set-
tings after parking the vehicle at a
safe location.
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If any other function's warning
message is displayed or audible
warning is generated, Safe Exit
Warning warning message may
not be displayed and audible
-
warning may not be generated.
You may not hear the warning
sound of Safe Exit Warning if the
surrounding is noisy.
Safe Exit Warning does not oper-
ate in all situations or cannot pre-
vent all collisions.
Safe Exit Warning may warn the
driver late or may not warn the
driver depending on the road and
driving conditions. Always check
vehicle surroundings.
The driver and passengers are
responsible for accidents that
occurs while exiting the vehicle.
Always check the surroundings
before you exit the vehicle.
Never deliberately operate Safe
Exit Warning. Doing so may lead
to serious injury or death.
Safe Exit Warning does not oper-
ate if there is a problem with
Blind-Spot Safety system. The
warning message of Blind-Spot
Safety system will appear when :
- Blind-Spot Safety system sen-
sor or the sensor surrounding is
polluted or covered
- Blind-Spot Safety system fails
to warn passengers or falsely
warn passengers
Safe Exit Warning (SEW)