Kia Optima Hybrid 2017 Owner's Manual page 509

Driving your vehicle
When the system is not used turn the
system off by pressing the switch.
When the system is turned on the
warning light will illuminate for 3 sec‐
onds on the outside rearview mirror.
Warning type
The system will activate when:
1. The system is on
2. Vehicle speed is above 30 km/h
(18.6 mph)
3. Other vehicles are detected in the
rear side
1st stage
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If a vehicle is detected within the boun‐
dary of the system, a warning light will
illuminate on the outside rearview mir‐
ror.
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If the detected vehicle is not in detec‐
tion range, the warning will be turned
off.
2nd stage
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The second stage alarm will activate
when:
1. The first stage alert is on
2. The turn signal is on to change a
lane
When the second stage alert is activa‐
ted, a warning light will be blinking on
the outside rearview mirror and an
alarm will sound.
If you move the turn signal switch to
origin position, the second stage alert
will be deactivated.
The second stage alarm can be deacti‐
vated.
• To activate the alarm:
Go to the User Settings Mode
Sound and select "BSD" on the LCD
display.
• To deactivate the alarm:
Go to the User Settings Mode
Sound and deselect "BSD" on the LCD
display.
CAUTION
The alarm function helps alert the
driver. Deactivate this function only
when it is necessary