Kia EV6 Manual page 277

Driving your vehicle
workshop. Kia recommends visiting an
authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist disabled
OCV051141L
A: Blind-spot safety system disabled.
Radar blocked
When the rear bumper around the rear
corner radar or sensor is covered with
foreign material, such as snow or rain, or
installing a trailer or carrier, it can reduce
the detecting performance and tempo-
rarily limit or disable Blind-Spot Colli-
sion-Avoidance Assist.
If this occurs, a warning message will
appear on the cluster. However it is not a
malfunction.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
will operate normally when such foreign
material or trailer, other equipments is
removed, and then the vehicle is
restarted. Always keep it clean.
If Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
does not operate normally vehicle rear
luggage, other equipment or foreign
material is removed, have Blind-Spot
Collision-Avoidance Assist be inspected
by a professional workshop. Kia recom-
mends visiting an authorized Kia dealer/
service partner.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
WARNING
僅 Even though the warning message
does not appear on the cluster, Blind-
Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may
not properly operate.
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not properly operate in an area
(e.g. open terrain) where any sub-
stance are not detected right after the
vehicle is turned on, or when the
detecting sensor is blocked with for-
eign material right after the vehicle is
turned on.
CAUTION
Turn off Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist to install a trailer, carrier, etc., or
remove the trailer, carrier, etc. to use
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist.
Limitations of Blind-Spot Colli-
sion-Avoidance Assist
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not operate normally as following
circumstances:
僅 There is inclement weather, such as
heavy snow, heavy rain, etc.
僅 The rear corner radar is covered with
snow, rain, dirt, etc.
僅 The temperature around the rear cor-
ner radar is high or low
僅 The rear corner radar is covered by
vehicle or pillar, walls etc.
僅 Driving on a highway (or motorway)
ramp and tollgate.
僅 The road pavement (or the peripheral
ground) abnormally contains metallic
components (i.e. possibly due to sub-
way construction).
僅 There is a fixed object near the vehi-
cle, such as sound barriers, guardrails,
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