Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 256

Features of your vehicle
Forward/Reverse Parking Dis-
tance Warning Malfunction and
Precautions
Forward/Reverse Parking Dis-
tance Warning malfunction
After starting the vehicle, a beep will
sound once when the gear is shifted to R
(Reverse) to indicate Forward/Reverse
Parking Distance Warning is operating
normally.
However, if one or more of the following
occurs, first check whether the ultra-
sonic sensor is damaged or blocked with
foreign material. If it still does not work
properly have the checked by an autho-
rized Kia dealer.
僅 The audible warning does not sound.
僅 The buzzer sounds intermittently.
僅 The warning message appears on the
cluster.
OMQ4AH040557
Limitations of Forward/Reverse
Parking Distance Warning
僅 Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning may not operate normally
when:
- Moisture is frozen to the sensor
(Reverse Parking Distance Warn-
ing will operate normally when it is
melted.)
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Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW)
- Sensor is covered with foreign
material, such as snow or water
(Reverse Parking Distance Warn-
ing will operate normally when
such foreign material are removed.)
- The weather is extremely hot or
cold
- The sensor or sensor assembly is
disassembled
- The surface of the sensor is
pressed hard or an impact is
applied with a hard object
- The surface of the sensor is
scratched with a sharp object
- The sensors or its surrounding area
is directly sprayed with high pres-
sure washer
僅 Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning may malfunction when:
- Heavy rain or water spray is pres-
ent
- Water flows on the surface of the
sensor
- Affected by another vehicle's sen-
sors
- The sensor is covered with snow
- Driving on uneven road, gravel
roads or bushes
- Objects that generates ultrasonic
waves are near the sensor
- Installing the license plate differ-
ently from the original location
- The vehicle bumper height or ultra-
sonic sensor installation has been
modified
- Attaching equipments or accesso-
ries around the ultrasonic sensors
僅 The following objects may not be
detected:
- Sharp or slim objects, such as
ropes, chains or small poles.