Kia Soul 2023 Manual page 283

Driving your vehicle
OSK3052308N
A: Check outside mirror warning icon
When the outside rear view mirror warn-
ing light is not working properly, the
warning message will appear on the
cluster for several seconds, and the
master warning light ( ) will appear on
the cluster. Have Safe Exit Warning be
inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
Safe Exit Warning disabled
OSK3052312N
A: Blind-spot safety systems 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 Safe Exit Warning.
If this occurs, the Blind-Spot Safety
systems disabled. Radar blocked
warning message will appear on the
cluster.
Safe Exit Warning will operate normally
when such foreign material or trailer, etc.
is removed, and then the vehicle is
restarted.
If Safe Exit Warning does not operate
normally after it is removed, Have Safe
Exit Warning be inspected by an autho-
rized Kia dealer.
WARNING
僅 Even though the warning message
does not appear on the cluster, Safe
Exit Warning may not properly oper-
ate.
僅 Safe Exit Warning may not properly
operate in an area (e.g., open terrain),
where any substance are not detected
right after the vehicle is turned on, or
when the detecting sensor is blocked
with foreign material right after the
vehicle is turned on.
CAUTION
Turn off Safe Exit Warning to install a
trailer, carrier, etc., or remove the trailer,
carrier, etc. to use Safe Exit Warning.
Limitations of Safe Exit Warning
Safe Exit Warning may not operate nor-
mally, or Safe Exit Warning may operate
unexpectedly under the following warn-
ing.
僅 Getting out of the vehicle where trees
or grass are overgrown
僅 Getting out of the vehicle where the
road is wet
僅 The approaching vehicle is very fast
or very slow
Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
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