Kia Soul 2023 Manual page 347

Driving your vehicle
Reverse Parking Distance Warn-
ing operation
Parking Safety button
OSK3052291L
Press the Parking Safety ( ) button to
turn on or off Reverse Parking Distance
Warning.
僅 When Reverse Parking Distance
Warning is off (button indicator light
off), if you shift the gear to R
(Reverse), Reverse Parking Distance
Warning will automatically turn on.
僅 If you shift the gear to R (Reverse),
Reverse Parking Distance Warning
will not turn off even if you press the
Parking Safety ( ) button for your
safety.
Reverse Parking Distance Warn-
ing
Reverse Parking Distance Warning will
operate under the following conditions.
僅 Shift the gear to R (Reverse).
僅 The vehicle's speed is below 10 km/h
(6 mph).
Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW)
Warning indication and warning
sound
Warning indicator
Distance from
when driving back-
object
ward
60~120 cm
(24~48 in.)
30~60 cm
(12~24 in.)
within 30 cm
(12 in.)
僅 The corresponding indicator will
appear on the cluster or infotainment
system whenever each ultrasonic sen-
sor detects a person, animal or object
in its sensing range. Also an audible
warning will sound.
僅 When more than two objects are
detected at the same time, the closest
one will be warned with an audible
warning.
僅 Distance from object may be detected
differently when obstacles are not
located in front of the sensor.
僅 The shape of the indicator in the illus-
tration may differ from the actual
vehicle.
Reverse Parking Distance Warn-
ing malfunction and precautions
Reverse Parking Distance Warn-
ing malfunction
After starting the vehicle, a beep will
sound once when the gear is shifted to R
(Reverse) to indicate 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
Warning sound
Buzzer beeps inter-
mittently
Beeps more fre-
quently
Beeps continuously
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