Kia Carnival 2022 Owner's Manual page 437

Driving your vehicle
Function disabled
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When the rear bumper around the
rear corner radar or sensor is cov -
ered with foreign material, such as
snow or rain, or installing a trailer or
carrier, it can reduce the detecting
performance and temporarily limit
or disable Safe Exit Assist.
If this occurs, the 'Blind-Spot Safety
system(s) disabled. Radar blocked'
warning message will appear on the
cluster.
The function will operate normally
when such foreign material or
trailer, etc. is removed, and then the
engine is restarted.
If the function does not operate
normally after it is removed, have
your vehicle inspected by an autho -
rized Kia dealer.
WARNING
Even though the warning mes -
sage does not appear on the clus -
ter, Safe Exit Assist may not
properly operate.
Safe Exit Assist may not properly
operate in an area (e.g., open ter -
rain), where any substance are
not detected right after the
engine is turned on, or when the
detecting sensor is blocked with
foreign material right after the
engine is turned on.
CAUTION
Turn off Safe Exit Assist to install a
trailer, carrier, etc., or remove the
trailer, carrier, etc. to use Safe Exit
Assist.
Limitations
Safe Exit Assist may not operate
normally, or the function may oper -
ate unexpectedly under the follow -
ing circumstances:
Getting out of the vehicle where
trees or grass are overgrown
Getting out of the vehicle where
the road is wet
The approaching vehicle is very
fast or very slow
For more details on the precautions
of the rear corner radars, refer to
"Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist (BCA) (if equipped)" on page
5-82.
Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
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