Kia Carnival 2022 Owner's Manual page 468

Driving your vehicle
When the front radar cover or sen -
sor is covered with snow, rain, or
foreign material, it can reduce the
detecting performance and tempo -
rarily limit or disable Smart Cruise
Control.
If this occurs, the 'Smart Cruise Con -
trol disabled. Radar blocked' (or 'SCC
(Smart Cruise Control) disabled.
Radar blocked') warning message
will appear for a certain period of
time on the cluster.
The function will operate normally
when snow, rain or foreign material
is removed.
WARNING
Even though the warning mes -
sage does not appear on the clus -
ter, Smart Cruise Control may not
properly operate.
Smart Cruise Control may not
properly operate in an area (e.g.
open terrain), where there is
nothing to detect after turning
ON the engine.
Limitations
Smart Cruise Control may not oper -
ate normally, or the function may
operate unexpectedly under the fol -
lowing circumstances:
The detecting sensor or the sur -
roundings are contaminated or
damaged
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Smart Cruise Control (SCC)
Washer fluid is continuously
sprayed, or the wiper is on
The camera lens is contaminated
due to tinted, filmed or coated
windshield, damaged glass, or
stuck of foreign material (sticker,
bug, etc.) on the glass
Moisture is not removed or frozen
on the windshield
The field of view of the front view
camera is obstructed by sun glare
Street light or light from an
oncoming vehicle is reflected on
the wet road surface, such as a
puddle on the road
The temperature around the
front view camera is high or low
An object is placed on the dash -
board
The surrounding is very bright
The surrounding is very dark, such
as in a tunnel, etc.
The brightness changes sud -
denly, for example when entering
or exiting a tunnel
The brightness outside is low, and
the headlamps are not on or are
not bright
Driving in heavy rain or snow, or
thick fog
Driving through steam, smoke or
shadow
Only part of the vehicle is
detected
The vehicle in front has no tail
lights, tail lights are located
unusually, etc.