Prerequisite For Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist Activation; Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist Warning Message And Brake Control - Kia Soul 2022 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
Prerequisite for Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist activation
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
will activate when Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist is selected on the
LCD display, and when the following
prerequisites are satisfied:
The ESC (Electronic Stability Con -
trol) is activated.
The driving speed is over 5 mph (8
km/h). (Forward Collision-Avoid -
ance Assist only works within a
certain range of vehicle speeds)
When Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist recognizes a vehicle or
pedestrian in front.
WARNING
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not recognize every obstacle or
provide warnings and braking in
every situation, so do not rely on
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
to stop the vehicle in instances
where the driver sees an obstacle
and has the ability to apply the
brakes.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist automatically activates
upon placing the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button to
the ON position. The driver can
deactivate Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist by canceling the
function setting on the LCD dis -
play.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist automatically deactivates
upon canceling the ESC. When the
ESC is canceled, Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist cannot be acti -
vated on the LCD display.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist warning light will illumi -
nate.
To avoid driver distractions, do
not attempt to set or cancel For -
ward Collision-Avoidance Assist
while operating the vehicle.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
warning message and brake control
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
produces warning messages, warn -
ing alarms, and emergency braking
based on the level of risk of a frontal
collision, such as when a vehicle
ahead suddenly brakes, or when the
function detects that a collision with
a pedestrian is imminent.
The driver can select the initial
warning activation time in the User
Settings in the LCD display. The
options for the initial Forward Colli -
sion Warning include Early, Normal
or Late initial warning time.
(Sensor fusion)
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