Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 232

Features of your vehicle
- The surface of the sensor is
scratched with a sharp object
- The sensors or its surrounding area
is directly sprayed with high pres-
sure washer
僅 Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning may malfunction when:
- Heavy rain or water spray is pres-
ent
- Water flows on the surface of the
sensor
- Affected by another vehicle's sen-
sors
- The sensor is covered with snow
- Driving on uneven road, gravel
roads or bushes
- Objects that generates ultrasonic
waves are near the sensor
- Installing the license plate differ-
ently from the original location
- The vehicle bumper height or ultra-
sonic sensor installation has been
modified
- Attaching equipments or accesso-
ries around the ultrasonic sensors
僅 The following objects may not be
detected:
- Narrow objects, such as corners of
square pillar.
- Objects, which tend to absorb sen-
sor frequency, such as clothes,
spongy material or snow.
- Objects smaller than 100 cm (40
inches) in length and narrower than
14 cm (6 inches) in diameter.
- Pedestrians, animals or objects that
are very close to the ultrasonic sen-
sors
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Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW)
僅 Parking Distance Warning Indicators
may be displayed differently from the
actual detected location when the
obstacle is located between the sen-
sors.
僅 Parking Distance Warning may not
occur sequentially depending on vehi-
cle speed or obstacle shape.
僅 If Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning needs repair, have Forward/
Reverse Parking Distance Warning
inspected by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.