Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 462

Driving your vehicle
WARNING
Always pay attention to vehicles or
objects that may suddenly appear in
front of you, and if necessary, depress
the brake pedal to reduce your driving
speed in order to maintain a safe dis-
tance.
Collision warning
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Whilst Smart Cruise Control is operating,
when the collision risk with the vehicle
ahead is high, a warning message will
appear on the cluster, and an audible
warning will sound to warn the driver.
Always have your eyes on the road
whilst driving, and if necessary, depress
the brake pedal to reduce your driving
speed in order to maintain a safe dis-
tance.
WARNING
In the following situations, Smart Cruise
Control may not warn the driver of a col-
lision.
僅 The distance from the front vehicle is
near, and the vehicle speed of the
front vehicle is faster or similar with
your vehicle
僅 The speed of the front vehicle is very
slow or is at a standstill
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僅 The accelerator pedal is depressed
right after Smart Cruise Control is
turned on
WARNING
僅 Smart Cruise Control does not substi-
tute for proper and safe driving. It is
the responsibility of the driver to
always check the speed and distance
to the vehicle ahead.
僅 Smart Cruise Control may not detect
unexpected and sudden situations or
complex driving situations, so always
pay attention to driving conditions
and control your vehicle speed.
僅 Keep Smart Cruise Control off when
the function is not in use to avoid
inadvertently setting a speed.
僅 Do not open the door when Smart
Cruise Control is operating, even if the
vehicle is stopped.
僅 Always be aware of the selected
speed and vehicle to vehicle distance.
僅 Keep a safe distance according to
road conditions and vehicle speed. If
the vehicle to vehicle distance is too
close during high-speed driving, a
serious collision may result. Always
pay attention to the road condition
ahead.
僅 When maintaining distance with the
vehicle ahead, if the front vehicle dis-
appears, the function may suddenly
accelerate to the set speed. Always be
aware of unexpected and sudden sit-
uations from occurring.
僅 Vehicle speed may decrease on an
upward sloped road and increase on a
downward sloped road.
僅 Always be aware of situations such as
when a vehicle cuts in suddenly.
Smart Cruise Control (SCC)