Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 138

Features of your vehicle
High Beam Assist Setting
ONQ5031145L
ONQ5041294L
A: Vehicle Settings
1 Lights
2 High Beam Assist
With the vehicle in the ON position,
select Settings → Vehicle → Lights →
High Beam Assist from the Settings
menu to turn on High Beam Assist func-
tion.
WARNING
For your safety, change the Settings
after parking the vehicle at a safe loca-
tion.
High Beam Assist operation
僅 After selecting HBA (High Beam
Assist) in the Settings menu, High
Beam Assist will operate by following
the procedure below.
- Place the headlamp switch in the
AUTO position and push the head-
lamp lever towards the instrument
cluster. The High Beam Assist ( )
indicator light will appear on the
cluster and the function will be
enabled.
- When the function is enabled, high
beam will turn on when vehicle
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speed is above 40 km/h (25 mph).
The High Beam ( ) indicator light
will appear on the cluster. When
vehicle speed is below 25 km/h (15
mph), high beam will not turn on
and the High Beam Assist ( ) indi-
cator light will appear white on the
cluster.
僅 When High Beam Assist is operating,
if the headlamp lever or switch is
used, the function operates as follow:
- If the headlamp lever is pulled
towards you when the high beam is
off, the high beam will turn on.
When you let go of the headlamp
lever, High Beam Assist will turn on
again.
- If the headlamp lever is pulled
towards you when the high beam is
on, the low beam will turn on and
High Beam Assist will be cancelled.
- If you push the light switch towards
the instrument cluster, high beam is
turned on and High Beam Assist is
released.
- If the headlamp switch is placed
from AUTO to another position
(headlamp/position/off), High
Beam Assist will turn off and the
corresponding lamp will turn on.
僅 When High Beam Assist is operating,
high beam switches to low beam if
any of the following conditions occur:
- When the headlamp of an oncom-
ing vehicle is detected.
- When the tail lamp of a vehicle in
front is detected.
- When the headlamp or tail lamp of
a motorcycle or a bicycle is
detected.
- When the surrounding ambient
light is bright enough that high
beams are not required.
Lighting