Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual page 276

Driver assistance system
is below 3 km/h (2 mph) and the
speed of the vehicle in the blind spot
area is above 5 km/h (3 mph).
僅 Emergency braking will be assisted to
help prevent collision with the vehicle
in the blind spot area.
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A: Drive carefully
When the vehicle is stopped due to
emergency braking, the warning mes -
sage will appear on the cluster. For your
safety, the driver should depress the
brake pedal immediately and check the
surroundings.
僅 Brake control will end after the vehicle
is stopped by emergency braking for
approximately 2 seconds.
WARNING
Take the following precautions when
using Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist:
僅 For your safety, change the Blind-
Spot Safety system Settings after
parking the vehicle at a safe location.
僅 If any other function's warning mes -
sage is displayed or audible warning
is generated, Blind-Spot Collision-
Avoidance Assist's warning message
may not be displayed and audible
warning may not be generated.
僅 You may not hear the warning sound
of Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist if the surroundings are noisy.
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not operate if the driver applies
the brake pedal to avoid collision.
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Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
僅 When Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist is operating, braking control by
the function will automatically cancel
when the driver excessively depresses
the accelerator pedal or control the
steering wheel.
僅 During Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist operation, the vehicle may stop
suddenly injuring passengers and
shifting loose objects. Always have the
seat belt on and keep loose objects
secured.
僅 Even if there is a problem with Blind-
Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist, the
vehicle's basic braking performance
will operate normally.
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
does not operate in all situations or
cannot avoid all collisions.
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may warn the driver late or may not
warn the driver depending on the
road and driving conditions.
僅 Driver should maintain control of the
vehicle at all times. Do not depend on
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist.
Maintain a safe braking distance, and
if necessary, depress the brake pedal
to reduce driving speed or to stop the
vehicle.
WARNING
The brake control may not operate
properly depending on the status of ESC
(Electronic Stability Control). There will
only be a warning when:
僅 The ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
warning light is on
僅 ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is
engaged in a different function