Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual page 278

Driver assistance system
僅 Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not properly operate in an area
(e.g. open terrain) where any sub -
stance are not detected right after the
vehicle is turned on, or when the
detecting sensor is blocked with for -
eign material right after the vehicle is
turned on.
CAUTION
Turn off Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist to install a trailer, carrier, etc., or
remove the trailer, carrier, etc. to use
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist.
Limitations of Blind-Spot Colli -
sion-Avoidance Assist
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not operate normally as following
circumstances:
僅 There is inclement weather, such as
heavy snow, heavy rain, etc.
僅 The rear corner radar is covered with
snow, rain, dirt, etc.
僅 The temperature around the rear cor -
ner radar is high or low
僅 The rear corner radar is covered by
vehicle or pillar, walls etc.
僅 Driving on a highway (or motorway)
ramp and tollgate.
僅 The road pavement (or the peripheral
ground) abnormally contains metallic
components (i.e. possibly due to sub -
way construction).
僅 There is a fixed object near the vehi -
cle, such as sound barriers, guardrails,
double guardrails, central dividers,
entry barriers, street lamps, signs,
tunnels, walls, etc. (including double
structures)
僅 Driving through a narrow road where
trees or grass are overgrown
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Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
僅 Driving in large areas where there are
few vehicles or structures (i.e. desert,
meadow, suburb, etc.)
僅 Driving on a wet road surface, such as
a puddle on the road
僅 The other vehicle drives very close
behind your vehicle, or the other vehi -
cle passes by your vehicle in close
proximity
僅 The speed of the other vehicle is very
fast that it passes by your vehicle in a
short time
僅 Your vehicle passes by the other vehi -
cle
僅 Your vehicle changes lane
僅 Your vehicle has started at the same
time as the vehicle next to you and
has accelerated
僅 The vehicle in the next lane moves
two lanes away from you, or when the
vehicle two lanes away moves to the
next lane from you
僅 A trailer or carrier is installed around
the rear corner radar
僅 The bumper around the rear corner
radar is covered with objects, such as
a bumper sticker, bike rack, etc.
僅 The bumper around the rear corner
radar is impacted, damaged or the
radar is out of position
僅 Your vehicle height is low or high due
to heavy loads, abnormal tyre pres -
sure, etc.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not operate normally, or it may
operate unexpectedly when the follow -
ing objects are detected:
僅 A motorcycle or bicycle is detected
僅 A vehicle such as a flat trailer is
detected
僅 A big vehicle such as a bus or truck is
detected