Kia Sorento Owner's Manual page 210

Features of your vehicle
Operating condition
■ Left side
■ Right side
- parallel mode -parallel mode
The system will help park the vehicle
in the middle or back of a parked
vehicle. Use the system when all the
below conditions are met.
• When the parking space is a
straight line
• When parallel parking is required
• When there is a parked vehicle
• When there is enough space to
move the vehicle
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Non-operating condition
Never use the Smart Parking Assist
System in the below conditions.
• Curved parking space
• Inclined roads
• A vehicle loaded with longer or
wider cargo compared to the vehicle
• Diagonal parking space
• Parking space with trash, grass or
barriers
• Heavy snow or rain
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• A pole close to the parking line
• Bumpy roads
• A vehicle equipped with a snow
chain or spare tyre
• Tyre pressure lower or higher than
the standard tyre pressure
• A trailer connected to the vehicle
• Slippery or uneven road
• Big vehicles such as buses or
trucks parked
• Sensor covered with foreign mat-
ter, such as snow or water
• Moisture frozen on the sensor.
• A motorcycle or bicycle parked
• A trash can or obstacle near
• Heavy wind
• Wheel changed to an unauthorised
size
• A problem with the wheel align-
ment
• Next to a garden or bush