KIA Niro: Limitations of Blind-Spot Collision- Avoidance Assist

Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly, or it may operate unexpectedly under the following circumstances:

• There is inclement weather, such as heavy snow, heavy rain, etc.
• The detecting sensor is covered with snow, rain, dirt, etc.
• The temperature around the detecting sensor is high or low due to surrounding environment.
• The detecting sensor is blocked while driving near a vehicle, pillar, or wall.
• Driving on a highway (or motorway) ramp or driving through a tollgate.
• The road pavement (or the peripheral ground) abnormally contains metallic components (for example, possibly due to subway construction).
• There is a fixed object near the vehicle, such as sound barriers, guardrails, central dividers, entry barriers, street lamps, signs, tunnels, walls, etc.(including double structures)
• Driving through a narrow road where trees or grass are overgrown
• Driving in vast areas where there are few vehicles or structures (for example, desert, meadow, suburb, etc.)
• Driving on a wet road surface, such as a puddle on the road
• The other vehicle drives very close behind your vehicle, or the other vehicle passes by your vehicle in close proximity
• The speed of the other vehicle is very fast that it passes by your vehicle in a short time
• Your vehicle passes by the other vehicle
• Your vehicle changes lane
• Your vehicle has started at the same time as the vehicle next to you and has accelerated
• 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
• A trailer or carrier is installed around the rear corner radar
• The bumper around the rear corner radar is covered with objects, such as a bumper sticker, bike rack, etc.
• The bumper around the rear corner radar is impacted, damaged or the radar is out of position
• Your vehicle height is low or high due to heavy loads, abnormal tire pressure, etc.
• When the following objects are detected:

• A motorcycle or bicycle is detected
• A vehicle such as a flat trailer is detected
• A big vehicle such as a bus or truck is detected
• A moving obstacle such as a pedestrian, animal, shopping cart or a baby stroller is detected
• A vehicle with low height such as a sports car is detected

Braking control may not work, driver's attention is required in the following circumstances:

• The vehicle severely vibrates while driving over a bumpy road, uneven road or concrete patch
• Driving on a slippery surface due to snow, water puddle, ice, etc.
• The tire pressure is low or a tire is damaged
• The braking system has been modified
• The vehicle makes abrupt lane changes

NOTICE

For more details on the limitations of the front view camera, refer to "Forward Collision- Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion) (if equipped)"

WARNING

• Driving on a curved road

Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly when driving on a curved road. Blind-Spot Collision- Avoidance Assist may not detect the vehicle in the next lane.

Always pay attention to road and driving conditions while driving.

Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly when driving on a curved road. Blind-Spot Collision- Avoidance Assist may detect a vehicle in the same lane.

Always pay attention to road and driving conditions while driving.

• Driving on a sloped road

Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly when driving on a slope. The function may not detect the vehicle in the next lane or may incorrectly detect the ground or structure.

Always pay attention to road and driving conditions while driving.

• Driving where the road is merging/ dividing

Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly when driving where the road merges or divides.

Always pay attention to road and driving conditions while driving.

• Driving where the heights of the lanes are different

Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly when driving where the heights of the lanes are different. The function may not detect the vehicle on a road with different lane heights (underpass joining section, grade separated intersections, etc.).

Always pay attention to road and driving conditions while driving.

WARNING

• When you are towing a trailer or another vehicle, make sure that you turn off Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist.
• Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly if interfered by strong electromagnetic waves.
• Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate for 3 seconds after the vehicle is started, or the front view camera or rear corner radars are initialized.

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