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Driving your vehicle Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Smart
Cruise Control System Equipped)
driver. Remove the foreign sub
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stances to allow the FCA system to
function normally.
Remove any dirt, snow, or debris
and clean the radar sensor cover
before operating the FCA system.
The FCA may not properly operate
in an area (e.g. open terrain), where
any vehicles or objects are not
detected after turning ON the vehi
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cle.
FCA malfunction
When the FCA is not working prop
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erly, the FCA warning light ( )
will illuminate and the warning mes
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sage will appear for a few seconds.
After the message disappears, the
master warning light ( ) will illu
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minate. In this case, take your vehi
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cle to an authorized Kia dealer and
have the system checked.
The FCA system will also be deacti
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vated for the sake of driver's safety
when the ESC warning light comes
on. The FCA warning message will
appear at the same time, too. But
that doesn't necessarily mean the
malfunction of the FCA system.
Both FCA warning light and warning
message will disappear once the ESC
warning light issue is resolved.
WARNING
䳜 The FCA is only a supplemental
system for the driver's conve
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nience. It is the driver's responsi
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bility to control the vehicle
operation. Do not solely depend
on the FCA system. Rather, main
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tain a safe braking distance, and,
if necessary, depress the brake
pedal to reduce the driving speed
or stop the vehicle.
䳜 In certain instances and under
certain driving conditions, the FCA
system may activate uninten
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tionally. This initial warning mes
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sage appears on the LCD display
with a warning chime.
Also, due to sensing limitations, in
certain situations, the front radar
sensor or camera recognition sys
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tem may not detect the vehicle,
pedestrian or cyclist (if equipped)
ahead. The FCA system may not
activate and the warning mes
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sage will not be displayed.
䳜 The FCA may unnecessarily pro
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duce the warning message and
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