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Driving your vehicle
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Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW)
僅 The corresponding indicator will
appear whenever each ultrasonic sen
-
sor detects a person, animal or object
in its sensing range. Also an audible
warning will sound.
僅 When more than two objects are
detected at the same time, the closest
one will be warned with an audible
warning.
僅 The shape of the indicator in the illus
-
tration may differ from the actual
vehicle.
Reverse Parking Distance Warn
-
ing
僅 Reverse Parking Distance Warning
will operate when the gear is in R
(Reverse).
僅 Reverse Parking Distance Warning
detects a person, animal or object in
the rear when the vehicle's rearward
speed is below 6 mph (10 km/h).
僅 When the vehicle's rearward speed is
below 6 mph (10 km/h), both the front
and rear ultrasonic sensors will detect
objects. However, the front ultrasonic
sensors can detect a person, animal
or object when it is within 24 in. (60
cm) from the sensors.
僅 The corresponding indicator will
appear whenever each ultrasonic sen
-
sor detects a person, animal or object
in its sensing range. Also an audible
warning will sound.
僅 When more than two objects are
detected at the same time, the closest
one will be warned with an audible
warning.
僅 The shape of the indicator in the illus
-
tration may differ from the actual
vehicle.
Malfunction and limitations
Malfunction
After starting the engine, a beep will
sound when the gear is shifted to R
(Reverse) to indicate the function is
operating normally.
However, if one or more of the following
occurs, first check whether the ultra
-
sonic sensor is damaged or blocked with
foreign material. If it still does not work
properly, have the function be inspected
by an authorized Kia dealer.
僅 The audible warning does not sound.
僅 The buzzer sounds intermittently.
僅 The 'Parking sensor error or blockage'
warning message on the cluster
Distance from
object
Warning
indicator
Warning sound
Driving for
-
ward
24 ~ 48 in.
(60 ~ 120 cm)
Buzzer beeps inter
-
mittently
12 ~ 24 in.
(30 ~ 60 cm)
Beeps more fre
-
quently
Within 12 in.
(30 cm)
Beeps continuously
Distance from
object
Warning
indicator
Warning sound
Driving
backward
24 ~ 48 in.
(60 ~ 120 cm)
Buzzer beeps inter
-
mittently
12 ~ 24 in.
(30 ~ 60 cm)
Beeps more fre
-
quently
Within 12 in.
(30 cm)
Beeps continuously