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Driving your vehicle
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Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW)
a professional workshop and have the
function checked. Kia recommends to
visit an authorized Kia dealer/service
partner.
僅 Do not apply foreign objects such as a
bumper sticker or a bumper guard
near the radar sensor or apply paint
to the sensor area. Doing so may
adversely affect the performance of
the sensor.
僅 Never install any accessories or stick
-
ers on the front windshield, nor tint
the front windshield.
僅 Pay extreme caution to keep the cam
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era sensor out of water.
僅 Never locate any reflective objects (i.e.
white paper, mirror) over the crash
pad. Any light reflection may cause a
malfunction of the function.
僅 The genuine Kia rear bumpers which
the Rear corner radar sensors are
mounted are parts with quality and
performance ensured. If arbitrarily
applying paint on or changing the
bumper, the Blind-Spot Collision
Warning may not function properly.
Use only Kia Genuine Parts or those
of an equivalent standard with proven
quality and performance to repair or
replace the bumper.
Turning off Blind-Spot Collision
Warning when a trailer or carrier
is installed
僅 Press the Blind-Spot Safety button
(the indicator on the button extin
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guish)
僅 Deactivate Blind-Spot Collision Warn
-
ing by selecting User settings →
Driver assistance → Blind-spot
safety → Off .
If you use Blind-Spot Collision Warn -
ing, remove a trailer or carrier.
When Blind-Spot Collision Warning can -
celed warning message is displayed in
the cluster, check to make sure that the
rear bumper is free from any dirt or
snow in the areas where the sensor is
located. Remove any dirt, snow, or for
-
eign material that could interfere with
the radar sensors.
After any dirt or debris is removed,
Blind-Spot Collision Warning should
operate normally after about 10 minutes
of driving the vehicle.
If the function still does not operate nor
-
mally, Kia recommend that you have
your vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
A: Check blind-spot safety systems
If there is a problem with Blind-Spot Col
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lision Warning, a warning message will
appear and the light on the switch will
turn off. The function will turn off auto
-
matically.
In this case, have the function checked
by a professional workshop. Kia recom
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mends to visit an authorized Kia dealer/
service partner.
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