Kia Sorento 2023, Owner'S Manual, Page: 250 / 640

Features of your vehicle
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Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW)
Reverse Parking Distance Warn
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ing Operation
Parking Safety button
Press the Parking Safety ( ) button to
turn on or off Reverse Parking Distance
Warning.
僅 When Reverse Parking Distance
Warning is off (button indicator light
off), if you shift the gear to R
(Reverse), Reverse Parking Distance
Warning will automatically turn on.
僅 If you shift the gear to R (Reverse),
Reverse Parking Distance Warning
will not turn off even if you press the
Parking Safety (
) button for your
safety.
Reverse Parking Distance Warn
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ing
Reverse Parking Distance Warning will
operate under the following conditions.
僅 Shift the gear to R (Reverse).
僅 The vehicle's speed is below 10 km/h
(6 mph).
Function indications and warn
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ings
僅 The corresponding indicator will
appear on the cluster or infotainment
whenever each ultrasonic sensor
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 Distance from object may be detected
differently when obstacles are not
located in front of the sensor.
僅 The shape of the indicator in the illus
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tration may differ from the actual
vehicle.
Reverse Parking Distance Warn
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ing Malfunction and Precautions
Reverse Parking Distance Warn
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ing malfunction
After starting the vehicle, a beep will
sound once when the gear is shifted to R
(Reverse) to indicate Reverse Parking
Distance Warning is operating normally.
However, if one or more of the following
occurs, first check whether the ultra
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sonic sensor is damaged or blocked with
foreign material. If it still does not work
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Types of warning sound Indicator
When an object is 60 cm~120 cm (24
in~48 in) from the rear bumper: Buzzer
beeps intermittently
When an object is 30 cm~60 cm (12 in~24
in) from the rear bumper: Buzzer beeps
more frequently.
When an object is within 30 cm (12 in) of
the rear bumper: Buzzer beeps continu
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ously.