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Driving your vehicle Remote Smart Parking Assist (RSPA)
Rear ultrasonic sensors
Refer to the picture above for the
detailed location of the detecting sen
-
sors.
CAUTION
Take the following precautions to main -
tain optimal performance of the detect
-
ing sensors:
僅 Never disassemble the detecting sen
-
sor or sensor assembly, or apply any
impact on it.
僅 If the detecting sensor have been
replaced or repaired, contact an
authorized Kia dealer for inspection.
僅 Remote Smart Parking Assist may not
operate normally when:
- Moisture is frozen to the sensor
- Sensor is covered with foreign
material, such as snow or water
The function will operate normally
when such foreign material are
removed.
僅 Remote Smart Parking Assist may
malfunction when:
- Driving on uneven road, gravel
roads or bushes
- Objects that generates ultrasonic
waves such as vehicle horns, loud
motorcycle engine sound or truck
air brakes are near the sensor
- Heavy rain or water spray is pres -
ent
- Wireless transmitters or mobile
phones are present near the sensor
- The sensor is covered with snow
- Affected by another vehicle’s sen
-
sors
- Water flows on the surface of the
sensor
- Installing the license plate differ
-
ently from the original location
僅 Detecting range may decrease when:
- Sensor is covered with foreign mat
-
ters, such as snow or water (The
function will operate normally when
such foreign material are removed.)
- The weather is extremely hot or
cold
僅 The following objects may not be
detected:
- Sharp or slim objects, such as
ropes, chains or small poles.
- Objects which tend to absorb sen
-
sor frequency, such as clothes,
spongy material or snow.
- Objects smaller than 100 cm (40
in.) in length and narrower than 14
cm (6 in.) in diameter.
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