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Driving your vehicle Rear View Monitor (RVM)
Extended Rear View Monitor
Extended Rear View Monitor function
maintains the rear view of the vehicle
when shifting the gear from R (Reverse)
to N (Neutral) or D (Drive) to help you
park safely.
Operating conditions
Rear View Monitor will maintain when
the following conditions are satisfied:
僅 Shifting the gear from R (Reverse) to
N (Neutral) or D (Drive).
僅 The vehicle speed is below approxi
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mately 10 km/h (6 mph).
Off conditions
Extended Rear View Monitor function
will turn off when one the following con
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ditions are satisfied:
僅 The vehicle speed is above approxi
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mately 10 km/h (6 mph).
僅 Pressing the Parking/View button (1).
僅 Shifting the gear to P (Park).
Rear Top View
Rear Top View shows the rear top view
of your vehicle when parking for you to
check the distance between an object
and behind the vehicle.
Rear Top View will turn on under the fol -
lowing conditions:
僅 The gear is shifted to R (Reverse) and
the icon is selected among the view
buttons.
僅 The Parking/View button is pressed,
while the gear is in P (Park), N (Neu
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tral) or D (Drive), and vehicle speed is
10 km/h (6 mph) or less.
Rear View Monitor malfunction
and limitations
Rear View Monitor malfunction
When Rear View Monitor is not working
properly, or the screen flickers, or the
camera image does not display properly,
Visit an authorized Kia dealer.
Limitations of Rear View Monitor
When the vehicle is stopped for a long
time in winter or when the vehicle is
parked in an indoor parking lot, the
exhaust fumes may temporarily blur the
image.
WARNING
僅 The rear view camera does not cover
the complete area behind the vehicle.
The driver should always check the
rear area directly through the inside
and outside rearview mirror before
parking or backing up.
僅 The image shown on the screen may
differ from the actual distance of the
object. Make sure to directly check the
vehicle's surroundings for safety.
僅 If the camera lens is covered with for
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eign material, the Rear View Monitor
may not operate normally. Always
keep the camera lens clean. However,
do not use chemical solvents such as
strong detergents containing high
alkaline or volatile organic solvents
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