Kia Sportage: Highway Driving Assist operation
Display and control
You can see the status of the Highway
Driving Assist operation in the Driving
Assist view on the cluster. Refer to
"Instrument cluster"
Highway Driving Assist will be displayed
as below depending on the status of the
function.
![Operating State](images/books/1538/13/index.71.jpg)
Operating State
![Standby State](images/books/1538/13/index.72.jpg)
Standby State
- Highway Driving Assist indicator,
whether there is a vehicle ahead and
the selected distance level are displayed.
- Highway Driving Assist indicator
- Green: Operating state
- Grey: Standby state
- White blink: Accelerator
depressed state
- Set speed is displayed.
- Lane Following Assist indicator displayed.
- Whether there is a vehicle ahead and
the target vehicle distance are displayed.
- Whether the lane is detected or not is
displayed.
NOTICE
- For more details on the display, refer
to "Smart Cruise Control (SCC) (if
equipped)"
- For more details on the display, refer
to "Lane Following Assist (LFA)"
- The images or colors may be displayed
differently depending on the
specifications of the instrument cluster
or theme.
Highway Driving Assist operating
When driving on available road, press
Drive Assist button to turn on Highway
Driving Assist.
Highway Driving Assist will operate
when satisfying all the following conditions:
- Pressing Driving Assist button to
operate Highway Driving Assist
- Entering or driving on the operable
road when Smart Cruise Control and
Lane Following Assist is operating
Restarting after stopping
![Restarting after stopping](images/books/1538/13/index.73.jpg)
A: Use switch or pedal to accelerate
When Highway Driving Assist is operating,
your vehicle will stop if the vehicle
ahead of you stops. Also, if the vehicle
ahead of you starts moving approximately
within 30 seconds after the stop,
your vehicle will start as well. In addition,
after the vehicle has stopped and
approximately 30 seconds have passed,
the Use switch or pedal to accelerate
message will appear on the cluster.
Depress the accelerator pedal or operate
the + switch, - switch or ( 3) switch to
start driving.
Hands-off warning
![Hands-off warning](images/books/1538/13/index.74.jpg)
A: Keep hands on steering wheel
If the driver takes their hands off the
steering wheel for several seconds, the
warning message will appear and an
audible warning will sound in stages.
- First stage: Warning message
- Second stage: Warning message (red
steering wheel) and audible warning
![Hands-off warning](images/books/1538/13/index.75.jpg)
A: Highway Driving Assist deactivated
If the driver still does not have their
hands on the steering wheel after the
hands-off warning, the warning message
will appear and Highway Driving
Assist and Lane Following Assist will be
automatically canceled.
Driving speed limit
![Driving speed limit](images/books/1538/13/index.76.jpg)
A: Driver's grasp not detected. Driving
speed will be limited
When Highway Driving Assist is canceled
by the hands-off warning, The
driving speed will be limited. While Driving
Speed Limit function is operating,
the warning message will appear on the
cluster, and an audible warning will
sound continuously.
Highway Driving Assist standby
When the Smart Cruise Control is temporarily
canceled while Highway Driving
Assist is operating, Highway Driving
Assist will be in the standby state. At this
time, Lane Following Assist will operate
normally.
NOTICE
- Driving Speed Limit helps you drive
below 40 mph (60 km/h). At this time,
the vehicle decelerates due to the vehicle ahead. After the vehicle has
decelerated, it cannot automatically
accelerate.
- Driving Speed Limit will cancel in the
following circumstances:
- When the driver grabs the steering
wheel again
- When the driver turns on Lane Following
Assist by pressing the Lane
Driving Assist button
- When +, -, (
)
switch, or (
) button
is operated, or the accelerator
pedal or the brake pedal is
depressed
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Highway Driving Assist malfunction
A: Check Highway Driving Assist system
When Highway Driving Assist is not
working properly, the warning message
will appear, and the ( A ) warning light
wil
Rear View Monitor (RVM) (if equipped)
Rear View Monitor will show the area
behind the vehicle to assist you when
parking or reversing.
Detecting sensor
Rear view camera
Refer to the pict
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under normal conditions and only lock
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