Kia Sportage: Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist settings

Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist is designed to help detect vehicles approaching from blind spot area while your vehicle is reversing, and warn the driver that a collision is imminent with a warning message and an audible warning.

Also, braking is assisted to help prevent collision.

[A]: Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning operating range

[B]: Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist operating range

CAUTION

The time of warning may vary depending on vehicle speed of the approaching vehicle.

Detecting sensor

Rear corner radar

Refer to the picture above for the detailed location of the detecting sensor.

NOTICE

For more details on the precautions of the rear corner radar, refer to "Blind- Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) (if equipped)"

Rear Cross-Traffic Collision- Avoidance Assist settings

Setting features

Rear Cross-Traffic Safety

A: Driver Assistance

1. Parking Safety
2. Rear cross-traffic safety

With the vehicle on, select Settings ? Driver Assistance ? Parking Safety ? Rear Cross-Traffic Safety from the User Settings menu or select Settings ? Vehicle ? Driver Assistance ? Parking Safety ? Rear Cross-Traffic Safetythe infotainment system to turn on Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist and deselect to turn off the function.

WARNING

When the vehicle is restarted, Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist will automatically turn on. However, if Off is selected after the vehicle is restarted, the driver should always be aware of the surroundings and drive safely.

Warning Timing

A: Driver Assistance

1. Warning Timing
2. Standard
3. Late

With the vehicle on, select Settings ? Driver Assistance ? Driver Assistance ? Warning Timing from the User Settings menu or select Settings ? Vehicle ? Driver Assistance ? Driver Assistance ? Warning Timing from the infotainment system to change the initial warning activation time for Rear Cross- Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist.

When the vehicle is first delivered, Warning Timing is set to Standard. If you change the Warning Timing, the warning time of other Driver Assistance systems may change.

Warning Volume

A: Driver Assistance

1. Warning Volume
2. High
3. Medium
4. Low

With the vehicle on, select Settings ? Driver Assistance ? Warning Volume from the User Settings menu or select Settings ? Vehicle ? Driver Assistance ? Warning Volumefrom the infotainment system to change the Warning Volume to High, Medium or Low for Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist.

NOTICE

If you change the warning volume, the warning volume of other Driver Assistance systems may change.

CAUTION

• The setting of the Warning Timing and Warning Volume applies to all functions of the Rear Collision-Avoidance Assist.
• Even though Standard is selected for Warning Timing, if the vehicles from the blind spot area approaches at high speed, the initial warning activation time may seem late.
• Select Late for Warning Timing when traffic is light and when driving speed is slow.

NOTICE

If the vehicle is restarted, Warning Timing and Warning Volume will maintain the last setting.

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