Kia Sportage: Reverse Parking Distance Warning settings
Reverse Parking Distance Warning will
help warn the driver if a person, an animal
or an object is detected within a certain
distance when the vehicle is moving
in reverse.
Detecting sensor

Rear ultrasonic sensors
Refer to the picture above for the
detailed location of the detecting sensors.
Reverse Parking Distance Warning
settings
Warning Volume


A: Driver Assistance
- Warning Volume
- High
- Medium
- Low
With the vehicle on, select Settings ?
Driver Assistance ? Warning Volume
from the User Settings menu or select
Settings ? Vehicle ? Driver Assistance
? Warning Volume from infotainment
system to change the Warning
Volume to High, Medium, Low for
Reverse Parking Distance Warning.
NOTICE
If you change the Warning Volume, the
warning volume of other Driver Assistance
systems may change.
Reverse Parking Distance Warning operation
Parking Safety button

Press the Parking Safety (
)
button to
turn on or off Reverse Parking Distance
Warning.
- 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.
- 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 Warning
Reverse Parking Distance Warning will
operate under the following conditions.
- Shift the gear to R (Reverse).
- The vehicle's speed is below 6 mph
(10 km/h).
Warning indication and warning sound

- The corresponding indicator will
appear on the cluster or infotainment
system whenever each ultrasonic sensor
detects a person, animal or object
in its sensing range. Also an audible
warning will sound.
- When more than two objects are
detected at the same time, the closest
one will be warned with an audible
warning.
- Distance from object may be detected
differently when obstacles are not
located in front of the sensor.
- The shape of the indicator in the illustration
may differ from the actual
vehicle.
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Reverse Parking Distance Warning 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 no
Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning (PDW) (if
equipped)
Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning will help warn the driver if a
person, an animal or an object is
detected within a certain d
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When prying with a flat-tip screwdriver, wrap it with protective tape, and apply protective tape around the related parts, to prevent damage.
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1. Remove
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