Kia Sportage: Parking Distance Warning Operation

Parking Safety Button

Press the Parking Safety button () to switch Forward, Side, and Reverse Parking Distance Warning on. Press the button again to switch the function off.

• Even if the Parking Safety button indicator is off, Parking Distance Warning switches on automatically when you shift into R (Reverse).
• For vehicles specified for Europe, Parking Distance Warning remains active in R (Reverse) even if you press the Parking Safety button.

Forward Parking Distance Warning

Forward Parking Distance Warning operates when any one of the following conditions is met:

• You shift from R (Reverse) to D (Drive) while Reverse Parking Distance Warning is active.
• The gear is in D (Drive) and the Parking Safety button indicator () is illuminated.
• With Parking Distance Warning Auto On selected in Setup > Vehicle > Driver Assistance > Parking Safety > Parking Distance Warning Auto On, the system provides warnings while the gear is in D (Drive).

NOTE

• Forward Parking Distance Warning operates when the vehicle is travelling below 10 km/h (6 mph).
• If Parking Distance Warning Auto On is not enabled, Forward Parking Distance Warning switches off when the vehicle exceeds 30 km/h. The button indicator also turns off. It will not switch on again automatically if the vehicle later slows below 10 km/h (6 mph).
• When the gear is in R (Reverse), only the front outer warning is active.

Warning Indication and Warning Sound

Distance from object	Warning indicator		Warning sound
	Instrument cluster	Infotainment system
60–120 cm (24–48 in.)			Buzzer beeps intermittently (front inner area).
30–60 cm (12–24 in.)			The warning beeps more frequently.
Within 30 cm (12 in.)			The warning beeps continuously.

• When an ultrasonic sensor detects a person, animal, or object within its sensing range, the corresponding indicator appears and an audible warning sounds.
• If the system detects more than one object at the same time, the audible warning corresponds to the nearest one.
• For forward and outer warnings, an object more than 60 cm (24 in.) away is not shown on the instrument cluster.
• The indicator shapes shown in the illustrations may differ from those in the actual Kia Sportage.

Side Parking Distance Warning: If Equipped

Side Parking Distance Warning operates when any one of the following conditions is met:

• You shift into R (Reverse).
• The gear is in D (Drive) and the Parking Safety button indicator () is illuminated.
• You shift into D (Drive) while Forward Parking Distance Warning is off, provided Parking Distance Warning Auto On is selected in Setup > Vehicle > Driver Assistance > Parking Safety > Parking Distance Warning Auto On.

NOTE

• Side Parking Distance Warning operates only when the vehicle is travelling below 10 km/h (6 mph).
• The side warning operates only while Forward or Reverse Parking Distance Warning is active.

Warning Indication and Warning Sound

Distance from object	Warning indicator		Warning sound
	Instrument cluster	Infotainment system
60–120 cm (24–48 in.)			—
30–60 cm (12–24 in.)			—
Within 30 cm (12 in.)			The warning beeps continuously.

• When a side ultrasonic sensor detects a person or object, the corresponding distance indicator appears on the instrument cluster or infotainment screen.
• An audible warning sounds if an object is detected within 30 cm (12 in.) in the vehicle’s exit path.
• If an object is detected beside the vehicle but outside its exit path, only the indicator appears; no audible warning sounds.
• In D (Drive), an object 30 cm (12 in.) or more away is not shown as a side warning on the instrument cluster.
• The indicator shape shown in the illustration may differ from the one in the actual Kia Sportage.

Reverse Parking Distance Warning

Reverse Parking Distance Warning activates when the gear is shifted to R (Reverse). It uses the Kia Sportage’s ultrasonic sensors to indicate when a person, animal, or object is detected behind the vehicle.

• The gear is shifted to R (Reverse).

Warning Indication and Warning Sound

Distance from object	Warning indicator		Warning sound
	Instrument cluster	Infotainment system
60–120 cm (24–48 in.)			The buzzer beeps intermittently.
30–60 cm (12–24 in.)			The beeps become more frequent as the vehicle gets closer to the object.
Within 30 cm (12 in.)			The buzzer beeps continuously.

• When an ultrasonic sensor detects a person, animal, or object within its sensing range, the corresponding indicator appears and an audible warning sounds.
• If the system detects more than two objects at the same time, the audible warning identifies the closest one.
• The indicator shown in the illustration may look different from the display in your Kia Sportage.

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