Kia Sportage: Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist Malfunction and Limitations

Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist Malfunction

A: Check Driver Assistance system.

If Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist is not operating correctly, a message appears in the Kia Sportage instrument cluster for several seconds, and the Master Warning Light () illuminates.

If this happens, have the system inspected by a qualified workshop. Kia recommends contacting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

A: Check outside mirror warning icon

If the warning indicator in an outside rear-view mirror is not working correctly, a message appears in the instrument cluster for several seconds, and the Master Warning Light () illuminates.

If this happens, have the system inspected by a qualified workshop. Kia recommends contacting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist Disabled

A: Driver Assistance system limited. Radar blocked.

Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may be temporarily limited or disabled if snow, rain, or another foreign material covers the rear bumper around a rear-side radar or sensor. Installing a trailer, carrier, or similar attachment can also reduce the system’s ability to detect approaching vehicles.

If this happens, a warning message appears in the instrument cluster.

The system should operate normally once the material or attachment that is affecting the sensor area has been removed.

If Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist still does not operate correctly after the obstruction or attachment has been removed, have it inspected by a qualified workshop. Kia recommends contacting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

WARNING

• Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate correctly even when no warning message appears in the instrument cluster.
• The system may not operate correctly in an area, such as open terrain, where no objects are detected after the Kia Sportage is switched on.

CAUTION

Switch off Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist before installing or removing a trailer, carrier, or other attachment. Switch the system back on when the work is complete.

Limitations of Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist

Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate as intended, or may respond unexpectedly, in the following situations:

• When reversing out of an area where trees or grass are overgrown.
• When reversing from a wet road.
• When an approaching vehicle is travelling either particularly fast or particularly slowly.

Brake control may also be limited in the situations below. Pay close attention to the vehicle and its surroundings:

• The Kia Sportage vibrates strongly while travelling over a bumpy or uneven road, or across a concrete patch.
• The road surface is slippery because of snow, standing water, ice, or similar conditions.
• A tyre is underinflated or damaged.
• The brake has been tuned.
• Remote Smart Parking Assist is operating, if equipped.

NOTE

For further information about rear corner radar limitations, refer to the Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) section.

WARNING

• Reversing near a vehicle or structure

  Structure

  When the Kia Sportage is close to another vehicle or a structure, Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may have difficulty detecting a vehicle approaching from the left or right. In this situation, the system may not warn you or apply braking when needed.

  Check the area around the vehicle whenever you reverse, even if no warning is given.

• Reversing in a complex parking area

  The system may detect vehicles manoeuvring close to the Kia Sportage, such as a vehicle leaving an adjacent parking space, parking or pulling out behind you, or approaching while turning.

  These situations may cause the system to issue an unnecessary warning or apply the brakes when there is no collision risk.

  Check the area around the vehicle whenever you reverse, even if no warning is given.

• Reversing out of a diagonal parking space

  Vehicle

  When reversing diagonally, Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may not detect a vehicle approaching from the left or right. As a result, it may not provide a warning or apply the brakes when necessary.

  Check the area around the vehicle whenever you reverse, even if no warning is given.

• Reversing on or near a slope

  If the Kia Sportage is on or near an uphill or downhill slope, the system may have difficulty detecting a vehicle approaching from the left or right. It may therefore fail to warn you or apply the brakes when needed.

  Check the area around the vehicle whenever you reverse, even if no warning is given.

• Reversing into a parking space beside a structure

  Vehicle Wall

  When reversing into a parking space with a wall or another structure behind or beside the vehicle, the system may detect vehicles passing in front of the Kia Sportage. This can result in an unnecessary warning or brake application.

  Check the area around the vehicle whenever you reverse, even if no warning is given.

• Reversing into a parking space

  When the Kia Sportage is reversing into a parking space, the system may detect vehicles passing behind it and issue an unnecessary warning or apply the brakes.

  Check the area around the vehicle whenever you reverse, even if no warning is given.

WARNING

• For safety, switch off Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist while towing a trailer or another vehicle.
• Strong electromagnetic waves may interfere with the system and prevent it from operating correctly.
• Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may be unavailable for approximately three seconds after the vehicle is started or the rear corner radars are initialised.
• If the vehicle is restarted while the sensors are blocked or malfunctioning, the system may continue to operate incorrectly because it retains its previous setting.

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