2022-2026 Kia Sportage SUV Driver assistance system -> Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only) User Manual
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
僅 If the detecting sensors have been  
replaced or repaired, have the vehicle  
inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.  
Driver assistance system  
INFORMATION  
Due to the infotainment software ver  
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僅 Never install any accessories or stick  
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sion, the description of each function of  
the driver assistance system may differ  
from the owner's manual.  
ers on the front windshield, or tint the  
front windshield.  
僅 Pay extreme caution to keep the front  
view camera dry.  
Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist (FCA) (Front Camera  
Only) (if equipped)  
僅 Never place any reflective objects (i.e.  
white paper, mirror) over the dash  
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board.  
Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist settings  
Forward Safety  
ONQ5041017L  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist is  
designed to help detect and monitor the  
vehicle ahead or help detect a pedes  
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trian or cyclist in the roadway and warn  
the driver that a collision is imminent  
with a warning message and an audible  
warning, apply emergency braking.  
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Detecting sensor  
Front view camera  
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A: Driver Assistance  
1 Forward Safety  
2 Active Assist  
3 Warning Only  
4 Off  
ONQ5051040N  
With the vehicle on, select Settings  
Driver Assistance Forward Safety  
from the User Settings menu or select  
Settings Vehicle Driver Assis  
tance Forward Safety from the info  
Refer to the picture above for the  
detailed location of the detecting sensor.  
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CAUTION  
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僅 Never disassemble the detecting sen  
sor or sensor assembly, or apply any  
impact on it.  
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tainment system to set whether or not to  
use each function.  
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
Active Assist: Forward Collision  
Warning Timing  
Avoidance Assist will warn the driver  
with a warning message, an audible  
warning depending on the collision  
risk levels. Braking assist will be  
applied depending on the collision  
risk.  
ONQ5031369L  
Warning Only: Forward Collision-  
Avoidance Assist will warn the driver  
with a warning message and an audi  
ble warning depending on the colli  
sion risk levels. Braking will not be  
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assisted. The driver must apply the  
brake pedal if necessary.  
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Off: Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist will turn off. The warning light  
A: Driver Assistance  
1 Warning Timing  
2 Standard  
(
) will appear on the cluster.  
The driver can monitor Forward Colli  
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3 Late  
sion-Avoidance Assist ON/OFF status  
from the Settings menu. If the warning  
light ( ) remains ON when Forward  
Collision-Avoidance Assist is ON, have  
the vehicle inspected by an authorized  
Kia dealer.  
With the vehicle on, select Settings  
Driver assistance  
from the User Settings menu or select  
Settings Vehicle Driver assistance  
Warning timingfrom the infotain  
ment system to change the initial warn  
Warning timing  
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WARNING  
ing activation time for Forward Collision-  
Avoidance Assist.  
When the vehicle is restarted, Forward  
Collision-Avoidance Assist will always  
turn on. However, if Off is selected, the  
driver should always be aware of the  
surroundings and drive safely.  
Standard: Use in a normal driving  
environment. If the function operates  
too sensitively, set to the warning tim  
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ing to Late  
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Late: The warning timing will be slow.  
CAUTION  
Warning Methods  
If Warning Only is selected, braking is  
not assisted.  
NOTICE  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist will  
turn off when ESC is turned off by press  
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ing and holding the ESC OFF button. The  
warning light ( ) will appear on the  
cluster.  
ONQ5A043117  
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist operation  
The basic function for Forward Collision-  
Avoidance Assist is warned and con  
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trolled by the following level.  
僅 Collision Warning  
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僅 Emergency Braking  
A
: Driver Assistance  
Warning Methods  
僅 Stopping vehicle and ending brake  
control  
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The Warning Methods can be set with  
the vehicle on. Select User Settings  
Driver Assistance Warning Methods  
from the settings menu in the instru  
ment cluster or Setup Vehicle  
Driver Assistance Warning Methods  
Collision Warning  
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from the settings menu in the infotain  
ment system to change the following  
settings:  
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ONQ5041132L  
Warning Volume: Adjusts the volume  
A: Collision Warning  
of the warning sound.  
The warning message and an audible  
warning will sound and the steering  
wheel will vibrate (if equipped) to warn  
the driver of a collision.  
Haptic Warning: Activate the steer  
ing wheel vibration warning. (if  
equipped)  
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Driving Safety Priority: Lowers all  
Collision Warning will be activated at the  
other audio volumes when the Driving  
Safety system sounds a warning.  
following speed of your vehicle, depend  
ing on the object.  
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僅 For Vehicle: 5~180 km/h (3~112 mph)  
INFORMATION  
僅 For Pedestrian or cyclist: 5~80 km/h  
(3~50 mph)  
僅 If you change the Warning Methods, it  
can be applied to each function of the  
driver assistance system. Please  
Emergency Braking  
check and change it in each function.  
僅 If the vehicle is restarted, Warning  
Methods will maintain the last setting.  
僅 The setting menu may not exist based  
on vehicle specification.  
僅 The Warning Volume and Haptic  
Warning cannot be turned off at the  
same time. When one of the warning  
is turned off the other is activated.  
ONQ5041133L  
A: Emergency Braking  
The warning message and an audible  
warning will sound and the steering  
wheel will vibrate (if equipped) to warn  
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
the driver of a collision. The brake assist  
will be activated and it helps avoiding  
collision of a vehicle, pedestrian and  
cyclist.  
light will appear on the cluster which  
is normal. If ESC is turned on by  
pressing the ESC OFF button again,  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
will maintain the last setting.  
Emergency Braking will be activated at  
the following speed of your vehicle,  
depending on the object.  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
does not operate in all situations or  
cannot avoid all collisions.  
僅 Your driving speed: 5~60 km/h (3~37  
mph)  
僅 The driver should hold the responsi  
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bility to control the vehicle. Do not  
solely depend on Forward Collision-  
Avoidance Assist. Rather, maintain a  
safe braking distance, and if neces  
sary, depress the brake pedal to  
僅 For Pedestrian or cyclist: 5~60 km/h  
(3~37 mph)  
Stopping vehicle and ending  
brake control  
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reduce driving speed or to stop the  
vehicle.  
僅 Never deliberately operate Forward  
Collision-Avoidance Assist on people,  
objects, etc. It may cause serious  
injury or death.  
ONQ5041134L  
A: Drive carefully  
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
may not operate if the driver  
depresses the brake pedal to avoid  
collision.  
When the vehicle is stopped due to  
emergency braking, the warning mes  
sage will appear on the cluster.  
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僅 Depending on the road and driving  
For your safety, the driver should  
depress the brake pedal immediately  
and check the surroundings.  
conditions, Forward Collision-Avoid  
ance Assist may warn the driver late  
or may not warn the driver.  
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僅 Brake control will end after the vehicle  
is stopped by emergency braking for  
approximately 2 seconds.  
僅 During Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist operation, the vehicle may stop  
suddenly injuring passengers and  
shifting loose objects. Always have the  
seat belt on and keep loose objects  
secured.  
WARNING  
僅 For your safety, change the Settings  
after parking the vehicle at a safe  
location.  
僅 If any other function's warning mes  
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sage is displayed or audible warning  
僅 With Active Assist or Warning Only  
selected, when ESC is turned off by  
pressing and holding the ESC OFF  
button, Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist will turn off automatically. In  
is generated, Forward Collision-Avoid  
ance Assist warning message may not  
be displayed and audible warning  
may not be generated.  
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僅 You may not hear the warning sound  
of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
if the surroundings are noisy.  
this case, Forward Collision-Avoid  
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ance Assist cannot be set from the  
Settings menu and the ( ) warning  
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
may turn off or may not operate prop  
erly or may operate unnecessarily  
depending on the road conditions and  
the surroundings.  
Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist malfunction and limitations  
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Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist malfunction  
僅 Even if there is a problem with For  
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ward Collision-Avoidance Assist, the  
vehicle's basic braking performance  
will operate normally.  
僅 During emergency braking, braking  
control by Forward Collision-Avoid  
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ance Assist will automatically cancel  
when the driver excessively depresses  
the accelerator pedal or sharply steers  
the vehicle.  
A: Check Forward Safety system  
When Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist is not working properly, the warn  
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ing message will appear, and the (  
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and ( ) warning lights will appear on  
the cluster.  
CAUTION  
Depending on the condition of the vehi  
cle, pedestrian and cyclist in front and  
the surroundings, the speed range to  
operate Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist may reduce. Forward Collision-  
Avoidance Assist may only warn the  
driver, or it may not operate.  
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Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist disabled  
NOTICE  
僅 When a collision is imminent, the For  
ward Collision-Avoidance Assist may  
assist the driver with brakes if the  
driver fails to brake enough.  
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ONQ5041138L  
A: Forward Safety system disabled.  
Camera obscured  
When the front windshield where the  
front view camera is located is covered  
with foreign material, such as snow or  
rain, it can reduce the detecting perfor  
mance and temporarily limit or disable  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist.  
僅 The images or colors may be dis  
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played differently depending on the  
specifications of the instrument clus  
ter or theme.  
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If this occurs the warning message, and  
the ( ) and ( ) warning lights will  
appear on the cluster. Forward Collision-  
Avoidance Assist will operate normally  
when snow, rain or foreign material is  
removed. Always keep it clean.  
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
If Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
僅 Street light or light from an oncoming  
does not operate normally after obstruc  
tion (snow, rain, or foreign material) is  
removed, have the vehicle inspected by  
an authorized Kia dealer.  
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vehicle is reflected on the wet road  
surface, such as a puddle on the road  
僅 An object is placed on the dashboard  
僅 Your vehicle is being towed  
僅 The surroundings are very bright  
WARNING  
僅 The surroundings are very dark, such  
as in a tunnel, etc.  
僅 Even though the warning message or  
warning light does not appear on the  
cluster, Forward Collision-Avoidance  
Assist may not properly operate.  
僅 The brightness changes suddenly, for  
example when entering or exiting a  
tunnel  
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
may not properly operate in an area  
僅 The brightness outside is low, and the  
headlamps are not on or are not  
bright  
(e.g. open terrain), where any sub  
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stance are not detected after turning  
ON the vehicle.  
僅 Only part of the vehicle, pedestrian or  
cyclist is detected  
Limitations of Forward Collision-  
Avoidance Assist  
僅 The vehicle in front is a bus, heavy  
truck, truck with a unusually shaped  
luggage, trailer, etc.  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may  
not operate normally, or it may operate  
僅 The vehicle in front has no tail lights,  
tail lights are located unusually, etc.  
unexpectedly under the following cir  
cumstances:  
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僅 The brightness outside is low, and the  
tail lamps are not on or are not bright  
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僅 The detecting sensor or the surround  
ings are contaminated or damaged  
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僅 The rear of the front vehicle is small or  
the vehicle does not look normal, such  
僅 The temperature around the front  
view camera is high or low due to sur  
rounding environment  
as when the vehicle is tilted, over  
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turned, or the side of the vehicle is vis  
ible, etc.  
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僅 The camera lens is contaminated due  
to tinted, filmed or coated windshield,  
damaged glass, or sticky foreign  
material (sticker, bug, etc.) on the  
glass  
僅 The front vehicle's ground clearance  
is low or high  
僅 A vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist sud  
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denly cuts in front  
僅 Moisture is not removed or frozen on  
the windshield  
僅 The vehicle in front is detected late  
僅 The vehicle in front is suddenly  
blocked by a obstacle  
僅 Washer fluid is continuously sprayed,  
or the wiper is on  
僅 The vehicle in front suddenly changes  
lane or suddenly reduces speed  
僅 Driving in heavy rain or snow, or thick  
fog  
僅 The vehicle in front is bent out of  
shape  
僅 The field of view of the front view  
camera is obstructed by sun glare  
僅 The vehicle in front is covered with  
snow  
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
僅 You are departing or returning to the  
lane  
background, making it difficult to  
detect  
僅 Unstable driving  
僅 The pedestrian or cyclist is difficult to  
distinguish from the similar shaped  
structure in the surroundings  
僅 You are on a roundabout and the  
vehicle in front is not detected  
僅 You are driving by a pedestrian,  
cyclist, traffic signs, structures, etc.  
near the intersection  
僅 You are continuously driving in a cir  
cle  
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僅 The vehicle in front has an unusual  
shape  
僅 When driving in the following places  
- Driving through steam, smoke or  
shadow  
僅 The vehicle in front is driving uphill or  
downhill  
- Driving through a tunnel or iron  
bridge  
僅 The pedestrian or cyclist is not fully  
detected, for example, if the pedes  
trian is leaning over or is not fully  
walking upright  
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- Driving in large areas where there  
are few vehicles or structures (i.e.  
desert, meadow, suburb, etc.)  
僅 The pedestrian or cyclist is wearing  
clothing or equipment that makes it  
difficult to detect as a pedestrian or  
cyclist  
- Driving in a parking lot  
- Driving near areas containing metal  
substances, such as a construction  
zone, railroad, etc.  
The illustration below shows the image  
the front view camera will detect as a  
vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist.  
- Driving on an incline road, curved  
road, etc.  
- Driving through a roadside with  
trees or streetlights  
- Driving through a narrow road  
where trees or grass are overgrown  
- There is interference by electro  
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magnetic waves, such as driving in  
an area with strong radio waves or  
electrical noise  
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僅 The pedestrian or cyclist in front is  
moving very quickly  
僅 The adverse road conditions cause  
excessive vehicle vibrations while  
driving  
僅 The pedestrian or cyclist in front is  
short or is posing a low posture  
僅 The pedestrian or cyclist in front has  
impaired mobility  
僅 Your vehicle height is low or high due  
to heavy loads, abnormal tire pres  
sure, etc.  
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僅 The pedestrian or cyclist in front is  
moving intersected with the driving  
direction  
僅 There is a group of pedestrians,  
cyclists or a large crowd in front  
僅 The pedestrian or cyclist is wearing  
clothing that easily blends into the  
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
僅 Driving on a sloped road  
WARNING  
僅 Driving on a curved road  
ONQ5041020_3  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
ONQ5041255_3  
may not detect other vehicle, pedes  
trian or cyclist in front of you while  
driving uphill or downhill, adversely  
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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
may not detect other vehicle, pedes  
trian or cyclist in front of you on  
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affecting the performance of the sen  
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curved roads adversely affecting the  
performance of the sensors. This may  
result in no warning or braking assist  
when necessary.  
sors.  
This may result in unnecessary warn  
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ing or braking assist or no warning or  
braking assist when necessary.  
When driving on a curved road, you  
Also, vehicle speed may rapidly  
must maintain a safe braking dis  
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decrease when a vehicle, pedestrian  
or cyclist ahead is suddenly detected.  
tance, and if necessary, steer the vehi  
cle and depress the brake pedal to  
reduce your driving speed in order to  
maintain a safe distance.  
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Always have your eyes on the road  
while driving uphill or downhill and if  
necessary, steer your vehicle and  
depress the brake pedal to reduce  
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your driving speed in order to main  
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tain a safe distance.  
僅 Changing lanes  
ONQ5041256_3  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
may detect a vehicle, pedestrian or  
cyclist in the next lane or outside the  
lane when driving on a curved road.  
If this occurs, Forward Collision-Avoid  
ance Assist may unnecessarily warn  
the driver and control the brake.  
Always check the traffic conditions  
around the vehicle.  
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ONQ5041022  
[A]: Your vehicle, [B]: Lane changing  
vehicle  
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Driver assistance system  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only)  
When a vehicle (B) moves into your  
lane from an adjacent lane, it cannot  
be detected by the sensor until it is in  
the sensor's detection range. Forward  
Collision-Avoidance Assist may not  
immediately detect the vehicle when  
the vehicle changes lanes abruptly. In  
this case, you must maintain a safe  
braking distance, and if necessary,  
steer your vehicle and depress the  
brake pedal to reduce your driving  
僅 Detecting a vehicle  
speed in order to maintain a safe dis  
tance.  
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ONQ5041258_2  
If the vehicle in front of you has cargo  
that extends rearward from the cab,  
or when the vehicle in front of you has  
higher ground clearance, additional  
special attention is required. Forward  
Collision-Avoidance Assist may not be  
able to detect the cargo extending  
from the vehicle. In these instances,  
you must maintain a safe braking dis  
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tance from the rearmost object, and if  
necessary, steer your vehicle and  
depress the brake pedal to reduce  
ONQ5041023  
your driving speed in order to main  
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[A]: Your vehicle, [B]: Lane changing  
vehicle,  
tain distance.  
[C]: Same lane vehicle  
WARNING  
When a vehicle (B) in front of you  
merges out of the lane, Forward Colli  
sion-Avoidance Assist may not imme  
diately detect the vehicle (C) that is  
now in front of you. In this case, you  
僅 When you are towing a trailer or  
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another vehicle, we recommend that  
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist is  
turned off due to safety reasons.  
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
may operate if objects that are similar  
in shape or characteristics to vehicle,  
pedestrian or cyclist are detected.  
must maintain a safe braking dis  
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tance, and if necessary, steer your  
vehicle and depress the brake pedal  
to reduce your driving speed in order  
to maintain a safe distance.  
僅 Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist  
does not operate on bicycles, motor  
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cycles, or smaller wheeled objects,  
such as luggage bags, shopping carts,  
or strollers.  
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