Kia Picanto: Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction and limitations / Limitations of Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist

Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist may not detect vehicles reliably or may respond unexpectedly in some situations. Be especially alert in the following conditions:

• During severe weather, including heavy snow or heavy rain.

• When snow, rain, dirt or other material covers a detecting sensor.

• When the area around a detecting sensor becomes unusually hot or cold.

• When a nearby vehicle, pillar, wall or other object blocks a sensor while you are driving.

• When driving on a highway or motorway ramp, or through a tollgate.

• When the road surface or surrounding ground contains unusual amounts of metal, for example near subway construction.

• When fixed objects are close to the Kia Picanto, including sound barriers, guardrails, central dividers, entry barriers, streetlights, signs, tunnels or walls. Double structures may also affect detection.

• When travelling along a narrow road bordered by overgrown trees or grass.

• When driving through a wide-open area with few vehicles or structures, such as a desert, meadow or suburb.

• On wet surfaces, including roads with puddles.

• When another vehicle follows very closely behind the Kia Picanto or passes close beside it.

• When another vehicle is travelling so fast that it passes the Kia Picanto in a short time.

• When the Kia Picanto passes another vehicle.

• While the Kia Picanto is changing lanes.

• When the Kia Picanto and a vehicle in the adjacent lane start moving at the same time and accelerate.

• When a vehicle in the adjacent lane moves two lanes away, or when a vehicle two lanes away moves into the adjacent lane.

• When a trailer, carrier or similar attachment is fitted near a rear corner radar.

• When a bumper sticker, bicycle rack or other object covers the bumper area around a rear corner radar.

• When the bumper around a rear corner radar has been struck or damaged, or the radar has moved out of position.

• When the vehicle’s height is unusually low or high because of a heavy load, incorrect tyre pressure or a similar condition.

• When the system encounters certain types of road users or vehicles, including:

  • A motorcycle or bicycle.

  • A vehicle such as a flat trailer.

  • A large vehicle such as a bus or truck.

  • A moving obstacle such as a pedestrian, animal, shopping cart or pushchair.

  • A low-profile vehicle such as a sports car.

Stay alert to the road and surrounding traffic. Braking assistance may not operate in the following conditions:

• The Kia Picanto shakes severely while travelling over a bumpy or uneven road, or over a concrete repair patch.

• The road is slippery because of snow, standing water, ice or similar conditions.

• A tyre is underinflated or damaged.

• The braking system has been modified.

• The driver makes an urgent steering manoeuvre.

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