HYUNDAI KONA EV 2023 Owners Manual

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After the vehicle stops, when an
approaching vehicle from the rear area is
detected as soon as a passenger opens
a door, Safe Exit Warning will warn the
driver with a warning message and
an audible warning to help prevent a collision.
CAUTION
Warning timing may vary depending on
the speed of the approaching vehicle. Detecting sensor
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[1] : Rear corner radar
Refer to the picture above for the
detailed location of the detecting
sensors.
CAUTION
For more details on the precautions of
the rear corner radars, refer to “Blind-
spot Collision warning (BCa)” section in
this chapter.
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safe exit warning settings
Setting features
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Safe Exit Warning
With the vehicle on, select ‘Driver
Assistance → Blind-Spot Safety → Safe Exit
Warning’ from the Settings menu to turn
on Safe Exit Warning and deselect to turn
off the function.
warning
The driver should always be aware of
unexpected and sudden situations
from occurring. if ‘safe exit warning’ is
deselected, safe exit warning cannot
assist you.
Information
If the vehicle is restarted, Safe Exit
Warning will maintain the last setting.
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Warning Timing
With the vehicle on, select ‘Driver
Assistance → Warning Timing’ from the
Settings menu to change the initial
warning activation time for Safe Exit
Warning.
When the vehicle is first delivered,
Warning Timing is set to ‘Standard’. If you
change the Warning Timing, the warning
time of other Driver Assistance systems
may change.

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Warning Volume
With the vehicle on, select ‘Driver
Assistance → Warning volume’ or ‘Sound
→ Driver Assist Warning → Warning
Volume’ from the Settings menu to
change the Warning Volume to ‘High’,
‘Medium’ and ‘Low’ for Safe Exit
Warning.
If you change the Warning Volume,
the warning volume of other Driver
Assistance systems may change.
CAUTION
• The setting of the Warning Timing
and warning volume applies to all
functions of the safe exit warning.
• even though ‘standard’ is selected
for Warning Timing, if the vehicles
approaches at high speed from the
rear, the initial warning activation
time may seem late.
• Select ‘Late’ for Warning Timing
when traffic is light and when driving
speed is slow.
safe exit warning operation
Safe Exit Warning
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Collision warning when exiting vehicle
• When an approaching vehicle from
the rear is detected at the moment a
door is opened, the ‘Watch for traffic’
warning message will appear on the
cluster, and an audible warning will sound.
• Safe Exit Warning will warn the driver
when your vehicle speed is below 3
km/h (2 mph), and the speed of the
approaching vehicle from the rear is
above 6 km/h (3 mph).

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warning
Take the following precautions when
using safe exit warning: • For your safety, change the Settings
after parking the vehicle at a safe
location.
• If any other system’s warning
message is displayed or audible
warning is generated, safe exit
Warning warning message may not
be displayed and audible warning
may not be generated.
• You may not hear the warning
sound of safe exit warning if the
surrounding is noisy.
• safe exit warning does not operate
in all situations or cannot prevent all
collisions.
• safe exit warning may warn the
driver late or may not warn the driver
depending on the road and driving
conditions. Always check vehicle
surroundings.
• The driver and passengers are
responsible for accidents that occurs
while exiting the vehicle. Always
check the surroundings before you
exit the vehicle.
• Never deliberately operate Safe
exit warning. doing so may lead to
serious injury or death.
• safe exit warning does not operate
if there is a problem with Blind-
Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist.
the warning message of Blind-spot
Collision-Avoidance Assist will appear when:
- Blind-spot Collision-avoidance
Assist sensor or the sensor
surrounding is polluted or covered
- Blind-spot Collision-avoidance
Assist fails to warn passengers or
falsely warn passengers Information
After the vehicle is turned off, Safe Exit
Warning operates approximately for 3 minutes, but turns off immediately if the
doors are locked.
safe exit warning malfunction
and limitations
Safe Exit Warning malfunction
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When Safe Exit Warning is not working
properly, the ‘Check Blind-Spot Safety
system’ warning message will appear on
the cluster for several seconds, and the
master (
) warning light will illuminate
on the cluster. If the master warning light
illuminates, we recommend that the
vehicle be inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.

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When the outside rearview mirror
warning light is not working properly,
the ‘Check side view mirror warning
light’ warning message will appear on
the cluster for several seconds, and the
master (
) warning light will illuminate
on the cluster. If the master warning light
illuminates, we recommend that the
vehicle be inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer. Safe Exit Warning disabled
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When the rear bumper around the rear
corner radar or sensor is covered with
foreign material, such as snow or rain,
or installing a trailer or carrier, it can
reduce the detecting performance and
temporarily limit or disable Safe Exit
Warning.
If this occurs, the ‘Blind-Spot Safety
system disabled. Radar blocked’ warning
message will appear on the cluster.
Safe Exit Warning will operate normally
when such foreign material or trailer,
etc. is removed, and then the vehicle is
restarted.
If Safe Exit Warning does not operate
normally after it is removed, we
recommend that the vehicle be
inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.

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warning
• even though the warning message
does not appear on the cluster,
safe exit warning may not properly
operate.
• safe exit warning may not properly
operate in an area (e.g. open terrain)
where any substance are not
detected right after the vehicle is
turned on, or when the detecting
sensor is blocked with foreign
material right after the vehicle is turned on.
CAUTION
turn off safe exit warning to install
a trailer, carrier, etc., or remove the
trailer, carrier, etc. to use safe exit
Warning. Limitations of Safe Exit Warning
Safe Exit Warning may not operate
normally, or it may operate unexpectedly
under the following circumstances: •
Getting out of the vehicle where trees
or grass are overgrown
• Getting out of the vehicle where the
road is wet
• The approaching vehicle is very fast or
very slow
Information
For more details on the limitations of the
rear corner radar, refer to “Blind- Spot
Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)” section
in this chapter.
warning
• safe exit warning may not operate
normally if interfered by strong
electromagnetic waves.
• safe exit warning may not operate
for 3 seconds after the vehicle is
started, or the rear corner radars are
initialized.

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Basic function
Driver Attention Warning will help
determine the driver's attention level
by analyzing driving pattern and driving
time. while vehicle is being driven. Driver
Attention Warning will recommend a
break when the driver’s attention level
falls below a certain level.
Leading vehicle departure alert function
Leading Vehicle Departure Alert function
will inform the driver when the front
vehicle departs from a stop.
Detecting sensor
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[1]: Front view camera
The front view camera is used as a
detecting sensor to detect driving
patterns and front vehicle departure
while vehicle is being driven.
Refer to the picture above for the
detailed location of the detecting sensor.
CAUTION
• Always keep the front view camera in
good condition to maintain optimal
performance of Driver Attention
Warning.
• For more details on the precautions
of the front view camera, refer to
“Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
(FCA)” section in this chapter.
Driver Attention Warning settings
Setting features
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Driver Attention Warning
With the vehicle on, select or deselect
‘Driver Assistance → Driver Attention
Warning’ from the Settings menu to set
whether or not to use each function.
- If ‘Inattentive Driving Warning’ is
selected, Driver Attention Warning will
inform the driver the driver’s attention
level and will recommend taking a
break when the level falls below a
certain level.
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Leading Vehicle Departure Alert
-If ‘Leading Vehicle Departure Alert’ is
selected, the function will inform the
driver when the front vehicle departs
from a stop.
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Warning Timing
With the vehicle on, select ‘Driver
Assistance → Warning Timing’ from the
Settings menu to change the initial
warning activation time for Driver
Attention Warning.
When the vehicle is first delivered,
Warning Timing is set to ‘Standard’. If you
change the Warning Timing, the warning
time of other Driver Assistance systems
may change.
Information
If the vehicle is restarted, Driver Attention
Warning will maintain the last setting.
Driver Attention Warning
operation
Basic function
Driver Attention Warning display and warning
The basic function of Driver Attention
Warning is to inform the driver the
‘Attention Level’ and to warn the driver
‘Consider taking a break’.
Attention level
„„System off „„Standby/Disabled
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„„Attentive driving„„Inattentive driving
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• The driver can monitor his/her driving
conditions on the cluster.
- When the ‘Inattentive Driving Warning’ is deselected from the
Settings menu, ‘System Off’ is
displayed.
- Driver Attention Warning will operate when vehicle speed is
between 0~210 km/h (0~130 mph).
- When vehicle speed is not within the operating speed, the message
‘Standby’ (or 'Disabled') will be
displayed.

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• The driver’s attention level is displayed
on the scale of 1 to 5. The lower the
level is, the more inattentive the driver is.
• The level decreases when the driver
does not take a break for a certain
period of time.
Taking a break
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• The ‘Consider taking a break’ message will appear on the cluster and an
audible warning will sound to suggest
that the driver take a break, when the
driver’s attention level is below 1.
• Driver Attention Warning will not
suggest a break when the total driving
time is shorter than 10 minutes or 10
minutes has not passed after the last
break was suggested.
warning
For your safety, change the Settings
after parking the vehicle at a safe
location.
CAUTION
• Driver Attention Warning may
suggest a break depending on the
driver’s driving pattern or habits,
even if the driver doesn’t feel fatigue.
• Driver Attention Warning is a
supplemental function and may not
be able to determine whether the
driver is inattentive.
• The driver who feels fatigued should
take a break at a safe location, even
though there is no break suggestion
by Driver Attention Warning.
Information
• You may change settings from the
instrument cluster (User Settings) or
infotainment system (Vehicle Settings),
whichever option that is provided with
your vehicle. For more details, see
"User Settings" section in chapter 4, or
"Vehicle Settings" section in supplied Infotainment Manual.
• Driver Attention Warning will reset the
last break time to 00:00 in the following situations:
- The vehicle is turned off
- The driver unfastens the seat belt
and opens the driver’s door
- The vehicle is stopped for more than 10 minutes
• When the driver resets Driver Attention
Warning, the last break time is set to
00:00 and the driver’s attention level is set to High.

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Leading Vehicle Departure Alert
function
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When the front vehicle departs from a
stop, Leading Vehicle Departure Alert
will inform the driver by displaying
the ‘Leading vehicle is driving away’
message on the cluster and an audible
warning will sound.
warning
• If any other system’s warning
message is displayed or audible
warning is generated, Leading
vehicle departure alert's warning
message may not be displayed
and audible warning may not be
generated.
• The driver should hold the
responsibility to safely drive and
control the vehicle.
CAUTION
• leading vehicle departure alert is a
supplemental function and may not
alert the driver whenever the front
vehicle departs from a stop.
• Always check the front of the
vehicle and road conditions before
departure.
Driver Attention Warning
malfunction and limitations
Driver Attention Warning
malfunction
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When Driver Attention Warning is not
working properly, the ‘Check Driver
Attention Warning (DAW) system’
warning message will appear on
the cluster for several seconds, and
the master (
) warning light will
illuminate on the cluster. If this occurs,
we recommend that the vehicle be
inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
Limitations of Driver Attention
Warning
Driver Attention Warning may not work
properly in the following situations: • The vehicle is driven violently
• The vehicle intentionally crosses over
lanes frequently
• The vehicle is controlled by Driver
Assistance system, such as Lane
Keeping Assist