KIA NIRO 2021 Owners Manual

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A vehicle ahead cannot be recog-
nized correctly by the sensor if any of
following occurs:
- When the vehicle is pointing
upwards due to overloading in the
liftgate (tailgate)
- While making turns by steering
- When driving to one side of the lane
- When driving on narrow lanes or on
curves
Adjust your vehicle speed by
depressing the brake pedal accord-
ing to the road condition ahead and
driving condition. When vehicles are at a standstill
and the vehicle in front of you
changes to the next lane, be care-
ful when your vehicle starts to
move because it may not recognize
the stopped vehicle in front of you.
In this case, you must maintain a
safe braking distance, and if nec-
essary, depress the brake pedal to
reduce your driving speed in order
to maintain a safe distance. Always look out for pedestrian
when your vehicle is maintaining a
distance with the vehicle ahead.
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Always be cautious for vehicles
with higher height or vehicles car-
rying loads that sticks out to the
back of the vehicle.
WARNING
Smart Cruise Control cannot
guarantee stopping for every
emergency situation.
If an emergency stop is nec-
essary, you must apply the
brakes.
Keep a safe distance accord-
ing to road conditions and
vehicle speed. If the vehicle
distance is too close during
high-speed driving, a serious
collision may result.
Smart Cruise Control cannot
recognize a stopped vehicle,
pedestrian or an oncoming
vehicle. Always look ahead
cautiously to react to unex-
pected and sudden situations.
SCC may have difficulty in
maintaining the correct dis-
tance or speed, if the vehicle
is driving on a steep incline or
towing a trailer.
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When other vehicles are
changing lanes in front of you
frequently, Smart Cruise
Control may not operate
appropriately. Always look
ahead cautiously to react to
unexpected and sudden situa-
tions.
Smart Cruise Control is not a
substitute for safe driving
practices but a convenience
function only. It is the respon-
sibility of the driver to always
check the speed and the dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead.
Always be aware of the select-
ed speed and vehicle dis-
tance.
Always maintain sufficient
braking distance and deceler-
ate your vehicle by applying
the brakes if necessary.
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CAUTION
Smart Cruise Control may not
operate temporarily due to elec-
trical interference.
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As Smart Cruise Control may
not recognize complex driv-
ing situations, always pay
attention to driving conditions
and control your vehicle
speed.
For safe operation, carefully
read and follow the instruc-
tions in this manual before
use.
If another warning sound,
such as the fasten seat belt
warning, is played, SCC warn-
ing sound may not occur.
When driving with SCC set,
the function may not detect
parked vehicles ahead. Be
careful if this occurs and do
not rely solely on SCC.
Please turn off SCC when the
vehicle is being towed.
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If the vehicle ahead is no
longer detected while you are
driving with the set distance,
the vehicle may accelerate
until it reached the set speed.
If this occurs, be cautious and
control your vehicle speed if
needed.
Be cautious and be careful of
dangerous situations when
driving on a slippery road.
Beware of dangerous situa-
tions as you may quickly pass
the vehicle driving in the next
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Navigation-based Smart Cruise
Control will help automatically adjust
vehicle speed when driving on high-
ways (or motorways) with speed lim-
its by using road information from the
navigation system while Smart
Cruise Control is operating.✽ ✽
NOTICE
• Navigation-based Smart Cruise
Control is available only on con-
trolled access road of certain high-
ways.
❈ ❈
Controlled access road indicates
roads with limited entrances
and exits that allow uninter-
rupted high speed traffic flow.
Only passenger cars and motor-
cycles are allowed on controlled
access roads.
• Additional highways may be
expanded by future navigation
updates.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Navigation-based Smart Cruise
Control operates on main roads of
highways (or motorways), and does
not operate on interchanges or junc-
tions.
NAVIGATION-BASED SMART CRUISE CONTROL (NSCC) (IF EQUIPPED)
Available highway
(Controlled access road)
USA
Select Interstate Highway
and U.S. (Federal) and State
Highways
CanadaSelect Provincial and
Territorial Highways

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Highway Auto Curve
Slowdown
If vehicle speed is high, Highway
Auto Curve Slowdown function will
temporarily decelerate your vehicle
to help you drive safely on a curve,
based on the curve information from
the navigation.
Function settings
Settings
Highway Auto Curve Slowdown
With the ENGINE START/STOP
button in the ON position, select
“Driver Assist Driving Assist 
Highway Auto Curve Slowdown”
from the “User Settings (LCD dis-
play)” to turn on Navigation-based
Smart Cruise Control and deselect
to turn off the function.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
When there is a problem with
Navigation-based Smart Cruise
Control, the function cannot be set
from the “User Settings” in the LCD
display.
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Function operation
Operating conditions
Navigation-based Smart Cruise
Control is ready to operate if all of
the following conditions are satisfied:
Smart Cruise Control is operating
Driving on main roads of highways
(or motorways)
✽ ✽
NOTICE
For more details on how to operate
Smart Cruise Control, refer to
“Smart Cruise Control (SCC)” in
this chapter.
Display and control
When Navigation-based Smart
Cruise Control operates, it will be
displayed on the cluster as follows:Function standby
If the operating conditions are satis-
fied, the white ( ) indicator will
illuminate.
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Function operating
If temporary deceleration is required
in the standby state and Navigation-
based Smart Cruise Control is oper-
ating, the green ( ) symbol will
illuminate on the cluster.
If the Set Speed Auto Change func-
tion operates, the green ( )sym-
bol and green set speed will illumi-
nate on the cluster, and an audible
alarm will sound.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Highway Auto Curve Slowdown and
Set Speed Auto Change function
uses the same ( ) symbol.
Highway Auto Curve Slowdown
Depending on the curve ahead on
the highway (or motorway), the
vehicle will decelerate, and after
passing the curve, the vehicle will
accelerate to Smart Cruise Control
set speed.
Vehicle deceleration time may dif-
fer depending on the vehicle speed
and the degree of the curve on the
road. The higher the driving speed,
the faster the vehicle will deceler-
ate.Limitations of the function
Navigation-based Smart Cruise
Control may not operate normally
under the following circumstances:
The navigation is not working prop-
erly.
The navigation is not updated to
include the latest information about
road curvature and changes.
Speed limit and road information in
the navigation is not updated
The map information and the actu-
al road is different because of real-
time GPS data or map information
error
The navigation searches for a
route while driving
GPS signals are blocked in areas
such as a tunnel
A road that divides into two or
more roads and joins again
The driver goes off course the
route set in the navigation
The route to the destination is
changed or canceled by resetting
the navigation (including TPEG
change)
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The navigation cannot detect the
current vehicle position (ex: elevat-
ed roads including overpass adja-
cent to general roads or nearby
roads exist in a parallel way)
The vehicle enters a service sta-
tion or rest area
The speed limit of some sections
changes depending on the road
situations
Android Auto or Car Play is operat-
ing
The navigation is being updated
while driving
The navigation is being restarted
while driving
There is bad weather, such as
heavy rain, heavy snow, etc.
Driving on a road under construc-
tion
Driving on a road that is controlled
Driving on a road that is sharply
curved
[3]: Driving route, [4]: Set route, [5]: Main road,
[6]: Branch line
When there is a difference
between the navigation set route
(branch line) and the driving route
(main road), Highway Auto Curve
Slowdown function may not oper-
ate until the driving route is recog-
nized as the main road. When the vehicle's driving route is
recognized as the main road by
maintaining the main road instead
of the navigation set route,
Highway Auto Curve Slowdown
function will operate. Depending on
the distance to the curve and the
current vehicle speed, vehicle
deceleration may not be sufficient
or may decelerate rapidly.
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[3]: Driving route, [4]: Main road, [5]: Set route,
[6]: Branch line
When there is a difference
between the navigation route
(main road) and the driving route
(branch line), Highway Auto Curve
Slowdown function may temporari-
ly operate due to the navigation
information of the highway curve
section.
When it is judged that you are driv-
ing out of the route by entering the
highway interchange and junction,
Highway Auto Curve Slowdown
function will not operate.
[3]: Driving route, [5]: Main road, [6]: Branch
line
If there is no destination set on the
navigation, Highway Auto Curve
Slowdown function will operate
based on the curve information on
the main road.
Even if you depart from the main
road, Highway Auto Curve
Slowdown function may temporari-
ly operate due to navigation infor-
mation of the highway curve sec-
tion
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WARNING
Navigation-based Smart
Cruise Control is not a substi-
tute for safe driving practices,
but a convenience function.
Always have your eyes on the
road, and it is the responsibil-
ity of the driver to avoid violat-
ing traffic laws.
The navigation's speed limit
information may differ from
the actual speed limit informa-
tion on the road. It is the dri-
ver's responsibility to check
the speed limit on the actual
driving road or lane.
Highway Auto Curve
Slowdown will automatically
cancel when you leave the
main road of the highway.
Always pay attention to road
and driving conditions while
driving.
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After you pass through a tollgate
on a highway, Navigation-based
Smart Cruise Control operates
based on the first lane. If you enter
one of the other lanes, the function
might not properly decelerate.
The vehicle will accelerate if the
driver depresses the accelerate
pedal while Navigation-based
Smart Cruise Control is operating,
and function will not decelerate the
vehicle. If not depressing the accel-
erator pedal sufficiently, the vehicle
speed may decrease.
If the driver accelerates and
releases the accelerator pedal
while the Navigation-based Smart
Cruise Control is operating, the
vehicle may not decelerate suffi-
ciently or may rapidly decelerate to
a safe speed.
If the curve is too large or too
small, Navigation-based Smart
Cruise Control may not operate.✽ ✽
NOTICE
• When the function is activated, the
vehicle decelerates automatically
before reaching the curved road
according to its curvature, and the
driving speed returns to the speed
set by Smart Cruise Control after
passing the curved section.
• The speed information on the clus-
ter and navigation may differ
• The time gap could occur between
the navigation's guidance and
when Navigation-based Smart
Cruise Control operation starts
and ends.
• Even if you are driving at a speed
lower than Smart Cruise Control
set speed, acceleration may be lim-
ited by the speeding cameras and
curve sections ahead.
• If Navigation-based Smart Cruise
Control is operating while leaving
the main road to enter an inter-
change, junction, rest area, etc.,
the function may operate for a cer-
tain period of time.
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Navigation-based Smart
Cruise Control may not oper-
ate due to the existence of
leading vehicles and the driv-
ing conditions of the vehicle.
Always pay attention to road
and driving conditions while
driving.
When you are towing a trailer
or another vehicle, we recom-
mend that Navigation-based
Smart Cruise Control is
turned off due to safety rea-
sons.