KIA NIRO HYBRID EV 2022 Owners Manual

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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
is to reduce or to avoid accident risk.
It recognizes the distance from a
vehicle ahead, a pedestrian or a
cyclist through the sensors (i.e. front
view camera and front radar), and, if
necessary, warns the driver of acci-
dent risk with the warning message
or the warning alarms and apply
emergency braking.
❈FCA stands for Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist.
❈Sensor fusion (front view camera
+ front radar) Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist operates for the
vehicle ahead, the pedestrian or
the cyclist in front.Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist setting and activation
Forward safety
The driver can activate Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist by plac-
ing the ignition switch or ENGINE
START/STOP button to the ON posi-
tion and by selecting:
“User Settings Driver Assistance
Forward Safety”
- If you select “Active Assist”, Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist acti-
vates. Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist produces warning messages
and warning alarms in accordance
with the collision risk levels. Also, it
controls the brakes in accordance
with the collision risk levels.
- If you select “Warning Only”,
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist activates and produces only
warning alarms in accordance with
the collision risk levels. You should
control the brake directly because
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist do not control the brake.
- If you select “Off ”, Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist deactivates,
FORWARD COLLISION-AVOIDANCE ASSIST (FCA) (SENSOR FUSION) (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
Take the following precautions
when using Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist :
This function is only a supple-
mental function and it is not
intended to, nor does it replace
the need for the extreme care
and attention of the driver. The
sensing range and objects
detectable by the sensors are
limited. Pay attention to the
road conditions at all times.
Never drive too fast in accor-
dance with the road condi-
tions or while cornering.
Always drive cautiously to
prevent unexpected and sud-
den situations from occur-
ring. Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist does not
stop the vehicle completely
and is only intended to help
mitigate an imminent colli-
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The warning light illumi-
nates on the LCD display,
when you cancel Forward
Collision-Avoidance
Assist. The driver can monitor the
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
ON/OFF status on the LCD display.
Also, the warning light illuminates
when the ESC (Electronic Stability
Control) is turned off. When the
warning light remains ON with
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
activated, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.Warning Timing
The driver can select the initial warn-
ing activation time on the LCD dis-
play.
Go to the “User Settings Driver
Assistance Warning Timing 
Normal/Later”The options for the initial Forward
Collision Warning includes the fol-
lowing:
- Normal:
When this condition is selected, the
initial Forward Collision Warning is
activated normally. This setting
allows for a nominal amount of dis-
tance between the vehicle ahead
before the initial warning occurs.
- Later:
When this condition is selected, the
initial Forward Collision Warning is
activated later than normal. This set-
ting reduces the amount of distance
between the vehicle ahead, the
pedestrian or the cyclist before the
initial warning occurs.
Select 'Later' when traffic is light and
when driving speed is slow.
If the vehicle in front puts on a burst
of speed, the driver can notice the
warning alarm is early even though
the later option is selected.
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NOTICE
If you change the warning timing,
the warning timing of other func-
tions may change. Always be aware
of warning timing before changing
the warning timing.
Prerequisite for activation
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
gets ready to be activated, when the
“Active assist” or “Warning only”
under the Forward Safety is selected
on the LCD display, and when the fol-
lowing prerequisites are satisfied.
- The ESC is activated.
- The driving speed is over 8 km/h (5
mph). (However, Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist is activated with-
in certain driving speed.)
- When recognizing the vehicle or the pedestrian or the cyclist in front.
(However, Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist does not activate
according to conditions in front and
vehicle functions, but it notices only
certain warnings.)
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist does not operate properly or it only
produces a warning alarms in
accordance with the driving or vehi-
cle condition.
- If the warning only under the Forward Safety is selected, Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist pro-
duces only warning alarms in accor-
dance with the collision risk levels.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not operate properly according
to the frontal situation, the direction
of pedestrian or cyclist and speed.

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Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist warning message and
function control
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
produces warning messages and
warning alarms in accordance with
the collision risk levels of followings
like vehicle’s sudden braking in front
or lack of vehicle distance or collision
to pedestrian or cyclist. Also, it con-
trols the brakes in accordance with
the collision risk levels.
The driver can select the initial warn-
ing activation time in the User set-
tings in the LCD display. The
options for the initial Forward
Collision Warning include Normal or
Late initial warning time.
Collision Warning (1st warning)
The warning message appears on
the LCD display with the warning
alarms.
The Vehicle may slow down slightly
- It will operate if the vehicle speed
is greater than 8 km/h (5 mph)
and less than or equal to 180
km/h (110 mph) on a forward
vehicle. (Depending on the condi-
tion of the vehicle ahead and the
environment surrounding it, the
possible maximum operating
speed may be reduced.)
WARNING
Completely stop the vehicle in
a safe location before operat-
ing the switch on the steering
wheel to activate/deactivate
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist automatically activates
upon placing the ignition
switch to the ON position. The
driver can deactivate Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist by
canceling the function setting
on the LCD display or
Infotainment System screen.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist automatically deacti-
vates upon canceling the ESC.
When the ESC is canceled,
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist cannot be activated on
the LCD display or Infotainment
System screen.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist warning light will illu-
minate, which is normal.
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- For pedestrian and cyclist, the
vehicle speed is greater than or
equal to 8 km/h (5 mph) and less
than 70 km/h (45 mph).
(Depending on the condition of
pedestrian and bike riders and
the surrounding environment the
possible maximum operating
speed may be reduced.)
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
controls the brakes within certain
limit to release shock from the colli-
sion.
- If you select “Warning Only”,
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist activates and produces
only warning alarms in accor-
dance with the collision risk lev-
els. You should control the brake
directly because Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist do not
control the brake.Emergency Braking (2nd warning)
The warning message appears on
the LCD display with the warning
alarms.
The brake control is maximized
just before a collision, reducing
impact when it strikes a forward
vehicle.
- It will operate if the vehicle speed
is greater than 8 km/h (5 mph)
and less than or equal to 80 km/h
(50 mph) on a forward vehicle.
(Depending on the condition of
the vehicle ahead and the envi-
ronment surrounding it, the possi-
ble maximum operating speed
may be reduced.)- For pedestrian and cyclist, the
vehicle speed is greater than or
equal to 8 km/h (5 mph) and less
than 70 km/h (45 mph).
(Depending on the condition of
pedestrian and bike rider and the
surrounding environment the pos-
sible maximum operating speed
may be reduced.)
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist controls the brakes within
certain limit to release shock from
the collision.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist controls the maximum
brakes just before the collision.
- If you select “Warning Only”,
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist activates and produces
only warning alarms in accor-
dance with the collision risk lev-
els. You should control the brake
directly because Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist do not
control the brake.
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Brake operation
In an urgent situation, the braking
system enters into the ready status
for prompt reaction to assist the driv-
er in depressing the brake pedal.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist provides additional braking
power for optimum braking per-
formance, when the driver
depresses the brake pedal.
The braking control is automatical-
ly deactivated, when the driver
sharply depresses the accelerator
pedal, or when the driver abruptly
operates the steering wheel.
The braking control is automatical-
ly canceled, when risk factors dis-
appear.
Detecting sensors (Front view
camera/Front radar)
[1] : Front view camera
[2] : Front radar
The sensors are that detecting the
distance to vehicles ahead, pedestri-
an or cyclist.
CAUTION
The driver should always pay
great caution to vehicle opera-
tion, even though there is no
warning message or warning
alarm.
WARNING
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist cannot avoid all colli-
sions. Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist might not
completely stop the vehicle
before a collision, due to ambi-
ent, weather and road condi-
tions. The driver has the
responsibility to drive safely
and control the vehicle.
WARNING
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist operates in accordance
with certain risk factors, such as
the distance from the
vehicle/passer-by in front, the
speed of the vehicle/passer-by in
front, and the driver's vehicle
operation.
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In bad weather conditions such as
heavy rain, heavy snow, and fog, or
when sensor is covered by foreign
material, dust, tec., the sensors will
be degraded and the function will be
temporarily disabled.
Always keep the sensor clean.✽ ✽
NOTICE
• Do not install any accessories,
such as license plate molding or
sticker, on the sensor area. Nor
arbitrarily replace the bumper.
Those may adversely affect the
sensing performance.
• Always keep the sensor/bumper
area clean.
• Use only soft cloths to wash the
vehicle. Also, do not spray highly-
pressurized water on the sensor
installed on the bumper.
• Be careful not to apply unneces-
sary force on the frontal sensor
area. When the sensor moves out
of the correct position due to
external force, the function may
not normally operate even without
the warning light or message. In
this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
• Use only the genuine Kia sensor
cover. Do not arbitrarily apply
paint on the sensor cover.
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• Do not tint the window or install
stickers, accessories around the
inside mirror where the camera is
installed.
• Make sure the front view camera
installation point does not get wet.
• Do not impact or arbitrarily
remove any front radar compo-
nents.
• Do not place reflective
objects(white paper or mirror etc.)
on the crash pad.
The function may activate unnec-
essarily due to reflect of the sun-
light.
• Excessive audio volume may dis-
turb the sound of the function
warning alarm.
• For more cautions for the front
view camera sensor, refer to the
“Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)” in
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Warning message and warning
light
If the sensor or sensor cover is cov-
ered by bad weather or foreign objects,
dust, etc., v operation may temporarily
stop. In this case, the warning mes-
sage appears to warn the driver.
This is not a malfunction with Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist. To operate
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
again, remove the foreign substances.Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not properly operate when the
front radar is contaminated or an
object such as an open area is not
existed after engine start.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist malfunction
When Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist is not working properly,
Emergency Braking warning light
( ) will illuminate and the warning
message will appear for a few sec-
onds. After the message disap-
pears, the master warning light (
) will illuminate. In this case, have
your vehicle inspected by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist warning message may
appear along with the illumination
of the ESC warning light.
WARNING
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may not activate without
any warning messages accord-
ing to driving condition, traffic
on the road, weather, road con-
dition, etc.
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WARNING
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist is only a supplemental
function for the driver’s con-
venience. The driver has the
ultimate responsibility to con-
trol and operate the vehicle
safely. Do not solely depend on
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist. Rather, maintain a safe
braking distance, and, if neces-
sary, depress the brake pedal
to lower the driving speed.
In certain instances and under
certain driving conditions,
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may activate uninten-
tionally. This initial warning
message appears on the LCD
display with a warning chime.
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Also, in certain instances the
front view camera or front
radar recognition function may
not detect the vehicle, pedestri-
an or cyclist (if equipped)
ahead. Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist may not acti-
vate and the warning message
will not be displayed.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may unnecessarily pro-
duce the warning message
and the warning alarms. Also,
due to the sensing limitation,
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may not produce the
warning message and the
warning alarm at all.
When there is a malfunction
with Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist, the braking
control does not operate upon
detecting a collision risk even
with other braking systems
normally operating.
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Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist operates only for the
vehicle/pedestrian in front, while
driving forward. It does not oper-
ate for any animals or vehicles
in the opposite direction.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist does not recognize the
vehicle, which transversally
drives across the crossroad,
or the vehicle, which is parked
in the transversal direction.
If the vehicle in front stops
suddenly, you may have less
control of the brake system.
Therefore, always keep safe
distance between your vehicle
and the vehicle in front of you.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may activate during
braking and the vehicle may
stop suddenly. And the load in
the vehicle may endanger pas-
sengers. Therefore, always be
mindful of the load volume in
the vehicle.
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Limitation of Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
is an assistant function for a driver in
a certain risky driving condition and it
does not take every responsibility for
all risks from driving condition.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
monitors the driving situations
through the front radar and the front
view camera sensor. Thus, for a situ-
ation out of the sensing range,
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not normally operate. The driver
should pay great caution in the fol-
lowing situations. Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist operation may be
limited.
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Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may not activate if the
driver applies the brake pedal
to avoid risk of collision.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist does not operate when
the vehicle is in reverse. In
these circumstances, you
must maintain a safe braking
distance, and if necessary,
depress the brake pedal to
reduce the driving speed in
order to maintain a safe dis
tance.
The regular braking function
will operate normally even if
There is a problem with
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist brake control function
or other functions. In this
case, the braking control will
not operate in an imminent
collision.
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Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may not activate
according to driving condi-
tion, traffic on the road,
weather, road condition, etc.
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may not activate in
response to all types of vehi-
cles.