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To activate/deactivate Lane Keeping
Assist:
With the ignition switch or ENGINE
START/STOP button in the ON posi-
tion, press and hold the Lane Driving
Assist button ( ) located on the
steering wheel to turn off Lane
Keeping Assist. Press and hold the
button again to turn on the function.
The indicator ( ) in the cluster
display will initially illuminate white. If
you pressing and holding the Lane
Driving Assist button located on the
steering wheel, Lane Keeping Assist
will be turned off and the indicator on
the cluster display will go off.❈
The color of indicator will change
depend on the condition of Lane
Keeping Assist.
- White : Sensor does not detect the lane marker or vehi-
cle speed is less than 40
mph (60 km/h).
- Green : Sensor detects the lane marker and function is
able to control the steer-
ing.
Lane Keeping Assist setting
The driver can change Lane Keeping
Assist to Lane Depar ture Warning or
change the Lane Keeping Assist
mode from the LCD display.
“User Settings  Driver Assistance 
Lane Safety  Lane Keeping
Assist/Lane Departure Warning/Off ”
Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist mode guides
the driver to keep the vehicle within
the lanes. It rarely controls the steer-
ing wheel, when the vehicle drives
well inside the lanes. However, it
starts to control the steering wheel,
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Blind-Spot Collision Warning
setting and activation
Blind-Spot Collision Warning set-ting
• The driver can activate the function by placing the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button to the
ON position and by selecting “User
Settings Driver Assistance 
Blind-Spot Safety”
- Blind-Spot Collision Warning turns on and gets ready to be
activated when “Warning Only” is
selected. Then, if a vehicle
approaches the driver's blind spot
area a warning sounds.
- The function is deactivated and the indicator on the Blind-Spot
Safety button is extinguished
when 'Off' is selected. If you press Blind-Spot Safety but-
ton while “Warning Only” is select-
ed the indicator on the button extin-
guishes and the function deacti-
vates.
If you press Blind-Spot Safety but- ton while the function is cancelled
the indicator on the button illumi-
nates and the function activates. In
this case, the function returns to the
state before the vehicle turned off.
When the function is initially turned
on and when the motor is turned off
then on again while the function is
in activation, the warning light will
illuminate for 3 seconds on the out-
side rearview mirror. If the vehicle is turned off then on
again, the function maintains the
previous state.
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✽ ✽NOTICE
Driver Attention Warning may not
warn or may not work properly
when:
• A pedestrian or a bicycle is ahead
• A car cut in ahead.
• Meet a traffic jam during the
curve or right turn driving.
• Busy road such as reducing lanes.
• Stopping at a shoulder, rest area or a parking lot.
• If the vehicle head makes a sudden start or the U-turn.
• If the vehicle is stopped at the speed bumps or a slope.WARNING
Driver Attention Warning is a
driver assistance device and
may not warn the driver even
after the leading vehicle's
departure.
Even if you are warned of the leading vehicle's departure,
always check the traffic condi-
tions yourself before safely
moving the vehicle.
CAUTION
Leading Vehicle Departure Alert utilizes the front viewcamera on the front wind-shield for its operation. Tokeep the front view camera inthe best condition.
For more information of frontview camera, refer to “LaneKeeping Assist (LKA)”.
Driver Attention Warning may not operate for 15 secondsafter the engine is started orthe front view camera is initial-ized.

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✽ ✽NOTICE
• During normal Cruise Control
operation, when the SET- switch is
activated or reactivated after apply-
ing the brakes, Cruise Control will
energize after approximately 3 sec-
onds. This delay is normal.
• To activate Cruise Control, depress the brake pedal at least once after
placing the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button to
the ON position or starting the
engine. This is to check if the brake
switch which is important part to
cancel Cruise Control is in normal
condition.
Driving Assist button
CRUISE : Turns Cruise Control on or
off.
RES+ : Resumes or increases
Cruise Control speed.
SET- : Sets or decreases Cruise Control speed.
CANCEL : Cancels Cruise Control
operation.
To set Cruise Control speed:
1. Press the Driving Assist button on
the steering wheel, to turn the
function on. The cruise indicator
light will illuminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than approxi-
mately 20 mph (30 km/h).
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➀Cruise indicator ( CRUISE)
➁ Set speed
\b Vehicle distance
Smart Cruise Control allows you to
program the vehicle to maintain con-
stant speed and distance detecting
the vehicle ahead without depressing
the accelerator or brake pedal.
To see Smart Cruise Control screen
on the LCD display on the cluster,
select Driving Assist ( ). For more
informations, refer to “LCD Display
Modes” in chapter 4.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
To activate Smart Cruise Control,
depress the brake pedal at least once
after placing the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button to
the ON position or starting the
engine. This is to check if the brake
switch which is important part to
cancel Smart Cruise Control is in
normal condition.
Driving Assist button
CRUISE : Turns Smart Cruise
Control on or off.
RES + : Sets or increases Smart Cruise Control speed.
SET - : Sets or decreases Smart Cruise Control speed.
: Sets vehicle distance
CANCEL : Cancels Smart Cruise
Control operation.
SMART CRUISE CONTROL (SCC) (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
For your safety, please read the
owner's manual before using
Smart Cruise Control.
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In traffic situation
Use switch or pedal to accelerate
In traffic, your vehicle will stop if thevehicle ahead of you stops. Also, if
the vehicle ahead of you starts
moving, your vehicle will start as
well. However, if the vehicle stops
you must depress the accelerator
pedal or push up the switch
(RES+) to start driving. If you push switch (RES+ or SET-)
while Auto Hold and Smart Cruise
Control is operating the Auto Hold
will be released regardless of
accelerator pedal operation and
the vehicle will start to move. The
AUTO HOLD indicator changes
from green to white. (if equipped
with EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake))
CAUTION
If the vehicle ahead (vehiclespeed: less than 20 mph (30km/h) disappears to the nextlane, the warning chime willsound and a message willappear. Adjust your vehiclespeed for vehicles or objectsthat can suddenly appear infront of you by depressing thebrake pedal according to theroad condition ahead and driv-ing condition.
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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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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 curved
road, based on the curve information
from the navigation.
Navigation-based Smart
Cruise Control 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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Setting and activating
Highway Driving Assist
With the ignition switch or ENGINE
START/STOP button in the [ON],
select or release the setting from
“User Setting  Driver Assistance
Driving Assist  Highway Driving
Assist”.
Select Highway Driving Assist in the
User setting of the instrument panel.
and the function will operate if the fol-
lowing conditions are met :
If the engine is turned off then on
again, the function maintains the last
setting.
Operating conditions
If you activate Highway Driving
Assist in the User setting of the
instrument panel. and the following
conditions are met, Highway Driving
Assist will be ready to operate, and
the indicator light ( ) will come
on green in the cluster.
When driving on the highway main line.
When Smart Cruise Control is in operation (Vehicle deceleration
and acceleration control)
- Refer to “Smart Cruise Control(SCC)” in this chapter.
- If Smart Cruise Control is in standby mode (Smart Cruise
Control is on but speed is not set),
Highway Driving Assist will be in
the same mode. The white indica-
tor ( ) light will be turned
on.
When the vehicle speed is below 95 mph (153 km/h)
Highway Driving Assist opera-
tion
The speed is automatically set in
accordance with the steering control
and the highway speed limit when all
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Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning
uses radar sensors to monitor the
approaching cross traffic from the left
and right side of the vehicle when
your vehicle is in reverse.
The blind spot detection range varies
relative to the approaching vehicle
speed.
Rear Cross-Traffic Collision
Warning setting and activation
Rear Cross-Traffic CollisionWarning setting
The driver can activate the function by placing the START/STOP button
to the ON position and by selecting
‘User Settings  Driver Assistance
 Parking Safety  Rear Cross-
Traffic Safety’. Rear Cross-Traffic
Collision Warning turn on and get
activated.
When the vehicle is turned off then on again, the functions always get
ready to be activated.
When the function is initially turned on and when the vehicle is turned
off then on again, the warning light
will illuminate for 3 seconds on the
outside rearview mirror.
REAR CROSS-TRAFFIC COLLISION WARNING (RCCW) (IF EQUIPPED)
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WARNING
Always be aware of road con-ditions while driving and be
warn for unexpected situa-
tions even though RCCW is
operating.
Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning is supplemental func-
tions to assist you. Do not
entirely rely on the functions.
Always pay attention, while
driving, for your safety.
Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning is not substitutes for
proper and safe driving.
Always drive safely and use
caution when backing up the
vehicle.