warning KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID 2017 Owners Manual

-There is a group of pedestrians.
WARNING
•Cancel the AEB in the User Set‐tings on the LCD display, beforetowing another vehicle. While tow‐ing, the brake application may ad‐versely affect your vehicle safety.
•Pay great caution to the vehicle infront, when it has heavy loadingextended rearward, or when it hashigher ground clearance.
•The sensor only detects pedes‐trians, not carts, bicycles, motor‐cycles, luggage bags, or strollers.
•The AEB does not operate in a cer‐tain situation. Thus, never test-operate the AEB against a personor an object. It may cause a severeinjury or even death.
NOTICE
The system may temporarily cancel
due to the strong electric waves.
Driving your vehicle

7-46

CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
5ZQF
"
0+'
5ZQF
#
0+'-
1. Cruise indicator
2. Cruise set indicator
The cruise control system allows you to
program the vehicle to maintain a con‐
stant speed without pressing the accel‐ erator pedal. This system is designed to function
above approximately 30 km/h
(20 mph).
WARNING
•If the cruise control is left on(cruise indicator light is illumina‐ted), the cruise control can beswitched on accidentally. Keep thecruise control system off whenthe cruise control is not in use, toavoid inadvertently setting aspeed.
•Use the cruise control system onlywhen traveling on open highwaysin good weather.
•Do not use the cruise control whenit may not be safe to keep the ve‐hicle at a constant speed, for in‐stance, driving in heavy or varyingtraffic, or on slippery (rainy, icy orsnow covered) or winding roads orover 6% up-hill or down-hill roads.
•Pay particular attention to thedriving conditions whenever usingthe cruise control system.
(Continued)
(Continued)
•Be careful when driving downhillusing the cruise control system,which may increase the vehiclespeed.
CAUTION
During cruise-speed driving of amanual transaxle vehicle, do notshift into neutral without depressingthe clutch pedal, since the enginewill be over revved. If this happens,depress the clutch pedal or releasethe cruise control ON-OFF switch.
NOTICE
•During normal cruise control oper‐
ation, when the SET switch is acti‐
vated or reactivated after applying
the brakes, the cruise control will
energize after approximately 3
seconds. This delay is normal.
(Continued)

7-47
7
Driving your vehicle

SPEED LIMIT CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
You can set the speed limit when you
do not want to drive over a specific
speed.
If you drive over the preset speed limit, the warning system operates (set
speed limit will blink and chime will
sound) until the vehicle speed returns within the speed limit.
NOTICE
While speed limit control is in opera‐
tion, the cruise control system can‐
not be activated.
To set speed limit:
0+'-#
1. Press the cruise switch twice to set speed limit. Once you press it only
one time, the cruise control system
is ready.
0+'-
The speed limit indicator light will
illuminate.
0+'-$
0+'-#
2. Move the lever down (to SET-).
Driving your vehicle
7-52

SPEED LIMIT INFORMATION FUNCTION (SLIF) (IF EQUIPPED)
06.
The system displays the information of
speed limit and no passing restriction to the driver in both the instrument
cluster and navigation screen. SLIF de‐
tects traffic signs with camera system attached on the top of the windscreen.
The SLIF also utilizes the navigation in‐
formation to display the speed limit in‐
formation.
WARNING
•Speed Limit Information Functionis only an aid and is not alwaysable to correctly display speed lim‐its and overtaking restrictions.
•The driver always keeps the re‐sponsibility not to exceed themaximum allowed speed.
•Do not place any accessories,stickers or tint the windshield nearthe rearview mirror.
•The system detects traffic signsand displays speed limit informa‐tion by a camera therefore, if traf‐fic signs are hard to detect, thesystem may not work properly.Please refer to L

ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
1. Cruise indicator
2. Set speed
3. Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
The advanced smart cruise control sys‐
tem allows you to program the vehicle to maintain constant speed and dis‐
tance detecting the vehicle ahead with‐
out depressing the accelerator or brake pedal.
WARNING
For your safety, please read theowner's manual before using the ad‐vanced smart cruise control system.
NOTICE
To activate advanced smart cruise
control, depress the brake pedal at
least once after turning the engine
start/stop button switch to the ON
position or starting the engine. This
is to check if the brake switch which
is important part to cancel advanced
smart cruise control is in normal
condition.
WARNING
•If the advanced smart cruise con‐trol is left on, (cruise indicator inthe instrument cluster illuminated)the smart cruise control can be ac‐tivated unintentionally. Keep thesmart cruise control system off(cruise indicator turn off) whenthe smart cruise control is notused.
•Use the smart cruise control sys‐tem only when traveling on openhighways in good weather.
•Do not use the smart cruise con‐trol when it may not be safe tokeep the car at a constant speed.For instance:-Highway interchange and toll‐gate
-Road surrounded by abnormallymultiple steel constructions(subway construction, steeltunnel, etc)
-Parking lot
-Lanes beside guard rail on aroad
(Continued)

7-59
7
Driving your vehicle

0+'-
CAUTION
If the system is automatically can‐celled, the warning chime will soundand a message will appear for a fewseconds.You must adjust the vehicle speed bydepressing the accelerator or brakepedal according to the road conditionahead and driving condition.Always check the road conditions. Donot rely on the warning chime.
To resume cruise control set speed:
0+'
If any method other than the CRUISE
button was used to cancel cruising speed and the system is still activated,
the cruising speed will automatically re‐
sume when you move the lever up (to RES+).
If you move the lever up (to RES+), the
speed will resume to the recently set
speed. It will not resume if the vehicle speed has dropped below approximate‐
ly 30 km/h (20 mph).
NOTICE
To reduce the risk of an accident, al‐
ways check the road conditions
when reactivating the advanced
smart cruise control using the RES+
lever to ensure the road conditions
permit safe use of the cruise con‐
trol.
To turn cruise control off:
0+'
Press the CRUISE button. (the CRUISE
indicator in the instrument cluster will go off).

7-63
7
Driving your vehicle

To set vehicle to vehicle distance:
%JTUBODF
 %JTUBODF
%JTUBODF
 %JTUBODF
0+' 0+'
0+' 0+'
• The vehicle will maintain the set
speed, when the lane ahead is clear.
• The vehicle will slow down or speed up to maintain the selected distance,when there is a vehicle ahead of you
in the lane. (A vehicle will appear in
front of your vehicle in the LCD dis‐
play only when there is an actual ve‐
hicle in front of you)
• If the vehicle ahead speeds up, your vehicle will travel at a steady cruising
speed after accelerating to the selec‐
ted speed.
CAUTION
•The warning chime sounds andLCD display blinks if it is hard tomaintain the selected distance tothe vehicle ahead.
•If the warning chime sounds, ac‐tively adjust the vehicle speed bydepressing the brake pedal accord‐ing to the road condition aheadand driving condition.
(Continued)

7-65
7
Driving your vehicle

(Continued)
•Even if the warning chime is notactivated, always pay attention tothe driving conditions to preventdangerous situations from occur‐ring.
Collision alert
0+'
When the ASCC system is on, and there
is a high risk of collision due to sudden braking of the vehicle in front or not
securing enough space with the vehicle
in front, the driver needs to control the brake system or the steering wheel
manually. In this case, the collision alert
warning displays on the instrument cluster and warning sounds. Decrease
vehicle speed immediately.
WARNING
•Even when the indicator displayingthe distance with the vehicle infront does not blink or the collisionalert does not sound, always drivesafely.
•Depending on the use of radio,sound quality, and driving condi‐tions, you may not be able to hearthe warning sound. Therefore, al‐ways pay close attention to trafficin front.
0+'-
Driving your vehicle
7-66

CAUTION
If the vehicle ahead (vehicle speed:less than 30 km/h) disappears to thenext lane, the warning chime willsound and a message will appear.Adjust your vehicle speed for vehi‐cles or objects that can suddenly ap‐pear in front of you by depressingthe brake pedal according to theroad condition ahead and drivingcondition.
In traffic situation
0+'-
In traffic, your vehicle will stop if the
vehicle ahead of you stops. Also, if the vehicle ahead of you starts moving,
your vehicle will start as well. However,
if the vehicle stops for more than 3 seconds, you must depress the acceler‐
ator pedal or move up/down the lever
(to RES+ or SET-) to start driving.
Radar to detect distance to the
vehicle ahead
0+')1
The sensor detects the distance to the
vehicle ahead.
If the sensor is covered with dirt or
other foreign matter, the vehicle to ve‐
hicle distance control may not operate
correctly.
Always keep the area in front of the sensor clean.

7-67
7
Driving your vehicle

Radar check message
0+'-
If the radar or cover is dirty or ob‐
scured with foreign matter such as snow, this message will appear and it
will disappear after for a while. In this
case, the system may not function temporarily, but it does not indicate a
malfunction of the advanced smart
cruise control System. Clean the radar or cover by using a soft cloth and it will
operate normally.
SCC (Advanced smart cruise
control) malfunction message
0+'-
The message will appear when the ve‐
hicle to vehicle distance control system is not functioning normally.
We recommend have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION
•Do not install accessories aroundthe sensor and do not replace thebumper by yourself. It may inter‐fere with the sensor performance.
•Always keep the sensor andbumper clean.
•To prevent sensor cover damagefrom occurring, wash the car witha soft cloth.
•Do not damage the sensor or sen‐sor area by a strong impact. If thesensor moves slightly off position,the advanced smart cruise controlsystem will not operate correctlywithout any warning or indicatorfrom the cluster.If this occurs, we recommend thatthe system be checked by an au‐thorized Kia dealer.
•Use only a genuine Kia sensor cov‐er for your vehicle. Do not paintanything on the sensor cover.
Driving your vehicle
7-68