Kia Sportage: Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) / Limitation of the system

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2019) Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) / Limitation of the system

The AEB is an assistant system for a driver in a certain risky driving condition and it does not take every responsibility for all risks from driving conditions.

The AEB monitors the driving situations through the radar and the camera sensor. For any vehicle activity occurring outside the sensor range, the AEB may not function. The driver should exercise caution in the following situations, as the AEB operation may be limited:

Recognizing vehicles

System malfunction

■ Type A ■ Type B When the AEB is not working properly, the AEB warning light () will illuminate and the warning message will appear for a few seconds. After the message disappears, ...

Recognizing vehicles

- The radar or the camera is contaminated with foreign substances. - It heavily rains or snows. - There is electromagnetic interference. - Something in the path of travel deflects the radar waves. ...

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