Kia Sportage: Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) / Recognizing pedestrians
- The pedestrian is not fully captured by the camera sensor, or the pedestrian
does not walk in the upright position.
- The pedestrian moves very fast.
- The pedestrian abruptly appears in front.
- The pedestrian wears clothes similar in color to the background.
- Conditions outside are too bright or too dark.
- The vehicle drives at night or in the darkness.
- There is an item similar in shape a person’s body structure.
- The pedestrian is small.
- The pedestrian has impaired mobility.
- The pedestrian blends in with their surroundings.
- Sensor recognition is limited by rain, snow, fog, etc.
- There is a group of pedestrians.
WARNING - Testing the AEB
The AEB does not operate in certain situations. Thus, never test-operate the
AEB against a person or an object. It may cause a severe injury or even death.
WARNING - AEB and Towing
Cancel the AEB in the User Settings on the LCD display, before towing another
vehicle. While towing, the brake application may adversely affect your vehicle safety.
✽ NOTICE
The system may temporarily cancel due to the strong electric waves.
- Pay great caution to the vehicle in front, when it has heavy loading extended
rearward, or when it has higher ground clearance.
- The sensor only detects pedestrian, not carts, bicycles, motorcycles,
luggage bags, or strollers.
- 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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The Downhill Brake Control (DBC) supports the driver come down a steep hill without
depressing the brake pedal.
It slows down the vehicle under 5 mph (8 km/h) (for automatic transaxle) or 5
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Other information:
• In certain low-speed collisions the air bags may not deploy. The air bags are
designed not to deploy in such cases because they may not provide benefits beyond
the protection of the seat belts in such collisions.
• Air bags are not designed to inflate in rear collisions, because occup ...
The following items must be serviced more frequently on cars normally used under
severe driving conditions. Refer to the chart below for the appropriate maintenance
intervals.
R : Replace
I : Inspect and, after inspection, clean, adjust, repair or replace if necessary
Severe driving condi ...