Kia Niro: Vehicle to vehicle distance setting / Radar check message
If the radar or cover is dirty or obscured with foreign matter such as snow, this message (“Smart Cruise Control disabled temporarily”) 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 smart cruise control System. Clean the radar or cover by using a soft cloth and it will operate normally.
If the radar front is polluted after the engine has been turned on, or the radar cannot detect any external object (when the vehicle is located in open, empty surroundings), the smart cruise control system may not operate properly.
Radar to detect distance to the vehicle ahead
The sensor detects the distance to the vehicle ahead.
If the sensor is covered with dirt or other foreign matter, the vehicle to vehicle
distance control may not operate correctly.
Always keep t ...
SCC (smart cruise control) malfunction message
The message (“Check Smart Cruise Control System”) will appear when the vehicle
to vehicle distance control system is not functioning normally.
We recommend have the system checked by an authori ...
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Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Smart Key Diagnostic Repair procedures
Inspection
Self Diagnosis With
Scan Tool
It will be able to diagnose defects of SMART KEY system with KDS/GDS quickly.
KDS/GDS can operates actuator forcefully, input/output value monitoring and self
diagnosis.
The following three features will be major problem in SMART KEY sys ...
Kia Niro (DE HEV) Owners Manual: Automatic ventilation
The system automatically selects the outside (fresh) air position when the climate
control system operates over a certain period of time (approximately 30 minutes)
in low temperature with the recirculated air position selected.
To cancel or reset the Automatic Ventilation
When the air conditio ...