Kia Niro: Speed setting / Smart cruise control will be temporarily canceled when
Cancelled manually
The smart cruise control is temporarily canceled when the brake pedal is depressed or the CANCEL button is pressed. The speed and vehicle to vehicle distance indicator on the cluster is disappeared and the CRUISE indicator is illuminated continuously.
Cancelled automatically
- The driver's door is opened.
- The shift lever is shifted to N (Neutral), R (Reverse) or P (Paking).
- The EPB (electronic parking brake) is applied.
- The vehicle speed is over 190 km/h (120 mph)
- The ESC, ABS or TCS is operating.
- The ESC is turned off.
- The sensor or the cover is dirty or blocked with foreign matter.
- The accelerator pedal is continuously depressed for long time.
- The engine speed is in dangerous range.
- The SCC system has malfunctioned. Each of these actions will cancel the smart cruise control operation. (the set speed and vehicle to vehicle distance on the LCD display will go off.) In a condition the smart cruise control is cancelled automatically, the smart cruise control will not resume even though the RES+ or SETlever is moved.
- When activating the AEB (Assist Emergency Braking)
- When the parking brake is locked
- Speed of the vehicle has been decreased to less than 10km/h
- Engine has some problems
CAUTION
If the smart cruise control is cancelled by other than the reasons mentioned, we recommend have the system checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION
If the system is automatically cancelled, the warning chime will sound and a message (“Smart Cruise Control canceled”) will appear for a few seconds.
You must adjust the vehicle speed by depressing the accelerator or brake pedal according to the road condition ahead and driving condition.
Always check the road conditions. Do not rely on the warning chime.
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on
If you want to speed up temporarily when the cruise control is on, depress the
accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere with cruise control operation or change the
set speed.
To ret ...
To resume cruise control set speed
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 resume
when you move the lever up (to RES+). ...
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