Kia Niro: Driving your vehicle / Smart cruise control system
➀ Cruise indicator
➁ Set speed
➂ Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
The smart cruise control system allows you to program the vehicle to maintain constant speed and distance detecting the vehicle ahead without depressing the accelerator or brake pedal.
WARNING
For your safety, please read the owner's manual before using the smart cruise control system.
✽ NOTICE
To activate 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 smart cruise control is in normal condition.
WARNING
- If the smart cruise control is left on, (cruise indicator in the instrument cluster illuminated) the smart cruise control can be activated unintentionally. Keep the smart cruise control system off (cruise indicator turn off) when the smart cruise control is not used.
- Use the smart cruise control system only when traveling on open highways in good weather.
- Do not use the smart cruise control when it may not be safe to keep the
car at a constant speed. For instance.
- Highway interchange and tollgate
- Road surrounded by abnormally multiple steel constructions (subway construction, steel tunnel, etc)
- Parking lot
- Lanes beside guard rail on a road
- Slippery road with rain, ice, or snow covered
- Abrupt curved road
- Steep hills
- Windy roads
- Off roads
- Rods under construction
- Rumble strip
- The sensing ability decreases if the level of front and rear vehicle is changed from the factory. - Pay particular attention to the driving conditions whenever using the smart cruise control system.
- The smart cruise control system is not a substitute for safe driving. It is the responsibility of the driver to always check the speed and distance of the vehicle ahead.
- Be careful when driving downhill using the SCC.
- Speed setting
- Vehicle to vehicle distance setting
- To adjust the sensitivity of smart cruise control
- To convert to cruise control mode
- Limitations of the system
To turn cruise control off, do one of the following
Press the CRUISE/ button (the
cruise indicator light will be turn off).
If your vehicle equipped the speed limit system, press the CRUISE/
button twice. (The cruise indicator light will be ...
Speed setting
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