The driver must be cautious in the below situations, because the system may not detect other vehicles or objects in certain circumstances.
- The vehicle drives on a curved road or through a tollgate.
- The sensor is polluted with rain, snow, mud, etc.
- The rear bumper, in which the sensor is located, is covered or blocked with a
foreign matter such as a sticker, a bumper guard, a bicycle stand, etc.
- The rear bumper is damaged, or the sensor is out of the original default position.
- The vehicle height gets lower or higher due to heavy loading in a tailgate, abnormal
tire pressure, etc.
- The vehicle drives in a bad weather such as heavy rain or snow.
- There is a fixed object near the vehicle, such as a guardrail.
- A big vehicle is near such as a bus or truck.
- A motorcycle or bicycle is near.
- A flat trailer is near.
- If the vehicle has started at the same time as the vehicle next to you and has
accelerated.
- When the other vehicle passes at a very fast speed.
- While changing lanes.
- When going down or up a steep, uneven road.
- When the other vehicle approaches very close.
- When a trailer or carrier is installed.
- When the temperature of the rear bumper is very high or low.
- When the sensors are blocked by other vehicles, walls or parking- lot pillars.
- When the detected vehicle also moves back, as your vehicle drives back.
- If there are small things like shopping cart and baby carriage.
- If there is low height vehicle like sport vehicle.
- When other vehicles are close to your vehicle.
- When the vehicle in the next lane moves two lanes away from you OR when the vehicle
two lanes away moves to the next lane from you.
- When driving through a narrow road with many plants.
- When driving on wet surface.
Kia Niro (DE HEV) Owners Manual: Changing a tire with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the low Tire Pressure and Position telltales will come
on. We recommend that the system be checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION
We recommend that you use the sealant approved by Kia.
The sealant on the tire pressure sensor and wheel shall be eleminated when
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Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Side Impact Sensor (SIS) Description and operation
Description
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Side Impact Sensor (SIS) system consists of two Pressure Side Impact
Sensor (P-SIS) which are installed at each center of the front door module
(LH and RH) and two SIS which are installed at each center pillar nearby
(LH and RH) and two rear SI ...