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Description And Operation: Description: Notes

The smart cruise control system allows the driver to program the vehicle to control the speed and following distance without depressing the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal by detecting the vehicle ahead.

  1. Cruise speed control: The vehicle maintains the selected speed if there is no vehicle ahead.
  2. Retardation control: The vehicle decelerates if a vehicle ahead is detected.
  3. Following distance control: The vehicle maintains the selected following distance.
  4. Acceleration control: The vehicle accelerates to the selected speed if a vehicle ahead is not detected.
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  5. Control on curves
    1. The sensor may not detect a vehicle ahead or may detect a vehicle on other lanes due to the limited detection range of the sensor.
    2. On curves, if the vehicle equipped with the SCC is driving at high speed, the vehicle can slip outside. Therefore, reduce speed on curves even when there is no vehicle ahead. (There is no brake control by SCC.)
    3. While the vehicle follows a vehicle ahead on straight road, if the vehicle ahead enters on curve, the vehicle equipped the SCC may accelerate to follow the vehicle ahead.
  6. Warning alarm

    If the vehicle equipped the SCC decelerates because a vehicle ahead decelerates or moves into your lane, the warning will operate.

    1. In case that the vehicle equipped with SCC is able to decelerate properly by the system - No warning
    2. In case that the vehicle equipped with SCC is not able to decelerate properly by the system - LCD Display in the cluster will blink and the warning buzzer will sound. (The warning and deceleration by the system will continue until the brake pedal is applied.)
    3. If the vehicle ahead (vehicle speed: less than 30km/h) disappears to the next lane during following distance control, the warning chime will sound and a message will appear. Adjust your vehicle speed for vehicles or objects that can suddenly appear in front of you.
  7. Accelerating by driver

    Even when the vehicle is being decelerated by the SCC system, it can be accelerated by applying the accelerator pedal. When the SCC system is on and driver depresses the accelerator pedal, the LCD display in the cluster will blink.

    NOTE:
    • Smart cruise control operating conditions
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      G12394087Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
      • Vehicle speed at approximately 30~180km/h (20mph~111.8mph): When there is no vehicle in front Vehicle speed at approximately 10~180km/h (6mph~111.8mph): When there is a vehicle in front
      • Transmission in D or Sports mode
      • "ESP OFF" switch OFF
      • "CRUISE" switch ON

      Under the above conditions, activate the cruise system using the "SET/-" or "RES/+" switch.

    • Smart cruise control disabling conditions
      • "CRUISE" switch OFF
      • "CANCEL" switch ON
      • Brake pedal applied
      • Driver's door opened
      • Vehicle speed at more than approximately 180km/h (111.8mph)
      • Transmission in N or P or R
      • ESP/TCS/ABS operating
      • An accelerator pedal applied for more than 300 sec
      • ESP OFF" switch ON (ESP OFF indicator ON)
      • Parking brake applied
      • System failure (The warning indicator ON)
      • Crack, damage or wrong installation of smart cruise control unit cover (The warning indicator ON)
      • Yawrate sensor offset compensation incomplete
  8. Function of cruise control

    The driver may choose to only use the cruise control mode (speed control function) by doing as follows:

    When the Smart Cruise Control system is on (SCC Standby mode), push the distance to distance switch for more than 2 seconds. "Smart cruise control (SCC) mode" and "Cruise control (CC) mode" can be selected. The speed control of the cruise control mode is the same as that of the smart cruise control mode.

    When using the cruise control mode, the driver must manually access the distance to other vehicles as the system will not automatically brake to slow down for other vehicles.