Kia EV2: Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist operation / Evasive Steering Assist function: (if equipped)

The advanced Evasive Steering Assist functionality integrated into the comprehensive Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist architecture of your Kia EV2 is Emergency Steering.

Emergency Steering (Driver steering assist)

Emergency Steering

Emergency Steering can alert you with Emergency steering warning light blinking (), a warning message, an audible warning, and steering wheel vibration.

If there is a risk of a collision with another vehicle or a pedestrian, cyclist, or motorcyclist ahead of your vehicle, Emergency Steering can assist you in steering to help prevent a collision.

Emergency steering will be activated in following conditions.

Your driving speed: Approximately 40–85 km/h (25–53 mph)

Emergency Steering (Evasive steering assist)

Emergency Steering

Emergency Steering can alert you with Emergency steering warning light blinking (), a warning message, an audible warning, and steering wheel vibration.

If there is a risk of a collision with a pedestrian, cyclist, or motorcyclist ahead of your vehicle and you have already exceeded the Emergency Braking speed limit, Emergency Steering can activate to help you avoid a collision.

Emergency Steering may activate under following conditions:

• Emergency Steering can activate when your driving speed is approximately 65-75 km/h (40-47 mph).

• The direction of travel of a pedestrian, cyclist, or motorcycle is the same as or opposite to the driving direction of your vehicle.

• Both lanes are detected.

• Driving on a straight lane.

• There is no risk of a secondary collision.

CAUTION

• When Emergency Steering is operating, the steering wheel may turn automatically.

• Emergency Steering automatically ends when risk factors disappear. Adjust the steering wheel as needed.

• Emergency Steering may deactivate during operation if the steering wheel is held tightly or steered in the opposite direction.

• When steering is assisted to avoid a collision with another vehicle, a pedestrian, or a cyclist, Evasive steering assist will deactivate if potential collisions are detected with other vehicles, motorcyclist, pedestrians, or cyclists.

• Evasive steering assist may not operate if there is insufficient space to avoid a collision.

• When driving at night, the performance of powered two-wheeler recognition is decreased, so the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist system may be temporarily limited or may not work.

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For more information about warning messages, refer to Collision Warning.

WARNING

• For your safety, change the settings only after parking the vehicle at a safe location.

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist does not operate in all situations and cannot avoid all collisions.

• You are responsible for controlling the vehicle. Do not depend on Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist. Maintain a safe braking distance and manually engage the brake pedal to reduce driving speed or stop the vehicle.

• Never deliberately drive toward people or objects to test Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist. It may cause serious injury or death.

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate, if the driver applies the brake pedal to decelerate and exits a collision-risk situation.

• Depending on the road and driving conditions, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may warn you late or not at all.

• During Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist operation, the vehicle may stop suddenly, which can cause loose objects to shift and possibly injure passengers. Always fasten seat belts and secure loose objects.

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may not display a warning message or generate an audible warning if any other function’s warning message is displayed or any other function’s audible warning is generated at the same time.

• You may not hear the warning sound of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist if you are in noisy surroundings.

• Depending on road conditions and surroundings, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may turn OFF or operate improperly or unnecessarily.

• Even if there is a malfunction in Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist, braking by pressing the brake pedal operates normally.

• Emergency Braking activated by Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may end automatically if you brake hard or turn the steering wheel sharply.

CAUTION

• Your surroundings may affect the speed or detection range of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist, and result in the function being temporarily limited or disabled.

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist takes into account the oncoming vehicle’s direction, speed, and surroundings to judge risk.

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may not activate when driving at a high speed or when there is a significant difference in speed between your vehicle and oncoming vehicles.

• If the system determines that a collision with surrounding vehicles is likely, the Lane Change Oncoming, Lane Change Side, and Evasive Steering Assist functions will provide warnings only and not steering control.

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• When a collision is imminent, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may activate brake assist if you do not brake enough to avoid the collision.

• The images or colours may display differently depending on the specifications of the instrument cluster or theme.

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may operate at an earlier timing, If the in-cabin camera determines that the driver’s condition is abnormal.: (if equipped)