KIA Niro: Highway Driving Assist settings

Highway Driving Assist settings

Highway Driving Assist is designed to help detect vehicles and lanes ahead, and help maintain distance from the vehicle ahead, maintain the set speed, help center the vehicle in the lane while driving on the highway (or motorway).

NOTICE- (Kia Niro Hybrid only)

  • Highway Driving Assist is available only on controlled access road of certain highways.

* Controlled access road indicates roads with limited entrances and exits that allow uninterrupted high speed traffic flow. Only passenger cars and motorcycles are allowed on controlled access roads

  • Additional highways may be expanded by future navigation updates.

Highway Driving Assist operates on main roads of highways (or motorways), and does not operate on interchanges or junctions.

Highway Lane Change Assist (if equipped) - (Kia Niro EV only)

Highway Lane Change Assist (if equipped)- Information is inherent only Kia Niro EV

Highway Lane Change Assist function helps change lanes to the direction the driver slightly moves the turn signal switch if the function judges that lane change is possible.

NOTICE

  • Highway Driving Assist is available only on controlled access road of certain highways.

* Controlled access road indicates roads with limited entrances and exits that allow uninterrupted high speed traffic flow. Only passenger cars and motorcycles are allowed on controlled access roads.

  • Additional highways may be expanded by future navigation updates.

Highway Driving Assist operates on main roads of highways (or motorways), and does not operate on interchanges or junctions.

Detecting sensor

Front view camera
Front view camera

Front radar
Front radar

Front corner radar (if equipped)
Front corner radar (if equipped)

Rear corner radar (if equipped)
Rear corner radar (if equipped)

Refer to the picture above for the detailed location of the detecting sensors.

CAUTION

For more details on the precautions of the detecting sensors, refer to "Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion) (if equipped)"

Highway Driving Assist settings

Highway Driving Assist

Highway Driving Assist

A: Driver Assistance

  1. Driving Convenience
  2. Highway Driving Assist

With the vehicle on, touch Settings ? Driver Assistance ? Driving Conve-nience ? Highway Driving Assist on the instrument cluster or Settings ? Vehicle ? Driver Assistance ? Driving Convenience ? Highway Driving Assist on the infotainment system.

If Highway Driving Assist is selected, it helps maintain distance from the vehicle ahead, maintain the set speed, and helps center the vehicle in the lane.

WARNING

For your safety, change the Settings after parking the vehicle at a safe location.

CAUTION

When the trailer is connected, Highway Driving Assist automatically turns off (if equipped). In this case, you cannot get help from Highway Driving Assist.

Always drive with care.

NOTICE

  • Highway Driving Assist should be selected to use Highway Lane Change Assist. (if equipped)
  • If there is a problem with the functions, the settings cannot be changed. Have the function be inspected by an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
  • If the vehicle is restarted, the functions will maintain the last setting.

Warning volume

Warning volume

A: Driver Assistance

  1. Warning Volume
  2. Driving Safety Priority
  3. High
  4. Medium
  5. Low
  6. Off (If steering wheel vibration function is equipped)

With the vehicle on, touch Settings ? Vehicle ? Driver Assistance ? Warning Volume on the infotainment system to change the Warning volume to adjust the Warning volume levels; High, Medium, Low or Off.

If Driving Safety Priority is selected, the audio volume will temporarily decrease to warn the driver with the audible warning for safe driving.

NOTICE

  • If Off is selected, the Hands-off Warning Volume will not turn off, but the volume will sound as Low.
  • If you change the Warning volume, the Warning volume of other Driver Assistance systems may change.

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