Kia Forte: Smart Cruise Control speed / Smart cruise control will be temporarily canceled when

Cancelled manually

The smart cruise control is temporarily canceled when the brake pedal is depressed or the CANCEL button is pressed. Depress the brake pedal and press the CANCEL button at the same time when the vehicle is at a standstill. The speed and vehicle to vehicle distance indicator on the cluster will disappear and the CRUISE indicator will be illuminated continuously.

Cancelled automatically

• The driver's door is opened.
• The shift lever is shifted to N (Neutral), R (Reverse) or P (Paking).
• The EPB (electronic parking brake) is applied.
• The vehicle speed is over 180 km/h (110 mph)
• The ESC, ABS or TCS is operating.
• The ESC is turned off.
• The sensor or the cover is dirty or blocked with foreign matter.
• When the vehicle is stopped for over 5 minutes.
• The driver starts driving by pushing the toggle switch up (RES+)/down (SET-) or depressing the accelerator pedal, after stopping the vehicle with a vehicle stopped far away in front.
• Engine rpm is in the red zone.
• The accelerator pedal is continuously depressed for a long time.
• The engine speed is in a dangerous range.
• The SCC system has malfunctioned.
• When the braking control is operated for Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist(FCA).
• The vehicle is stopped for more than 5 minutes.
• The driver starts driving by pushing the toggle switch up (RES+)/down (SET-) or depressing the accelerator pedal, after the vehicle is stopped by the Smart Cruise Control system with no other vehicle ahead.
• The vehicle stops and goes repeatedly for a long period of time.
• When the parking brake is locked.
• Engine has some problems.

Each of these actions will cancel the smart cruise control operation. (the set speed and vehicle to vehicle distance on the LCD display will go off.) If the smart cruise control is cancelled automatically, the smart cruise control will not resume even though the RES+ or SET-lever is moved.

✽ NOTICE

If the smart cruise control is cancelled by other than the reasons mentioned, take your vehicle to an authorized Kia dealer and have the system checked.

✽ NOTICE

If the system is automatically cancelled, the warning chime will sound and a message will appear for a few seconds.

You must adjust the vehicle speed by depressing the accelerator or brake pedal according to the road and driving conditions ahead. Always check the road conditions. Do not rely on the warning chime.