Kia Forte: Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA) / System malfunction

• When the FCA is not working properly, the FCA warning light ( ) will illuminate and the warning message will appear for a few seconds. After the message disappears, the master warning light ( ) will illuminate. In this situation, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
• The FCA system will get deactivated for the sake of driver's safety when the ESC warning light comes on. The FCA warning message will appear at the same time, too. But that doesn't necessarily mean the malfunction of the FCA system. Both the FCA warning light and warning message will disappear once the ESC warning light issue is resolved.

WARNING

• The FCA is only a supplemental system for the driver’s convenience. It is the driver's responsibility to control the vehicle. Do not solely depend on the FCA system. Rather, maintain a safe braking distance, and, if necessary, depress the brake pedal to lower the driving speed.
• The FCA may unnecessarily produce the warning message and the warning alarms. Also, due to sensing limitations, the FCA may not produce alarms in certain situations. Read the section “Limitation of the system” for more information.
• When there is a malfunction with the FCA, the FCA braking control does not operate upon detecting a collision risk even with other braking systems operating normally.
• The FCA system only recognizes vehicles in front of it while driving forward. It does not identify any animals or vehicles in the opposite direction.
• The FCA cannot recognize cross-traffic or parked vehicles presenting a side profile.
• If the vehicle in front stops suddenly, you may have less time to apply the brakes system. Therefore, always keep a safe distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you.
• The FCA system may activate during braking and the vehicle may stop suddenly. If this occurs, any load in the vehicle may endanger passengers. Therefore, always be mindful of the load volume in the vehicle.
• The FCA system may not activate if the driver applies the brake pedal to avoid the risk of a collision.
• The FCA system does not operate when the vehicle is in reverse. In these cases, you must maintain a safe braking distance, and if necessary, depress the brake pedal to reduce the driving speed in order to maintain a safe dis tance.
• The regular braking function will operate normally even if there is a problem with the FCA brake control system or other functions. In this case, the braking control will not operate in the risk of a collision.
• The FCA system may not activate in certain situations and according to driving condition, traffic on the road, weather, road conditions, etc.
• The FCA system may not activate in response to all types of vehicles.