Driving your vehicle -> Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control for Your Kia Sorento SUV 2023

Driving your vehicle  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC)  
substitute for safe driving. It is the  
responsibility of the driver to always  
check the speed and distance to the  
vehicle ahead. Always drive safely and  
use caution.  
Navigation-based Smart  
Cruise Control (NSCC) (if  
equipped)  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control  
will help automatically adjust vehicle  
speed when driving on highways (or  
motorways) by using road information  
from the navigation function while Smart  
Cruise Control is operating.  
Highway Curve Zone Auto Slow  
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down  
If vehicle speed is high, Highway Curve  
Zone Auto Slowdown function will tem  
NOTICE  
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porarily decelerate your vehicle or limit  
acceleration to help you drive safely on a  
curve based on the curve information  
from the navigation.  
僅 Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
trol 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 motor  
cycles are allowed on controlled  
access roads.  
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Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
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Highway Set Speed Auto Change func  
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tion automatically changes Smart Cruise  
Control set speed based on the speed  
limit information from the navigation.  
Available highway (Controlled access  
road)  
Navigation-Based Smart Cruise  
Control Settings  
With the ENGINE START/STOP button in  
the ON position, select 'Driver Assistance  
→ Driving Assist → Highway Auto Speed  
Change' from the Settings menu to turn  
Select Interstate High  
way and U.S. (Federal)  
and State Highways  
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USA  
Select Provincial and  
Territorial Highways  
Canada  
on Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
trol and deselect to turn off the function.  
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僅 Additional highways may be  
expanded by future navigation  
updates.  
NOTICE  
When there is a problem with Naviga  
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tion-based Smart Cruise Control, the  
NOTICE  
function cannot be set from the Settings  
menu.  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control  
operates on main roads of highways (or  
motorways), and does not operate on  
interchanges or junctions.  
WARNING  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control  
is a supplemental function and is not a  
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Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC)  
Navigation-Based Smart Cruise  
Control Operation  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise  
Control operating  
Operating conditions  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control  
is ready to operate if all of the following  
conditions are satisfied:  
僅 Smart Cruise Control is operating  
僅 Driving on main roads of highways (or  
motorways)  
NOTICE  
For more details on how to operate  
Smart Cruise Control, refer to "Smart  
Cruise Control (SCC) (if equipped)" on  
page 5-134.  
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If temporary deceleration is required in  
the standby state and Navigation-based  
Smart Cruise Control is operating, the  
Function display and control  
When Navigation-based Smart Cruise  
Control operates, it will be displayed on  
the cluster as follows:  
green (  
cluster.  
) symbol will appear on the  
If the Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
function operates, the green (  
)
symbol and set speed will appear on the  
cluster, and an audible warning will  
sound.  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise  
Control standby  
WARNING  
'Drive carefully' warning message will  
appear in the following circumstances:  
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If the operating conditions are satisfied,  
the white (  
) symbol will appear.  
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Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC)  
僅 Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
trol is not able to slow down your  
vehicle to a safe speed  
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state by driving on a road other than  
the highway (or motorway) main road,  
Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
function will operate again when you  
drive on the main road again without  
setting the set speed.  
僅 If Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
function has changed to the standby  
state by depressing the brake pedal,  
NOTICE  
Highway Curve Zone Auto Slowdown  
and Set Speed Auto Change function  
uses the same (  
) symbol.  
press the (  
function.  
僅 Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
function does not operate on highway  
interchanges or junctions.  
) switch to restart the  
Highway Curve Zone Auto Slow  
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down  
僅 Depending on the curve ahead on the  
highway (or motorway), the vehicle  
will decelerate, and after passing the  
curve, the vehicle will accelerate to  
Smart Cruise Control set speed.  
NOTICE  
僅 Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
function only operates based on the  
speed limits of the highway (or motor  
way), it does not work with the speed  
cameras.  
僅 When Highway Set Speed Auto  
Change function is operating, the  
vehicle automatically accelerates or  
decelerates when the highway (or  
motorway) speed limit changes.  
僅 When Highway Set Speed Auto  
Change function is operating, the  
vehicle may warn the driver when the  
vehicle's set speed limit is above the  
speed camera limit.  
僅 The maximum set speed for Highway  
Set Speed Auto Change function is  
140 km/h (90 mph).  
僅 If the speed limit of a new road is not  
updated in the navigation, Highway  
Set Speed Auto Change function may  
not operate properly.  
僅 If the speed unit is set to a unit other  
than the speed unit used in your  
country, Highway Set Speed Auto  
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僅 Vehicle deceleration time may differ  
depending on the vehicle speed and  
the degree of the curve on the road.  
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The higher the driving speed, deceler  
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ation will start faster.  
Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
僅 Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
function will operate when Smart  
Cruise Control set speed and the  
highway (or motorway) speed limit is  
matched.  
僅 While Highway Set Speed Auto  
Change function is operating, when  
the highway (or motorway), speed  
limit changes, Smart Cruise Control  
set speed automatically changes to  
the changed speed limit.  
僅 If Smart Cruise Control set speed is  
adjusted different from the speed  
limit, Highway Set Speed Auto  
Change function will be in the standby  
state.  
僅 If Highway Set Speed Auto Change  
function has changed to the standby  
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Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC)  
Change function may not operate  
properly.  
general roads or nearby roads exist in  
a parallel way)  
僅 The navigation is being restarted  
while driving  
僅 There is bad weather, such as heavy  
rain, heavy snow, etc.  
僅 Driving on a road under construction  
僅 Driving on a road that is controlled  
Limitations of Navigation-Based  
Smart Cruise Control  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control  
may not operate normally under the fol  
lowing circumstances:  
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僅 The navigation is not working prop  
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僅 Driving on a road that is sharply  
curved  
erly  
僅 Speed limit and road information in  
the navigation is not updated  
僅 The map information and the actual  
僅 Driving on roads with intersections,  
roundabouts, straight entrances and  
exits, etc.  
road is different because of real-time  
GPS data or map information error  
僅 The navigation searches for a route  
while driving  
僅 GPS signals are blocked in areas such  
as a tunnel  
僅 The navigation is being updated while  
driving  
僅 Map information is not transmitted  
due to infotainment system's abnor  
mal operation  
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僅 A road that divides into two or more  
roads and joins again  
僅 The driver goes off course the route  
set in the navigation  
僅 The route to the destination is  
changed or canceled by resetting the  
navigation  
僅 The vehicle enters a service station or  
rest area  
[1]: Set route, [2]: Branch line, [3]: Driving  
route, [4]: Main road, [5]: Curved road  
section  
僅 When there is a difference between  
the navigation set route (branch line)  
and the driving route (main road),  
Highway Curve Zone Auto Slowdown  
function may not operate until the  
driving route is recognized as the  
main road.  
僅 The speed limit of some sections  
changes according to the road situa  
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僅 When the vehicle's driving route is  
tions  
recognized as the main road by main  
taining the main road instead of the  
navigation set route, Highway Curve  
Zone Auto Slowdown function will  
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僅 Android Auto or Car Play is operating  
僅 The navigation cannot detect the cur  
rent vehicle position (ex: elevated  
roads including overpass adjacent to  
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operate. Depending on the distance to  
the curve and the current vehicle  
speed, vehicle deceleration may not  
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Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC)  
be sufficient or may decelerate rap  
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僅 If there is no destination set on the  
navigation, Highway Curve Zone Auto  
Slowdown function will operate based  
on the curve information on the main  
road.  
idly.  
僅 Even if you depart from the main  
road, Highway Curve Zone Auto Slow  
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down function may temporarily oper  
ate due to navigation information of  
the highway curve section.  
WARNING  
僅 Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
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trol is not a substitute for safe driving  
practices, but a convenience function.  
Always have your eyes on the road,  
and it is the responsibility of the driver  
to avoid violating traffic laws.  
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[1]: Main road, [2]: Branch line, [3]: Driv  
ing route, [4]: Set route, [5]: Curved road  
section  
僅 When there is a difference between  
the navigation route (main road) and  
the driving route (branch line), High  
way Curve Zone Auto Slowdown func  
tion will operate based on the curve  
information on the main road.  
僅 When it is judged that you are driving  
out of the route by entering the high  
way interchange or junction, Highway  
Curve Zone Auto Slowdown function  
will not operate.  
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僅 The navigation's speed limit informa  
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tion may differ from the actual speed  
limit information on the road. It is the  
driver's responsibility to check the  
speed limit on the actual driving road  
or lane.  
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僅 Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
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trol may not operate due to the exis  
tence of leading vehicles and the  
driving conditions of the vehicle.  
Always pay attention to road and driv  
ing conditions while driving.  
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僅 When you are towing a trailer or  
another vehicle, we recommend that  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
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trol is turned off due to safety rea  
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sons.  
僅 After you pass through a tollgate on a  
highway (or motorway), Navigation-  
based Smart Cruise Control will oper  
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ate based on the first lane. If you enter  
one of the other lanes, the function  
might not operate properly.  
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[1]: Driving route, [2]: Branch line, [3]:  
Curved road section, [4]: Main road  
僅 The vehicle will accelerate if the driver  
depresses the accelerator pedal while  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
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Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC)  
trol is operating, and the function will  
not decelerate the vehicle.  
1. This device may not cause interfer  
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ence, and  
僅 If the driver accelerates and releases  
2. This device must accept any interfer-  
the accelerator pedal while Naviga  
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ence, including interference that may  
cause undesired operation of the  
device.  
tion-based Smart Cruise Control is  
operating, the vehicle may not decel  
erate sufficiently or may rapidly  
decelerate to a safe speed.  
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3. Changes or modifications not  
expressly approved by the party  
responsible for compliance could void  
the user's authority to operate the  
device.  
僅 If the curve is too large or too small,  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
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trol may not operate.  
NOTICE  
僅 The speed information on the cluster  
and navigation may differ.  
僅 The time gap could occur between  
the navigation's guidance and when  
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Con  
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trol operation starts and ends.  
僅 Even if you are driving at a speed  
lower than Smart Cruise Control set  
speed, acceleration may be limited by  
the curve sections ahead.  
僅 If Navigation-based Smart Cruise  
Control is operating while leaving the  
main road to enter an interchange,  
junction, rest area, etc., the function  
may operate for a certain period of  
time.  
僅 Deceleration by Navigation-based  
Smart Cruise Control may feel it is not  
sufficient due to road conditions such  
as uneven road surfaces, narrow  
lanes, etc.  
This device complies with Indus  
try Canada licence-exempt RSS  
standard(s).  
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Operation is subject to the following  
conditions:  
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