Get Driving your vehicle -> Safe Exit Assist Guide for Kia Sorento SUV 2023

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Safe Exit Assist (SEA)

Safe Exit Assist (SEA) (if

equipped)

CAUTION

Warning Timing may vary depending on

the speed of the approaching vehicle.

Detecting sensor

Rear corner radar

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After the vehicle stops, when an

approaching vehicle from the rear area

is detected as soon as a passenger

opens a door, Safe Exit Assist will warn

the driver with a warning message and

an audible warning to help prevent a

collision.

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Refer to the picture above for the

detailed location of the detecting sensor.

NOTICE

For more details on the precautions of

the rear corner radars, refer to "Blind-

Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) (if

equipped)" on page 5-95.

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In addition, when the electronic child

safety lock button is in the LOCK posi

tion and an approaching vehicle from

the rear area is detected, the electronic

child safety lock button will not unlock

even if the driver presses the button to

prevent the rear doors from opening.

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Safe Exit Assist Settings

Safe Exit Assist

Warning Methods

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With the ENGINE START/STOP button in

the ON position, select 'Driver Assistance

→ Blind-Spot Safety → Safe Exit Assist'

from the Settings menu to turn on Safe

Exit Assist and deselect to turn off the

function.

NOTICE

The driver should always be aware of

unexpected and sudden situations from

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You can adjust the Warning Methods

with the ignition switch or ENGINE

START/ STOP button in the ON position.

occurring. If 'Safe Exit Assist' is dese

lected, the function cannot assist you.

僅 Warning Volume : Select 'User Set

tings → Driver Assistance → Warning

Volume' on the LCD display or 'Set

tings → Vehicle → Driver Assistance

→ Warning Methods → Warning vol

ume' on the Infotainment system.

Even if '0' or 'Off' is selected, the func

NOTICE

If the engine is restarted, Safe Exit Assist

will maintain the last setting.

tion's Warning Volume will not turn off

but the volume will sound as '1' or

'Low'.

僅 Driving Safety Priority : Select ‘Vehicle

Settings → Driver Assistance → Warn

ing Methods → Driving Safety Priority’

on the Infotainment system. For safe

driving, the audio volume will tempo

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rarily decrease to warn the driver with

the audible warning.

僅 When an approaching vehicle from

the rear is detected at the moment a

door is opened, the 'Watch for traffic'

warning message will appear on the

cluster, and an audible warning will

sound.

僅 Safe Exit Assist will warn the driver

when your vehicle speed is below 3

km/h (2 mph), and the speed of the

approaching vehicle from the rear is

above 5 km/h (3 mph).

NOTICE

僅 Ensure that warning sound you have

set may apply to the warning volume

of other driver assistance systems.

僅 Warning Methods will maintain its last

setting even if the vehicle is restarted.

僅 The setting menu may not be avail

able for your vehicle depending on

the vehicle features and specifica

tions.

Safe Exit Assist linked with Elec

tronic child safety lock

僅 Descriptions of each driver assistance

system may be slightly different from

the owner's manual after updating the

software of your infotainment system.

In this case, scan the QR code in the

infotainment system manual to

access the web manual for checking

the changes.

僅 Depending on your update, the menu

may be displayed as Warning Sound

or Warning Methods.

Safe Exit Assist Operation

Warning and control

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僅 When Electric child safety lock is oper

ating and an approaching vehicle

from the rear area is detected, the

rear doors cannot be unlocked even if

the driver tries to unlock the rear

doors using the electronic child safety

lock button. The 'Check surroundings

then try again' warning message will

appear on the cluster.

Collision Warning when exiting

vehicle

僅 Safe Exit Assist will warn the driver

when vehicle speed is below 3 km/h (2

mph) and the speed of the approach

ing vehicle from the rear is above 5

km/h (3 mph).

僅 For more details on electric child

safety lock button, refer to "Electronic

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child safety lock system (if equipped)"

on page 4-22.

the surroundings before you exit the

vehicle.

僅 Never deliberately operate Safe Exit

Assist. Doing so may lead to serious

injury or death.

僅 Safe Exit Assist does not operate if

there is a problem with Blind-Spot

Collision-Avoidance Assist.

- The warning message of Blind-Spot

Collision-Avoidance Assist will

appears

CAUTION

If the driver presses the electronic child

lock button again approximately within

10 seconds after the warning message

appears, Safe Exit Assist judges that the

driver has unlocked the doors acknowl

edging the rear status. The electronic

child safety lock will turn off (button indi

cator OFF) and the rear doors will

unlock. Always check the surroundings

before turning off the electronic child

safety lock button.

- Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance

Assist sensor or the sensor sur

rounding is polluted or covered

- Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance

Assist fails to warn passengers or

falsely warn passengers

WARNING

Take the following precautions when

using Safe Exit Assist:

僅 For your safety, change the Settings

after parking the vehicle at a safe

location.

NOTICE

After the engine is turned off, Safe Exit

Assist operates approximately for 3 min

utes, but turns off immediately if the

doors are locked.

僅 If any other function's warning mes

sage is displayed or audible warning

is generated, Safe Exit Assist warning

message may not be displayed and

Safe Exit Assist Malfunction and

Limitations

audible warning may not be gener

ated.

僅 You may not hear the warning sound

of Safe Exit Assist if the surroundings

are noisy.

Safe Exit Assist malfunction

僅 Safe Exit Assist does not operate in all

situations and/or cannot prevent all

collisions.

僅 Safe Exit Assist may warn the driver

late or may not warn the driver

depending on the road and driving

conditions. Always check vehicle sur

roundings.

僅 The driver and passengers are

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responsible for accidents that occurs

while exiting the vehicle. Always check

When Safe Exit Assist is not working

properly, the 'Check Blind-Spot Safety

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system' warning message will appear on

the cluster, and the function will turn off

automatically or the function will be lim

ited. Have the function inspected by an

authorized Kia dealer.

installing a trailer or carrier, it can reduce

the detecting performance and tempo

rarily limit or disable Safe Exit Assist.

If this occurs, the 'Blind-Spot Safety sys

tem disabled. Radar blocked' warning

message will appear on the cluster.

The function will operate normally when

such foreign matters or trailer, etc. is

removed. Always keep it clean.

If the function does not operate normally

after it is removed, have your vehicle

inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

NOTICE

僅 Even though the warning message

does not appear on the cluster, Safe

Exit Assist may not properly operate.

僅 Safe Exit Assist may not properly

operate in an area (e.g., open terrain),

where any substance are not detected

after turning ON the engine.

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When the side view mirror warning light

is not working properly, the `Check side

view mirror warning light' warning mes

sage will appear on the cluster for sev

eral seconds, and the master (

)

warning light will appear on the cluster.

If the master warning light appears,

CAUTION

Turn off Safe Exit Assist to install a

trailer, carrier, etc., or remove the trailer,

carrier, etc. to use Safe Exit Assist.

have the vehicle inspected by an autho

rized Kia dealer.

Safe Exit Assist disabled

Limitations of Safe Exit Assist

Safe Exit Assist may not operate nor

mally, or the function may operate unex

pectedly under the following

circumstances:

僅 Driving through a narrow road where

trees or grass or overgrown

僅 Driving on a wet road surface, such as

a puddle in the road

僅 The speed of the other vehicle is very

fast or slow

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NOTICE

For more details on the precautions of

the rear corner radars, refer to "Blind-

When the rear bumper around the rear

corner radar or sensor is covered with

foreign matter, such as snow or rain, or

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Manual Speed Limit Assist (MSLA)

Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) (if

equipped)" on page 5-95.

Manual Speed Limit Assist

(MSLA)

NOTICE

僅 Safe Exit Assist may not operate nor

mally if interfered by strong electro

magnetic waves.

僅 Safe Exit Assist may not operate for

approximately 3 seconds after the

vehicle is started, or the rear corner

radars are initialized.

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(1) Speed Limit indicator

(2) Set speed

You can set the speed limit when you do

not want to drive over a specific speed.

If you drive over the preset speed limit,

the warning function operates (set

speed limit will blink and chime will

sound) until the vehicle speed returns

within the speed limit.

Manual Speed Limit Assist Opera

tion

Setting speed limit

1. Press and hold Driving Assist

(

) button at the desired

speed.

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