Driving your vehicle -> Safe Exit Warning for Your Kia Sorento SUV 2023

Driving your vehicle  
Safe Exit Warning (SEW)  
Refer to the picture above for the  
Safe Exit Warning (SEW) (if  
equipped)  
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.  
Safe Exit Warning Settings  
Safe Exit Warning  
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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 Warning will  
warn the driver with a warning message  
and an audible warning to help prevent  
a collision.  
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NOTICE  
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Warning Timing may vary depending on  
the speed of the approaching vehicle.  
With the ENGINE START/STOP button in  
the ON position, select 'Driver Assistance  
→ Blind-Spot Safety → Safe Exit Warn  
ing from the Settings menu to turn on  
Safe Exit Warning and deselect to turn  
off the function.  
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Detecting sensor  
Rear corner radar  
NOTICE  
The driver should always be aware of  
unexpected and sudden situations from  
occurring. If 'Safe Exit Warning' is dese  
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lected, the function cannot assist you.  
NOTICE  
If the engine is restarted, Safe Exit Warn  
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ing will maintain the last setting.  
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Driving your vehicle  
Safe Exit Warning (SEW)  
rarily decrease to warn the driver with  
the audible warning.  
Warning Methods  
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  
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able for your vehicle depending on  
the vehicle features and specifica  
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tions.  
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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.  
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You can adjust the Warning Methods  
with the ignition switch or ENGINE  
START/ STOP button in the ON position.  
Safe Exit Warning Operation  
Warning  
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  
tion's Warning Volume will not turn off  
but the volume will sound as '1' or  
'Low'.  
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Collision Warning when exiting  
vehicle  
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僅 Driving Safety Priority : Select ‘Vehicle  
Settings → Driver Assistance → Warn  
ing Methods → Driving Safety Priority’  
on the Infotainment system. For safe  
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driving, the audio volume will tempo  
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Driving your vehicle  
Safe Exit Warning (SEW)  
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 Warning 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).  
僅 Safe Exit Warning does not operate if  
there is a problem with Blind-Spot  
Collision-Avoidance Assist. The warn  
ing message of Blind-Spot Collision-  
Avoidance Assist will appear when:  
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- 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  
NOTICE  
Take the following precautions when  
using Safe Exit Warning :  
僅 For your safety, change the Settings  
after parking the vehicle at a safe  
location.  
NOTICE  
After the engine is turned off, Safe Exit  
Warning operates approximately for 3  
minutes, but turns off immediately if the  
doors are locked.  
僅 If any other function's warning mes  
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sage is displayed or audible warning  
is generated, Safe Exit Warning warn  
ing message may not be displayed  
and audible warning may not be gen  
erated.  
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僅 You may not hear the warning sound  
of Safe Exit Warning if the surround  
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ings are noisy.  
僅 Safe Exit Warning does not operate in  
all situations or cannot prevent all col  
lisions.  
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僅 Safe Exit Warning may warn the  
driver late or may not warn the driver  
depending on the road and driving  
conditions. Always check vehicle sur  
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roundings.  
僅 The driver and passengers are  
responsible for accidents that occur  
while exiting the vehicle. Always check  
the surroundings before you exit the  
vehicle.  
僅 Never deliberately operate Safe Exit  
Warning. Doing so may lead to serious  
injury or death.  
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