Kia Soul: Limitations of the system / On inclines

Kia Soul (SK3) 2020-2025 Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Smart Cruise Control (SCC) system / Limitations of the system / On inclines

Kia Soul. On inclines

During uphill or downhill driving, Smart Cruise Control system may not detect a moving vehicle in your lane, and cause your vehicle to accelerate to the set speed. Also, the vehicle speed will rapidly down when the vehicle ahead is recognized suddenly.
Select the appropriate set speed on inclines and adjust your vehicle speed by depressing the accelerator or brake pedal according to the road condition ahead and driving condition.

Limitations of the system

Smart Cruise Control system may have limits to its ability to detect distance to the vehicle ahead due to road and traffic conditions. On curves On curves, Smart Cruise Control system may not detect a ...

Lane changing

A vehicle which moves into your lane from an adjacent lane cannot be recognized by the sensor until it is in the sensor's detection range. The sensor may not detect immediately when a vehicle cuts ...

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Kia Soul (SK3) 2020-2025 Owners Manual: Special driving conditions

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Kia Soul (SK3) 2020-2025 Owners Manual: Headlight leveling device

To adjust the headlight beam level according to the number of the passengers and loading weight in the luggage area, turn the beam leveling switch. The higher the number of the switch position, the lower the headlight beam level. Always keep the headlight beam at the proper leveling position, or headlights ...