Hyundai Kona Quiz
Driving Your Vehicle

Operating Conditions

In this manual: Driving Your Vehicle
Your Vehicle at a Glance — 5Your Vehicle's Safety System — 63Convenient Features of Your Vehicle — 227Driving Your Vehicle — 123What to Do in an Emergency — 38Maintenance — 80Specifications and Consumer Information — 16
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To operate:

Press the BCW switch when the ignition switch is in the ON position.

The BCW switch indicator will illuminate. When the vehicle speed exceeds 30 km/h, the system is activated.

To cancel:

Press the BCW switch again. The indicator on the switch will go off.

If the system is not in use, turn the system off by pressing the switch.

Information

  • If the vehicle is turned off and then back on, the BCW system returns to its previous state.
  • When the system is on, the warning indicator illuminates for 3 seconds on the outside rearview mirror.

The function is activated when:

1. The function is on.

2. The vehicle speed is approximately 30 km/h or higher.

3. An approaching vehicle is detected in the blind spot.

If a vehicle is detected within the system's zone, a yellow warning light will illuminate on the outside rearview mirror.

Once the detected vehicle is no longer in the blind spot, the warning turns off depending on driving conditions.

Second-Stage Warning

[A]: Warning sound

The warning chime to alert the driver sounds when:

1. The radar sensor detects a vehicle in the blind spot (the warning indicator illuminates on the outside rearview mirror (i.e., in the first stage warning)) and

2. The turn signal indicator turns on (on the same side where the vehicle is detected).

When this warning is activated, the warning indicator on the outside rearview mirror illuminates. It will also flash.

When the turn signal is turned off, the second-stage warning (warning chime and flashing warning indicator on the outside rearview mirror) will be deactivated.

• The warning sound can be turned off.

- To turn off the blind-spot collision warning audible alert: Go to "User Settings" and uncheck "Blind-Spot Collision Warning Sound" on the LCD display.
- To activate the warning chime:
Go to "User Settings", "Driver Assistance" and select "Blind-Spot". Select "Collision Warning Sound" on the LCD display.

Information

The warning chime function helps alert the driver. Turn this function off only when necessary.

For detailed information, refer to "User Settings Mode" in chapter 3.

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