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: To increase cruise control set speed

Follow either of these procedures: Push the button (RES+) and hold it. Your vehicle will accelerate. Release the button at the speed you want. Push the button (RES+) and release it immediately. The cruising speed will increase by 2.0 km/h (1.2 mph) each time you push the button (RES+) in this manner. ...

Kia Soul (SK3) 2020-2025 Owners Manual: Brake operation

In an urgent situation, the braking system enters into the ready status for prompt reaction to assist the driver in depressing the brake pedal. FCA provides additional braking power for optimum braking performance, when the driver depresses the brake pedal during FCA operation. The braking control is ...