Kia Optima: Parking distance warning-reverse / Self-diagnosis

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2020 Owner's Manual / Features of your vehicle / Parking distance warning-reverse / Self-diagnosis

If you don’t hear an audible warning sound or if the buzzer sounds intermittently when shifting the gear to the R (Reverse) position, this may indicate a malfunction in the parking distance warning-reverse. If this occurs, have your vehicle checked by an authorized Kia dealer as soon as possible.

✽ NOTICE

Your new vehicle warranty does not cover any accidents or damage to the vehicle or injuries to its occupants due to a parking distance warning-reverse malfunction. Always drive safely and cautiously.

Parking distance warningreverse precautions

The parking distance warningreverse may not sound consistently depending on the speed and shapes of the objects detected. The parking distance warningreverse may malfunction if the vehicle bum ...

Rear view monitor

The rear view monitor will activate with the ignition switch ON and the shift lever in the R (Reverse) position. The system is a supplemental system that shows the area behind the vehicle throu ...

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