Kia Stinger 2023 Highway Driving Assist (HDA) 

Highway Driving Assist (HDA) is the most innovative part of the 2023 Kia Stinger. It is a combination of cutting-edge technology and driver ease. This feature changes the way people drive on the highway by combining adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist systems in a way that makes them safer, more comfortable, and less worried during their trips. With HDA, drivers can set their desired speed and distance from the car in front of them with confidence, leaving some of the work of driving on the highway to the car’s advanced systems while staying alert and engaged behind the wheel. It shows how committed Kia is to improving the driving experience, turning highway travel into a smooth blend of driver control and precise technology, and making sure that every trip on the highway in the Stinger is both efficient and full of trust.

2023 Kia Stinger Specs, Price, Features and Mileage (Brochure)

Highway Driving Assist (HDA)

(if equipped)
Highway Driving Assist is designed to detect vehicles and lanes ahead, and help maintain distance from the vehicle ahead, maintain the set speed, and keep the vehicle between lanes.

NOTICE

•  HDA stands for Highway Driving Assist.
• Highway Driving Assist operates on main roads of highways (or motorways), and does not operate on inter-changes or junctions.

NOTICE

• Highway Driving Assist is available only on the controlled access roads of certain highways.
• Controlled access road indicates roads with limited entrances and exits that allow uninterrupted high-speed traffic flow. Only passenger cars and motorcycles are allowed on controlled access roads.

Available highway (Controlled access   road)
USA	Select Interstate Highway and U.S. (Federal) and   State Highways
Canada	Select Provincial and Ter-   retrial Highways

 

• Additional highways may be expanded by future navigation updates

Detecting sensors

[1] : Front view camera, [2]: Front radar
Refer to the picture above for the detailed location of the detecting sensors.

CAUTION

For more details on the precautions of the detecting sensors, refer to “Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor fusion)” on page 5-54.

Highway Driving Assist settings Setting

With the ENGINE START/STOP button in the ON position, select ‘Driver Assistance

Driving Convenience’ from the setting menu to set whether or not to use each function.

• it helps maintain distance from the vehicle ahead, maintain the set speed, and keep the vehicle between lanes. If ‘Highway Driving Assist’ is selected,

NOTICE

•  If there is a problem with the functions, the settings cannot be changed. We recommend that you have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
•  If the engine is restarted, the functions will maintain the last setting.

WARNING

For your safety, change the Settings after parking the vehicle at a safe location.

Warning Volume

With the ENGINE START/STOP button in the ON position, select ‘Driver Assistance

Warning Volume’ from the “User Set-tings (LCD display) or Setup → Vehicle (Infotainment System screen)” to change the warning volume to ‘High’, ‘Medium’, ‘Low’ for Highway Driving Assist.
If you change the warning volume, the warning volume of other Driver Assistance systems may change.

2023 Kia Stinger Specs, Price, Features and Mileage (Brochure)

Highway Driving Assist operation

Highway Driving Assist display and control
Operating

 

Standby

 

Highway Lane Change function will be displayed as below depending on the status of the function.

1.  Green ( ): Operating state
2.  White ( ): Standby state
3.  Set speed is displayed.
4. . Lane Following Assist indicator displayed.
5.  Whether there is a vehicle ahead and the selected distance level are displayed.
6. Whether the lane is detected or not is displayed.

For more details and limitations of Lane Following Assist, refer to “Lane Following Assist (LFA)” on page 5-115.
For more details and limitations of Smart Cruise Control, refer to “Smart Cruise Control (SCC)” on page 5-96.
Highway Driving Assist operating
Highway Driving Assist operates when:

• Driving on the main road of highways (or motorways), and turning on High-way Driving Assist by pressing the Driving Assist button.
• Entering the main road of highways while Lane Following assist and Smart Cruise Control are operating.

NOTICE

•  When Smart Cruise Control is operating while driving on the main roads of highways (or motorways), Highway Driving Assist will operate.
•  When entering the main roads of highways (or motorways), Highway Driving Assist will not turn on if Lane Following Assist is turned off even when Smart Cruise Control is operating.

Restarting after stopping

When Highway Driving Assist is operating, your vehicle will stop if the vehicle ahead of you stops. Also, if the vehicle ahead of you starts moving within 30 seconds after the stop, your vehicle will start as well. In addition, after the vehicle has stopped and 30 seconds have passed, the ‘Use switch or pedal to accelerate’ message will appear on the cluster. Depress the accelerator pedal or operate the + switch, – switch or ( ) switch to start driving.
Hands-off warning

The hands-off warning appears when the function detects that the driver’s hands are not on the steering wheel while Highway Driving Assist is in work.

• First warning: warning message
• Second warning: warning message with warning sound

If the driver still does not have their hands on the steering wheel after the hands-off warning, the ‘Highway Driving Assist (HDA) canceled’ warning message will appear and Highway Driving will be automatically canceled.
Highway Driving Assist standby
When Smart Cruise Control is temporarily canceled while Highway Driving Assist is operating, Highway Driving Assist will be in standby state. At this time, Lane Following Assist will operate normally.

Highway Driving Assist malfunction and limitations

Highway Driving Assist malfunction

When Highway Driving Assist is not working properly, the ‘Check Highway Driving Assist (HDA) system’ warning
message will appear, and the ( )
warning light will appear on the cluster.
Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

WARNING

•  The driver is responsible for controlling the vehicle for safe driving.
• Always have your hands on the steering wheel while driving.
• Highway Driving Assist is a supplemental function that assists the driver in driving the vehicle and is not a complete autonomous driving function. Always check road conditions, and if necessary, take appropriate actions to drive safely.
• Always have your eyes on the road, and it is the responsibility of the driver to avoid violating traffic laws. The vehicle manufacturer is not responsible for any traffic violation or accidents caused by the driver.
• Highway Driving Assist may not be
• able to determine all traffic situations. The function may not detect possible collisions due to the limitations of the function. Always be aware of the limitations of the function. Obstacles such as vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, unspecified objects or structures such as guardrails and tollgates, etc. that may collide with the vehicle may not be detected.
•  Highway Driving Assist will turn off automatically under the following situations:
  • Driving on roads that the function does not operate, such as a rest area, intersection, junction, etc.
    The navigation does not operate properly such as when the navigation is being updated or restarted
•  Highway Driving Assist may inadvertently operate or turn off depending on road conditions (navigation information) and surroundings.
• Lane Following Assist may be temporarily disabled when the front view camera cannot detect lanes properly or the hands-off warning is on.
•  You may not hear the warning sound of Highway Driving Assist if the sure above a certain speed at a curve, your vehicle may drive to one side or may depart from the driving lane.
• If the vehicle is driven at high speed rounding is noisy.
• When you are towing a trailer or another vehicle, we recommend that Highway Driving Assist is turned off due to safety reasons.
• The hands–off warning message may appear early or late depending on how the steering wheel is held or road conditions. Always have your hands on the steering wheel while driving.
•  For your safety, please read the owner’s manual before using Highway Driving Assist.
• Highway Driving Assist will not operate when the engine is started, or when the detecting sensors or navigation is being initialized.

2023 Kia Stinger Specs, Price, Features and Mileage (Brochure)

Limitations of Highway Driving Assist

Highway Driving Assist and Highway Lane Change function may not operate normally, or may not operate under the following circumstances:

•  The map information and the actual road is different because the navigation is not updated
• The map information and the actual road is different because of real-time GPS data or map information error
•  The infotainment system is overloaded by performing functions such as route search, video playback, voice recognition, etc., simultaneously
•  GPS signals are blocked in areas such as a tunnel
• The driver goes off course or the route to the destination is changed or canceled by resetting the navigation (Including research based on real-time traffic information)
•  The vehicle enters a service station or rest area
•  Android Auto or Car Play is operating

The navigation cannot detect the current vehicle position (ex: elevated roads including overpasses adjacent to general roads or nearby roads exist in a parallel way)

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