Kia Forte: Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) system / LKA operation

To activate/deactivate the LKA:
With the ignition switch in the ON
position, press the LKA button located
on the instrument panel on the
lower left hand side of the driver.
The indicator in the cluster display
will initially illuminate white.
When the indicator(white) activated
in the previous ignition cycle, the
system turns on without any control.
If you press the LKA button again,
the indicator on the cluster display
will go off.
The color of the indicator will change
depend on the condition of LKA.
- White : Sensor does not detect
the lane marker or vehicle
speed is less than 64
km/h (40 mph).
- Green : Sensor detects the lane
marker and system is able
to control the steering.
The Lane Keeping Assist system is
designed to detect the lane markers
on the road with a front view camera
at the front windshield, and assists
the driver’s steering to help keep the
veh ...
To see the LKA screen on the LCD
display in the cluster, Tab to the
ASSIST mode ().
For further details, refer to the [menu
settings] section in Chapter 4.
After LKA is activated, if b ...
Other information:
Curtain air bags are located along
both sides of the roof rails above the
front and rear doors.
They are designed to help protect
occupants in certain side impacts
and to help prevent them from ejecting
out of the vehicle as a result of a
rollover, especially when the seatbelts
ar ...
When the VSM is in operation, the
ESC indicator light () blinks.
When the vehicle stability management
is operating properly, you can
feel a slight pulsation in the vehicle
and/or abnormal steering responses
(EPS- Electronic Power Steering).
This is only the effect of brake and
EPS co ...