Steering wheel grip sensor

While driving the vehicle with the Driver Assistance system on, it detects whether the driver is holding the steering wheel and displays the Hands-off warning when the driver is not holding the steering wheel. For more information, refer to the "Hands off warning" from "Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)", "Lane Following Assist (LFA)", "Highway Driving Assist (HDA)" section in chapter 7.

In the following situations, the sensor may fail to detect the driver’s hands although the driver is holding the steering wheel.

When the driver is wearing gloves.
When accessories such as a cover is attached on the steering wheel.
When electronic device is touching the steering wheel.
When the steering wheel is wet.

The steering wheel sensor may not work properly if the following precautions are not followed.

Do not modify the steering wheel cover.
Do not attach accessories on the rim of the steering wheel.
Do not touch the steering wheel with electronic devices. (ex. Laptop, tablet PC, etc)
Do not touch the steering wheel with metallic or conductive objects. (ex. Tumbler, soda can, etc)
Do not excessively wet the steering wheel. (ex. spilled water, wet tissue, vapor from steam wash)