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Highway Driving Assist Operation

Basic function

Displaying operating status

You can see the status of the Highway Driving Assist operation in the Driving Assist view on the instrument cluster. For more information, refer to the "View modes" section in chapter 4.

You can see the status of the Highway Driving Assist operation in the Driving Assist view on the instrument cluster. For more information, refer to the "View Modes" section in chapter 4 of the complete Owner's Manual.

Highway Driving Assist will be displayed as below depending on the status of the function.

Operating state

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Standby state

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  1. Highway Driving Assist indicator, whether there is a vehicle ahead and the selected distance level are displayed.

    • Highway Driving Assist indicator (ĥ)

      • Green ĥ: Operating state

      • Gray ĥ: Standby state

      • White ĥ blink: Accelerator depressed state

      • Not displayed : Off

  2. Set speed

  3. Lane Following Assist indicator

  4. Whether there is a vehicle ahead and the selected headway

  5. Whether the lane is detected or not

  • For more information on the display refer to the "Smart Cruise Control (SCC)" and "Lane Following Assist (LFA)" sections in this chapter.

  • The images and colors in the instrument cluster may differ depending on the instrument cluster type or theme selected from infotainment system.

Highway Driving Assist operation

Highway Driving Assist operates when:

  • Driving on the main road of highways, and turning on Highway Driving Assist by pressing the Driving Assist button

  • Entering the main road of highways while Lane Following assist and Smart Cruise Control are operating

Restarting after stopping

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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 instrument cluster. Depress the accelerator pedal or operate the + switch, - switch or ç switch to start driving.

Hands-off warning

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If the driver takes their hands off the steering wheel for several seconds, the "Keep hands on steering wheel" warning message will appear and an audible warning will sound in stages.

First stage: Warning message

Second stage: Warning message (red steering wheel) and audible warning

If you keep taking your hands off the steering wheel, then the Emergency Stop will activate. For more information, refer to the "Emergency Stop (ES)" section in this chapter.

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If the driver still does not have their hands on the steering wheel after the hands-off warning, "Highway Driving Assist deactivated" warning message will appear and Highway Driving Assist will be automatically canceled.

Driving speed limit

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When Highway Driving Assist is canceled by the hands-off warning, The driving speed will be limited.

While Driving Speed Limit function is operating, the "Driver's grasp not detected. Driving speed will be limited" warning message will appear on the instrument cluster, and an audible warning will sound continuously.

Driving to one side within lane

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When vehicle speed is above 40 mph (60 km/h), if a vehicle around you is driving at a close distance, your vehicle will control steering in the opposite direction of the vehicle to assist in safe driving.

If there are detected vehicles on both sides of the lane that are driving close to you, your vehicle does not control steering in either direction.

Highway Driving Assist standby

When the Smart Cruise Control is temporarily canceled while Highway Driving Assist is operating, Highway Driving Assist will be in the standby state. At this time, Lane Following Assist will operate properly.

  • Driving Speed Limit helps you drive below 40 mph (60 km/h). At this time, the vehicle decelerates due to the vehicle ahead. After the vehicle has decelerated, it cannot automatically accelerate.

  • Driving Speed Limit will cancel in the following circumstances:

    • When the driver grabs the steering wheel again

    • When the driver turns on Lane Following Assist by pressing the Lane Driving Assist button (p)

    • When +, -, ç switch or å button is operated, or the accelerator pedal or the brake pedal is depressed

Highway Lane Change Assist

Displaying operating status

You can see the status of the Highway Lane Change Assist function operation in the Driving Assist view on the instrument cluster. For more information, refer to the "View modes" section in chapter 4.

You can see the status of the Highway Lane Change Assist function operation in the Driving Assist view on the instrument cluster. For more information, refer to the "View Modes" section in chapter 4 of the complete Owner's Manual.

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

Ready/Operating

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Standby/Canceled

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  1. Highway Lane Change Assist indicator

    • Green Ħ on : Ready state

    • Green Ħ blink : Operating state

    • Grey Ħ on : Standby state

    • White Ħ blink : Canceled state (display only a certain time)

  2. Lane line

    The lane line is displayed same as the Highway Lane Change Assist indicator (1). However, if the function is on standby, it displays whether the lane line is detected.

  3. Green arrow and shade

    The green arrow is displayed when a certain amount of time has passed after the function has started operating, and until the lane change has completed.

  4. Message

    • Message is displayed when the function does not operate even though the turn signal is used.

    • Message is displayed when the function is canceled while operating.

To turn on Highway Lane Change Assist

Highway Lane Change Assist function will turn on when the following conditions are satisfied.

  • The Driving Assist button or Lane Driving Assist button is used to turn on Highway Driving Assist.

Highway Lane Change Assist ready to operate

While Highway Lane Change Assist function is on, the function will be ready to operate when all the following conditions are satisfied:

  • Highway Driving Assist is operating

  • Lane Following Assist is operating

  • A vehicle in the rear area of your vehicle is detected more than once after the vehicle is turned on

  • Your vehicle speed is above 20 mph (30 km/h)

  • When your vehicle is between 20-40 mph (30-60 km/h), a vehicle is detected in the rear area of your vehicle’s left and right side lanes, and there is no risk of collision when changing a lane

  • Hands-off warning is not displayed on the instrument cluster

  • Hazard warning flasher is off

  • While Lane Change Assist function is turned on (indicator on), Lane Following Assist will not cancel even if the turn signal indicator or hazard warning flasher is operating.

  • Lane Change Assist function turns off automatically when driven in the following road conditions:

    • One driving lane

    • A road with no structure, such as a medium strip, guardrails, etc.

    • There is a pedestrian or cyclist on the road ahead

  • When the function is in the ready state, and vehicle speed is below 15.5 mph (25 km/h), the function will change to the standby state.

  • When your vehicle is between 20-40 mph (30-60 km/h), and a vehicle is not detected in the rear area of your vehicle's left and right side lanes, the function will change to the standby state.

  • If there is a risk of collision, the function will change to the standby state.

When Highway Lane Change Assist function turns off while operating, steering assist will be temporarily canceled. Always be cautious while driving.

Highway Lane Change Assist operation

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  1. Center

Highway Lane Change Assist function will operate, when you push the turn signal lever up or down to the A or B position while the function is in the ready state (Ħ indicator is green), and all of the following conditions are satisfied:

  • The driver has his/her hand on the steering wheel

  • There is no collision risk in the direction of lane change

  • There is a single dotted lane line in the direction of lane change

  • There are no Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Blind Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warnings

  • The vehicle is driven in the middle of the lane (should not be driving close to one side of the lane)

  • The road you are driving on, or the road you are about to change lane is a road that the function can operate

  • Highway Lane Change Assist operates when the turn signal lever is positioned at A. If the turn signal lever is released to the center (1) before stepping on the lane, Highway Lane Change Assist cancels. If the turn signal lever is released to the center (1) after stepping on the lane, Highway Lane Change Assist changes the lane and turns off the turn signal after lane change is complete.

  • When the turn signal lever is placed at B position for a certain period of time, the green arrow will appear. At this time, even when the lever is released and returns to it’s original position (1), lane change will still be assisted.

While lane change is being made by the function, the turn signal indicator will blink even when the turn signal lever is not held, and the turn signal indicator will turn off when lane change is complete.

Highway Lane Change Assist standby

Highway Lane Change Assist function will be in the standby state when one of the ready state condition is not satisfied, or when entering or driving on one of the following roads:

  • Road within a certain distance from the tollbooth on the main road of the highway

  • The road ahead ends without an interchange or junction

  • Road with sharp curves

  • Road with narrow lanes

Highway Lane Change Assist cancel

The function will be canceled when:

  • The turn signal lever is moved to the "A" position while the Highway Lane Change Assist function is operating and placed in the center (1) before stepping on the lane line

  • The turn signal lever is turned on in the opposite direction of lane change

  • The steering wheel is steered sharply

  • While Highway Driving Assist is operating, the function will cancel if one of the following occurs:

    • Highway Driving Assist is turned off

    • Lane Following Assist or Smart Cruise Control is turned off or temporarily canceled

    • Hands-off warning message is displayed on the instrument cluster

    • The hazard warning flasher is turned on

    • Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist or Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warning message is displayed

    • Possible collision is detected in the next lane, even though there are no Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist warning

    • The target lane to make a lane change disappears

    • The target lane to make a lane change is not detected

    • There is a problem with turn signal lights

    • Highway Lane Change Assist function is off (The function turns off when the function is turned off from the settings menu, when the road changes to a one-way road, when there is a intersection or crosswalk ahead, when you enter a road with no structure, such as a medium strip, guardrail, etc., or when there is a pedestrian or cyclist on the driving lane.)

    • Your vehicle speed is below 15.5 mph (25 km/h)

    • When your vehicle is between 20-40 mph (30-60 km/h), and a vehicle is not detected in the rear area of your vehicle's left and right side lanes

    • If there is a risk of collision with a vehicle in the rear area of your vehicle

  • While the function is operating, when the function is canceled, depending on the driving conditions, the vehicle may drive to the middle of the driving lane or steering assist may stop. Always pay attention to road and driving conditions while driving.

  • The function may not operate properly on roads with pedestrians or cyclists, such as an intersection or crosswalk. Always pay attention to road and driving conditions while driving.