Kia Sorento: Rear View Monitor settings. Rear View Monitor operation

Rear View Monitor settings

Warning Methods

Driver Assistance Warning Methods

To customize the Warning Methods while your Kia Sorento is powered ON, navigate the infotainment screen by selecting Setup > Vehicle > Driver Assistance > Warning Methods. Within this menu, you can adjust the following:

• Parking Safety Priority: This feature intelligently lowers the volume of other audio sources when the Rear View Monitor is active, ensuring you can clearly hear parking alerts.

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• Adjustments made to Warning Methods may propagate across other driver assistance systems within the vehicle.

• Your selected Warning Methods preferences are saved and will persist even after the vehicle is turned OFF and restarted.

• Availability of the Warning Methods menu may vary based on your specific vehicle trim and software package.

Camera Settings

Camera Settings Display Contents Display Settings

While the vehicle is ON, tap the setup icon () or tap Setup > Vehicle > Driver Assistance > Parking Safety > Camera Settings on the infotainment system screen of your Kia Sorento to fine-tune the Rear View Monitor configurations to your personal preference.

Extended Rear View Monitor

If you activate the Extended Rear View Monitor setting on your Kia Sorento, the rear camera feed will continue to display on your central dashboard screen even when you shift your transmission from R (Reverse) into N (Neutral) or D (Drive), giving you continuous visual awareness during complex parking maneuvers.

Rear View Parking Guidance

If you activate the Rear View Parking Guidance setting, dynamic trajectory lines along with Top Rear View Parking Guidance overlays will display directly on the rear monitor, assisting you in accurately aligning your Kia Sorento into tight parking stalls.

Display settings

You can easily adjust the brightness levels (optimized for day or night driving) and overall contrast of the backup camera image within the dedicated Display settings menu to ensure optimal clarity under any lighting conditions.

• Depending on your specific Kia Sorento trim level and regional market specifications, certain camera settings menus may vary or not be available.

• The horizontal reference lines displayed by the Rear View Parking Guidance feature indicate precise distances from the rear bumper of your vehicle at 20 in (0.5 m), 40 in (1 m), and 91 in (2.3 m).

• The horizontal scale shown via Top View Parking Guidance marks the clearance required for tailgate opening as well as a convenient reference distance of 60 in (1.5 m) away from your vehicle.

Rear View Monitor operation

Parking/View button

(1) Parking/View button

To turn the Rear View Monitor ON instantly while maneuvering your Kia Sorento, simply press the physical Parking/View button (1) located on your center console.

To turn the Rear View Monitor OFF before reaching your standard disengagement threshold, press the Parking/View button (1) a second time.

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(2) View switching button

(3) back button

(4) infotainment system operation button

Operating conditions

The Rear View feed activates automatically on your Kia Sorento dashboard under specific operating conditions:

• You shift the transmission gear selector into R (Reverse).

• You press the dedicated Parking/View button (1) while the gear shift is positioned in P (Park) or N (Neutral). If the vehicle is currently in N (Neutral), your vehicle speed must remain lower than 6 mph (10 km/h) to safely operate the Rear View function.

To cycle between different perspectives such as Rear Top View, standard Rear View, or Rear Wide View on your display, press the View switching button (2) directly on the Rear Top View screen.

Non-operating conditions

The Rear View display will automatically turn OFF when you are parking or finishing a maneuver under these conditions:

• You shift the transmission gear selector into P (Park).

• You press the physical Parking/View button (1).

• You tap the software back button (3) on the active Rear View Monitor touchscreen interface.

• You press any primary infotainment system operation button (4) to switch to navigation, media, or home menus.

• The transmission is in N (Neutral) or D (Drive) and your vehicle acceleration carries you above 6 mph (10 km/h).

When your Kia Sorento transmission gear selector is actively engaged in R (Reverse), the Rear View camera feed will remain turned ON continuously, regardless of secondary view selections.

Extended Rear View Monitor

To help you park safely and execute complex garage entries, the Extended Rear View Monitor function maintains the active Rear View camera display on your screen even after you shift your Kia Sorento transmission from R (Reverse) into N (Neutral) or D (Drive).

Operating conditions

The Extended Rear View Monitor system functions seamlessly whenever you shift from R (Reverse) into N (Neutral) or D (Drive) while your vehicle speed stays below the safety threshold of 6 mph (10 km/h).

Non-operating conditions

The Extended Rear View Monitor function will automatically switch OFF under the following operational circumstances:

• You shift your transmission gear into P (Park).

• You press the physical Parking/View button (1).

• You tap the software back button (3) located on the Rear View Monitor display interface.

• You press an infotainment system operation button (4) to access other vehicle controls.

• Your Kia Sorento vehicle speed exceeds 6 mph (10 km/h) while moving forward.

Rear Top View

(2) View switching button

(3) back button

(4) infotainment system operation button

The Rear Top View feature synthesizes a comprehensive 360-degree perspective of your Kia Sorento from above, making it significantly easier to judge spatial clearances between your SUV and adjacent parked cars, walls, or low obstacles.

To bring up the Rear Top View instantly, press the designated Rear Top View button on your screen.

• The Rear View camera video will not turn OFF as long as your gear selector remains in Reverse (R), giving you uninterrupted visibility regardless of which secondary display mode you choose.

• Both the standard Rear View and Rear Top View modes can superimpose helpful Rear Parking Guidelines onto your screen. To enable these, tap Setup > Vehicle > Driver Assistance > Parking Safety > Camera Settings > Display Information > Rear Parking Guidelines on your Kia Sorento touchscreen menu. Note that these specific guidelines do not appear on the raw Rear View feed during active parking rolling.

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