Kia Sorento: Surround View Monitor settings

Warning Methods

Driver Assistance Warning Methods

To customize the Warning Methods settings on your Kia Sorento while the vehicle is powered ON, navigate through the central infotainment display by tapping Setup > Vehicle > Driver Assistance > Warning Methods. Within this dedicated menu, you can tailor the alert behaviors to suit your driving preferences and enhance your situational awareness on the road.

• Parking Safety Priority: Automatically lowers all secondary media and system audio volumes whenever the Surround View Monitor is actively engaged, ensuring you can clearly perceive acoustic parking alerts without distraction.

• Your chosen Warning Methods configurations may also apply globally to the alert mechanisms governing other active driver assistance and safety systems across your Kia Sorento.

• The system conveniently retains your personalized Warning Methods preferences in memory when you turn OFF the ignition and subsequently restart the vehicle.

• Depending on the specific trim level and regional package of your Kia Sorento, certain menu options for Warning Methods may vary or remain unavailable.

Camera Settings

Camera Settings Display Contents Display Settings

While your Kia Sorento is powered ON, tap the setup gear icon () or access Setup > Vehicle > Driver Assistance > Parking Safety > Camera Settings directly on the central infotainment touchscreen to configure your Rear View Monitor and surrounding camera parameters.

Display Contents: Choose precisely which overlays and visual indicators appear on your parking assistance screen to match your desired driving feedback.

Parking Distance Warning

If you enable the Parking Distance Warning feature, a dedicated visual indicator appears in the top-right corner of your Kia Sorento Surround View Monitor screen whenever active proximity alerts are triggered during low-speed maneuvers.

Rear View Parking Guidance

When you select Rear View Parking Guidance, dynamic trajectory lines and steering guidelines are overlaid directly onto the rear camera feed to simplify parking alignment in tight spaces.

Top View Parking Guidance

Enabling Top View Parking Guidance places helpful scaling markers on the top-right section of your Kia Sorento Surround View Monitor screen whenever the Front or Rear Top View perspectives are activated.

Display settings

You can fine-tune the visual quality of your camera feeds by adjusting the day or night brightness levels and contrast parameters directly within the Display settings menu.

• Depending on your specific Kia Sorento features and manufacturing specifications, certain advanced camera settings menus may not be present on your vehicle.

• The horizontal Parking Guidance reference lines projected on the Surround View Monitor indicate exact distances from the rear of your Kia Sorento at 20 in (0.5 m), 40 in (1 m), and 91 in (2.3 m).

• The horizontal scale shown via Top View Parking Lines marks the necessary clearance required for opening your rear liftgate as well as a reference distance of 79 in (2 m) away from your vehicle.

Surround View Monitor Auto On

While your Kia Sorento is turned ON, navigate to Setup > Vehicle > Driver Assistance > Parking Safety > Surround View Monitor Auto On on your infotainment system interface to enable automated camera activation during low-speed driving.

For additional details regarding operational behaviors and activation triggers for the Surround View Monitor Auto On feature, consult the primary system manual section.