Kia Optima: Parking distance warning-reverse / Self-diagnosis

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2025 Owner's Manual / Features of your vehicle / Parking distance warning-reverse / Self-diagnosis

If you don’t hear an audible warning sound or if the buzzer sounds intermittently when shifting the gear to the R (Reverse) position, this may indicate a malfunction in the parking distance warning-reverse. If this occurs, have your vehicle checked by an authorized Kia dealer as soon as possible.

✽ NOTICE

Your new vehicle warranty does not cover any accidents or damage to the vehicle or injuries to its occupants due to a parking distance warning-reverse malfunction. Always drive safely and cautiously.

Parking distance warningreverse precautions

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