Kia Niro: Assist emergency braking (AEB) / Sensor to detect the distance from the vehicle in front (front radar)
The sensor is to maintain a certain distance from the vehicle in front. However, the smudged sensor lens with foreign substances, such as snow and rain, adversely affects the sensing performance. It may even temporarily cancel the AEB. Always keep the sensor lens clean.
Brake operation
In an urgent situation, the braking system enters into the ready status
for prompt reaction against the driver’s depressing the brake pedal.
The AEB provides additional braking power for opt ...
Warning message and warning light
When the sensor cover or the sensor lens is smudged with the foreign substances,
such as snow or rain, the AEB operation may temporarily stop. In this case, the
warning message appears to warn t ...
Other information:
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Instrument Cluster Description and operation
Description
Communication Network
Diagram
Abbreviation
Expalnation
AAF
Active Air Flap
ACU
Airbag Control Unit
AEB
Autonomous Emergency Braking
AHB ...
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Accelerator Position Sensor (APS) Description and operation
Description
Installed on the accelerator pedal module, the Accelerator Position Sensor (APS)
detects the rotation angle of the accelerator pedal. The APS is one of the most
important sensors in engine control system. Therefore, each of the two sensors comprising
the APS has indivi ...
