Hyundai Santa Cruz: Safe Exit Warning (SEW) / Safe Exit Warning Operation

Safe Exit warning

Collision warning when exiting vehicle

• When an approaching vehicle from the rear is detected at the moment a door is opened, the ‘Watch for traffic’ warning message appears on the cluster, and an audible warning sounds.
• Safe Exit Warning warns the driver when your vehicle speed is below 2 mph (3 km/h), and the speed of the approaching vehicle from the rear is above 3 mph (5 km/h).

WARNING

Take the following precautions when using Safe Exit Warning:

• For your safety, change the Settings after parking the vehicle at a safe location.
• If any other function’s warning message is displayed or audible warning is generated, Safe Exit Warning's warning message may not be displayed and audible warning may not be generated.
• You may not hear the warning sound of Safe Exit Warning if the surrounding is noisy.
• Safe Exit Warning does not operate in all situations or cannot prevent all collisions.
• Safe Exit Warning may warn the driver late or may not warn the driver depending on the road and driving conditions. Always check vehicle surroundings.
• The driver and passengers are responsible for accidents that occurs while exiting the vehicle. Always check the surroundings before you exit the vehicle.
• Never deliberately operate Safe Exit Warning. Doing so may lead to serious injury or death.
• Safe Exit Warning does not operate if there is a problem with Blind- Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist. The warning message of Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist appears when:
  - Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist sensor or the sensor surrounding is polluted or covered
  - Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist fails to warn passengers or falsely warn passengers

Information

After the engine is turned off, Safe Exit Warning operates approximately for 3 minutes, but turns off immediately if the doors are locked.