Kia Sedona: Description and Operation

Third generation YP (2014-2024) / Kia Sedona YP Service Manual / Body Electrical System / Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) / Description and Operation

Description

Block Diagram

LDWS is composed of below units

Item

Function

Position

LDWS UNIT

1)	Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) : Detects drive lane in front and engages warning function if the vehicle is in danger of departing from the drive lane.

2)	FCW : Monitors front of the vehicle and engages warning function if the vehicle is in danger of collision

3)	High Beam Assist (HBA) : Detects head lamp and tail lamp lights of vehicle ahead and turns the high beam ON/OFF.

Windshield Glass

LDWS Switch

LDWS On/Off Switch

Crash Pad (Left)

Multi-function Switch

HBA On/Off Switch (MF : Auto mode)

Steering Wheel

User Setting Menu

FCW On/Off Menu

Cluster menu

Cluster/Buzzer

FCW/LDWS Waning

Cluster

Camera unit of the LDWS processes the following functions using the video signal input.

–	Detect and analyze drive lane

–	Detect the light from foregoing vehicle

–	Detect and analyze status of foregoing vehicle, and make warning sounds (or message) for driver if necessary

–	Transmits the information using high speed CAN communication

Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) unit

The lane departure warning system is a convenient device that recognizes the lanes ahead using the camera image and vehicle signal informtaion and alarms the driver in case of deviation from the lane. It consists of the camera unit and recognizes the lane by calculating the camera image input signal.

The sensor module for screen image processing by sensing the lane ahead on the camera unit senses the lane to keep the lane and calculates the key parameters, i.e. vehicle center offset, road width, vehicle driving angle and road curvature. The following procedures are the lane recognizing process through screen image processing.

(1)	Sensing the land in procedure of Inputting the road image

(2)	Filtering calculation emphasizing the lane

(3)	Extraction of the lane candidate point (The constituent points which are estimated as lane)

(4)	Sensing the land by means of candidate point

LDWS Operation process

When the LDWS switch is pressed, the operation state of the lane departure warning system is displayed at the center while the LDWS lamp is on.

The specific classification of the displays is shown in the following table.

Category		Operation	LDWS Display and Alert
Control (Button)	On	LDWS On
	Off	LDWS Off
Operation Status		Cluster indicator
Operation Condition		Activates if vehicle speed exceeds set speed with LDWS ON. [Start : 70km/h (44mph) ↑] [Stop : 66km/h (41mph) ↓] ※ Lane departure warning is not activated if turn signal or hazard lamp is ON.

FCWS Operation process

Category

Operation

LDWS Display and Alert

Control
(USM)

FCW On

Off

FCW Off

Operation Status

Displayed only when alarm is activated

Operation Condition

Activates if vehicle speed exceeds set speed with FCW ON.

[Start: 40km/h (25mph) ↑]
[Stop: 35km/h (22mph) ↓]

1.	FCWS Display

2.	FCWS Control Switch:Composed of User Set Menu (USM)

High Beam Assist

(Multi-function Switch Auto/High beam position)

Category		Operation	LDWS Display and Alert
Control (Button)	On	If High Beam switch is turned ON (push-return) while the Multifunction Switch is set to Auto.	HBA On + Low beam HBA On + High beam
	Off	If High Beam switch is activated again while the Multifunction switch is NOT set to Auto or when HBA is ON.
Operation Status		Cluster display
Operation Condition		Activates if vehicle speed exceeds set speed with HBA ON. [Start: 45km/h (28mph) ↑] [Stop: 30km/h (18mph) ↓] ※ Activates only if Multifunction switch is set to Auto and Low Beam is ON.

LDWS ON/OFF switch (A)

When the LDWS switch is pressed, the LDWS is on while the LDWS lamp is on. When the switch is pressed again, the LDWS is off and the display lamp is off.

High Beam Auto Control Switch: High Beam Auto Control System is turned ON if the Multifunction Switch Light SW is set to AUTO, and the Light SW is set to High Beam position (Pushed).

–	If the Light SW is not set to AUTO, or to High Beam position, the High Beam Auto Control System is turned OFF.

The alarm method of LDWS

1.	Visual alarm : The lane to the direction of departure is blinked in yellow.

The operating conditions of LDWS

The operating conditions of LDWS is as below.

1.	The switch for LDWS shall be ON. The LDWS lamp is on in the instrument panel when the switch is on.

2.	It operates when the LDWS function is set beyond 70km/h (44mph) of vehicle speed. The alarming function is stopped tentatively when the vehicle speed is lower than 65~70km/h (41~44mph) and the alarming is restarted when it is over 70km/h (44mph).

If the driver operates left and right turning lamps to inform the intention of lane change, there will be no alarm regardless of the direction of lane departure.

The lane departure alarming function is restarted after 2 seconds from switching off the left and right turning lamps.

There will be no alarm when operating the hazard lamps.

4.	Operate the switch for turning lamps and then change the lane. Random changing of lanes without operating the turning lamps to the driving direction generates the alarm.

5.	When more than 40% of the vehicle body has crossed the lane, the alarm is released by sensing departure for lane change.

The lane departure alarming is not made when the vehicle drives at the center of the lane.

Take caution in the following conditions as the LDWS may not operate properly.

–	When the lane is not well visible due to rain, snow, dust, puddle or other foreign materials

–	When the sight is unclear due to bad weather such as fog/heavy rain/heavy snow

–	When solar beam, street lamp or light from approaching car is reflected on the wet surface of the road

–	When the brightness has changed abruptly by exiting from the tunnel

–	When the back light is illuminated strongly against the vehicle direction

–	When the headlamp is not used or the light beam is too weak in the night or inside the tunnel

–	When the lane is not distinctive and the road is damaged

–	When the shadow of median strip covers the lane

–	When the lane and road are not distinguished by the dusts on the lane

–	When there are more than 2 lanes to the left or right such as the exclusive road of the bus

–	On winding road or steep road

–	When there are signs other than the lane near the lane or similar signs with the lane (E.g. Arrow)

–	When there is a boundary structure such as the sidewalk block

–	When the windshield or LDWS camera lens are contaminated with the moisture or foreign material

–	When the distance to the foregoing car is extremely short or the foregoing car is driving on the lane

–	When the vehicle is extremely disturbed

–	In the section of diverging or converging lanes or complicated crossing of the lane (E.g. Interchange and tollgate)

–	When an object is placed on the dashboard

–	Arrow on the road surface

–	When the lane is too narrow or too wide

–	When the color of the lane is hard to be distinguished from the road

–	When the temperature around the room mirror is very high by direct sunlight

–	When the LDWS doest not sense the color of the lane due to surrounded lighting (E.g. Inside the tunnel, the section of natriumlamps in the night and rain)

–	When the sight is bad enough not to sense the other lanes

–	This system does not operate when the vehicle speed is under 70km/h (44mph) or the lane marking is not sensed.

–	Do not use windshield tinting and do not place stickers or accessories around the inside rearview mirror.

–	Keep the LDWS away from water

–	Do not disassemble or impact on the LDWS parts randomly.

–	Do not place the reflective material (white paper or mirror) on the dashboard as sunlight reflection may cause malfunction.

–	Driver may not be able to hear the LDWS alarm sound due to excessive noise.

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