Check Forward Safety System on a Kia. ADAS Calibration. From $240 Per System.

Is your Kia showing "Check Forward Safety system" or a warning light that stays on after a bumper repair or new windshield? We find out whether a sensor moved and re-aim it to read the road straight, nationwide. Send the VIN for a quote.

  • Your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is scheduled.
  • Calibration runs to full manufacturer specification.
  • A calibration certificate after the job.
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Warning

Can I drive my Kia with this warning on?

Yes, your brakes work as normal. Automatic emergency braking won't, so leave more room ahead.

If the stability-control light is on too, get that fault fixed first. Both should clear.

If it stays on after that, or you've had glass or bumper work, send us the VIN.

Sources: Kia, 2022 Seltos Owner's Manual; Kia, 2022 Soul Owner's Manual.

What turns on your Kia's forward safety warning

"Check Forward Safety system" means a fault in your Kia's forward collision braking assist. Kia's manuals call the system Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist.

On many models the message shows for a few seconds, then a warning light stays on. The usual reasons:

  • Switched off in Settings. A restart turns it back on.
  • A stability-control fault. Fix that and both clear.
  • Snow, dirt or a sticker over a sensor. Then "Forward Safety system disabled" shows, with "Camera obscured" or "Radar blocked".
  • A new windshield in front of the camera.
  • Bumper or grille work, or a knock near the radar.
  • A camera or radar that's been replaced.

The last three can shift a sensor's aim, with or without a light. Calibration re-aims it so it reads the road straight.

What to do when Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist isn't working

  1. 1

    Take a photo of the message

    It may only show for a few seconds. The exact words tell us what to check.

  2. 2

    Check the setting

    Turn Forward safety on in Settings, under Vehicle, Driver Assistance, then Driving Safety. Older Kias use User Settings on the cluster.

  3. 3

    Clean, then restart

    Wipe the glass where the camera looks out, and the radar cover up front. Then switch off and on.

  4. 4

    Send the VIN for a quote

    Do it if the light stays on, or after any glass, bumper or grille work. Your quote names the sensor and its price.

What a Kia forward safety fix costs

If the setting or a clean clears it, there's no job to pay for. Re-aiming the camera is $300, the front radar $330.

Calibration, per system

Service Price
Front camera calibration, static or dynamic $300
Front camera calibration, both static and dynamicShop bay only $500
Front radar calibration $330
Corner radar calibration (blind spot and front corner) $330
360° surround view camera calibrationShop bay only $335
Backup camera calibration $320
Parking sensor calibration $240

Coding a replaced part to your vehicle

Service Price
Front camera replaced $275
Front radar replaced $275
Blind spot radar replaced $275
Backup camera replaced $275

Diagnostic scan

Service Price
Diagnostic scan $115
  • Same price on a mobile visit, except rows marked Shop bay only.
  • Prices are before sales tax. Whether labor is taxed depends on your state; any tax that applies is itemized on your written quote.
  • Dynamic calibration runs on the road, so it can be done as a mobile visit. Static calibration needs a level, lit, measured space, so whether your job can be done mobile depends on what your car's documented procedure calls for.
  • Rows marked Shop bay only are done in a shop bay. The bay-and-road camera price applies when your car needs both calibrations.

Which wording your Kia shows, by model year

"Check Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist system"

When a sensor is covered:
"Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) system disabled. Radar blocked" (2022 Telluride)
Kia models and years:
2019 Sorento; 2022 Seltos and Telluride

"Check Forward Safety system", or "Check Forward Safety system(s)" on the Carnival

When a sensor is covered:
"Forward Safety system disabled." then "Radar blocked" or "Camera obscured" ("Forward Safety Function disabled" on the 2023 Sorento)
Kia models and years:
2023 to 2025 Sportage; 2023 to 2026 Niro; 2022 to 2024 EV6; 2022 and 2024 Forte; 2023 Sorento; 2022 and 2024 Carnival

"Check forward safety systems" (the Telluride may say "Check Forward/Side Safety system")

When a sensor is covered:
"Forward Safety systems disabled. Camera obscured" or "Forward Safety system disabled. Radar blocked" (Telluride); "Forward safety systems disabled. Camera obscured" (Soul)
Kia models and years:
2023 to 2025 Telluride and Soul

"Check Driver Assistance system", with a period on some models

When a sensor is covered:
"Driver Assistance system limited." then "Radar blocked." or "Camera obscured."
Kia models and years:
2024 to 2026 Sorento; 2025 and 2026 K5, K4 and Carnival; 2024 and 2026 EV9; 2026 EV6

Links open Kia's manual. A 2021 to 2024 K5 or another model? Match your dash's words to a row. See every Kia we calibrate.

Know your Kia's forward safety warning

Many Kia forward safety warnings need no repair. Here's how to tell, and what happens when one does.

Kia's manuals call it the Forward Safety warning light. The 2019 Sorento manual says "FCA warning light".

  • Switched off. Turning Forward safety off in Settings lights it.
  • Back on at restart. The system switches itself on every time the car starts.
  • The message timed out. On many models it lasts a few seconds, then the light stays.

Still lit with the system switched on? The 2024 Telluride manual says "have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer."

If it came on after glass, bumper or grille work, get a quote.

Sources: Kia, 2024 Telluride Owner's Manual, settings; Kia, 2019 Sorento Owner's Manual; Kia, 2026 K4 Owner's Manual.

Kia forward safety warning: your questions

There's no reset button. A "Radar blocked" or "Camera obscured" message goes once the sensor is clean.

A plain "Check Forward Safety system" stays until its cause is fixed. With the stability-control light on too, fix that first and both clear.

Switching the system off only lights the warning. If it stays on with clean sensors and the setting on, send us the exact words.

Not always. Check the setting and the stability-control light first, then clean the sensors and restart.

After a new windshield, the camera usually needs re-aiming, even if the light goes out. That's a front camera calibration, $300.

Bumper or grille work can move the front radar, on trims that have one, $330. A knocked sensor doesn't always set a warning.

With no recent work or knock, have a Kia dealer inspect it first.

It comes down to which sensor moved, if any. Front camera calibration is $300 and front radar calibration is $330 at a service center.

Prices are per system, before sales tax where your state charges it on labor, and the full rate card is on the pricing page.

A new radar is coded first, $275, then calibrated, $330. A diagnostic scan, when your job needs one, is priced and itemized separately.

Then aim wasn't the only problem. Check for a repainted or swapped radar cover, a new plate frame or a failed sensor.

A scan and a look at the parts show which. We quote any further work before anyone starts it.

Check your policy. If the warning began after a windshield claim or crash repair, ask whether the calibration belongs on that claim.

The quote itemizes each sensor on its own. Forward it to the adjuster as it is.

Still lit, or just had glass or bumper work?

Send the VIN and any recent glass, bumper or grille job. Your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is scheduled.

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