
Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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TIRES AND WHEELS
CAUTION
When replacing tires, use the samesize originally supplied with thevehicle.
Using tires of a different size candamage the related parts or make itwork irregularly.
Inflation pressure
psi (kPa)
Front Rear Front Rear
P205/65R16 94H 6.5J×16 235 (34) 235 (34) 235 (34) 235 (34) P215/55R17 93V 6.5J×17 235 (34) 235 (34) 235 (34) 235 (34)
T125/80D16 97M 4.0T×16 420 420 420 420
(60) (60) (60) (60)
Full size tire
Compact
spare tire *
2
Wheel lug nut torque
lb•ft (kg N
9~11
(65~79, 88~107)
Item
Tire
size Wheel size
Normal load *
1Maximum load
*
1Normal load : Up to 3 persons

H4
Kia hybrid system notifies the drivers of
energy flow in various operating modes.
Twelve Modes show drivers the current
operating condition.
Vehicle Stop
The mode means the vehicle at stop.
(No energy flow)
EV Propulsion
Electric power is used to move the vehi-
cle. (Battery ➞Wheel)
Power Assist
Electric and Engine power are used to
move the vehicle.
(Battery & Engine ➞ Wheel)
Engine Only Propulsion
Engine power is used to move the vehi-
cle. (Engine ➞Wheel)
Engine Generation
Vehicle is stopped with the Engine charg-
ing the hybrid battery.
(Engine ➞Battery)
OPTIMA HYBRID ENERGY FLOW
OTFH040214NOTFH040217N
OTFH040218NOTFH040215N
OTFH040221N

H5
Regeneration
Hybrid battery is being charged by
regenerative braking.
(Wheel ➞Battery)
Engine Brake
The vehicle is being slowed by engine
compression.
(Wheel ➞Engine)
Power Reserve
Engine is both driving the vehicle and
charging the hybrid battery.
(Engine ➞ Wheel & Battery)
Engine Generation/Motor Drive
The vehicle is being slowed by engine
compression and regenerative brak-
ing. The hybrid battery is being
charged by regenerative braking.
(Engine ➞Battery ➞Wheel)
Engine Generation/Regeneration
The engine and regenerative brake sys-
tem charges the hybrid battery.
(Engine & Wheel ➞ Battery)
Engine Brake/Regeneration
The engine friction is used to vehicle
brake system and the regenerative brake
charges the hybrid battery.
(Wheel ➞Engine & Battery)
OTFH040219NOTFH040223N
OTFH040222NOTFH040216NOTFH040220N
OTFH040224N

Index
2I
Air bags··················\
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··3-34Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-57
Air bag warning light ··················\
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··············3-37
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-49
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-45
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
······3-40
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
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3-48
SRS components and functions ··················\
·················3-38\
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-30
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
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·········8-2
Antenna (glass) ··················\
··················\
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······4-117
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-18
Appearance care ··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 7-61 Exterior care ··················\
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··········7-61
Interior care ··················\
··················\
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···········7-66
Armrest ··················\
··················\
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··3-15
Audio system ··················\
··················\
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·········4-117 Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-117
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
·4-118
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-96 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-103
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
········4-106
Economy air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·····4-104
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-98 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-9
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-13
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
··········4-119
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
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····7-35
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-2
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
················4-86
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-113
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-14 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-18
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·············5-20
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··················\
··················\
5-23
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-16
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-14
Brakes fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-28
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button ·················5-5
A
B

Index
8I
Seats ··················\
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·········3-2Armrest ··················\
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··················\
3-15
Front seat adjustment·············\
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····3-4
Headrest················\
··················\
··················\
············3-8, 3-13
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-13
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-9
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-12
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-13
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
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··3-53
Smart key ··················\
··················\
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·4-4
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-34
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-37
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-19
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-42
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-14\
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-33 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
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·····5-34
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
··········5-35
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
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·5-35
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
··5-33
Highway driving ··················\
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····5-36
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
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·················5-33\
Smooth cornering ··················\
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··5-34
Speedometer··················\
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·············4-48
Sports mode ··················\
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·············5-11
Starting difficulties, see vehicle will not start ·················6-3
Starting the hybrid ··················\
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····5-7 Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
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·········4-34
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
············4-34
Horn ··················\
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··················\
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·····4-35
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-35
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-118
Storage compartment ··················\
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···············4-111 Center console storage·············\
··················\
················4-111
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-111
Sunglass holder··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-112
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-112
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-11\
3
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-30\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
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····4-9
Tilt steering ··················\
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··············4-35
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-8
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-38 Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
················7-39
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-42
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ················7-38
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-38\
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-43
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-42
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-40
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
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··············7-43
Tire traction ··················\
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···········7-43
T

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Index
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
·············7-41
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
7-43
Tires and wheels ··················\
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········8-4
Towing ··················\
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···6-27
Trailer towing··················\
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···········5-45
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
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·5-9
Trip computer ··················\
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··········4-52
Trunk ··················\
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······4-17
Trunk overview ··················\
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··················\
··········2-5
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
············8-7
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·············8-7
Vehicle load limit··················\
··················\
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···· 5-40 Certification ················\
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············5-43
Vehicle weight ··················\
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·········5-45 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
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···5-45
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-45
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·······5-45
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
············5-45
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
··5-45
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·······5-45
Vehicle will not start ··················\
··················\
··················\
··6-4 Warning and indicators ··················\
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··············4-61
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-29
Weight ··················\
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····5-45
Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
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···5-45
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-45
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·······5-45
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
············5-45
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
··5-45
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·······5-45
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···············7-41
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-43
Windows ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-20 Auto down window ··················\
··················\
·················4-22\
Auto up/down window ··················\
··················\
············4-22
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
······4-23
Windshield defrosting and defogging··················\
········4-108 Defogging logic ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-109
Winter driving ··················\
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··················\
··········5-37 Snow tires ··················\
··················\
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··············5-37
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-32
Wipers and washers ··················\
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·4-90W
V