2014 KIA Optima Hybrid Hybrid battery

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THE COMPONENTS OF HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
WARNING
As with all batteries, avoid fluid
contact with the Hybrid battery.
If the battery is damaged and if
electrolyte comes in contact
with your body, clothes or eyes,
immediately flush with a large
quantity of fresh water.
WARNING
Do not use an after-market bat-
tery charger to charge the
Hybrid battery. Doing so may
result in death or serious injury.
WARNING - High Waters
• Avoid driving through high waters as this may result in
your vehicle becoming satu-
rated with water and could
compromise the high voltage
components.
Do not touch the any of the high voltage components
within your vehicle if your
vehicle has been submerged
in water equal to half of the
vehicle height. Touching high
voltage components once
submerged in water could
result in severe burns or elec-
tric shock that could result in
death or serious injury.
WARNING
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Carrying Liquids in Trunk
Do not load large amounts of
water in open containers in the
vehicle. If the water spills onto
the HEV battery, it may cause a
short and damage the battery.
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CAUTION - Cleaning
Engine
When you clean the enginecompartment, do not washusing water. Water may causeelectric arcing to occur anddamage electronic parts andcomponents.
WARNING
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Exposure to High Voltage
High voltage in the hybrid bat- tery system is very dangerous
and can cause severe burns
and electric shock. This may
result in serious injury or
death.
For your safety, never touch, replace, dismantle or remove
any portion of the hybrid bat-
tery system including compo-
nents, cables and connectors.
WARNING - Use of Water
or Liquids
If water or liquids come into
contact with the hybrid system
components, and you are also
in contact with the water, severe
injury or death due to electrocu-
tion may occur.
WARNING - Hot
Components
When the hybrid battery system
operates, the HEV battery sys-
tem can be hot. Heat burns may
result from touching even insu-
lated components of the HEV
system.

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Service plug
This service plug (1) located in the
rear trunk as shown should always
be pulled out to disconnect and turn
off the hybrid system.
IMPORTANT: Wait 5 minutes after
this lever is disconnected to work
on the car. This ensures that all
remaining electrical charge in the
system is dissipated.
Some Special Characteristics
of the Hybrid Vehicle.
Hybrid vehicles sound different than
gasoline engine vehicles. When the
hybrid system operates, you may
hear a sound from the hybrid battery
system behind the rear seat. If you
apply the accelerator pedal rapidly,
you may hear a sound. when you
apply the brake pedal, you may hear
a sound from the regenerative brake
system. When the hybrid system is
turned off or on, you may hear a
sound in the engine compartment. If
you depress the brake pedal repeat-
edly when the hybrid system is
turned on, you may hear a sound in
the engine compartment. None of
these sounds indicate a problem.
They are normal characteristics of
hybrid vehicles.
When the hybrid system is turned
on, the engine may or may not start
immediately. This does not indicate a
malfunction. If the "READY" symbol
is on, the hybrid system is operating.
Even if the gasoline engine is off, you
can operate the vehicle.
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THE COMPONENTS OF HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
DANGER
Never touch the safety plug.
Safety plug is attached to high
voltage hybrid battery system.
Touching safety plug will result
in death or serious injury.
Service personnel should fol-
low procedure in service manu-
al.

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The hybrid battery air intake is locat-
ed behind the rear seats.The hybrid
battery air intake is used to cool the
hybrid battery. If the hybrid battery air
intake is blocked, the hybrid battery
may overheat. Do not cover the air
intake with objects.
WARNING - Air Intake
Blocking the air intake behind the rear seats may damage
the hybrid battery.
Do not allow any water into the air intake even when
cleaning. If any water enters
the air intake, the Hybrid bat-
tery may cause an electric
shock which can cause seri-
ous injury or death due to
electrocution.
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If An Accident Occurs
Avoid the engine compartment.
Avoid any orange or high voltagewires, cables, or components.
Assume that a high voltage com- ponent is exposed and move away
from the vehicle as promptly as
possible.
Refer to Chapter 6 for towing infor- mation or call Kia Roadside
Assistance.
THE COMPONENTS OF HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
WARNING
After parking the vehicle, shiftthe transmission into "P"
position. Turn off the hybrid
system by pushing the Engine
Start/Stop button.
For your safety, do not touch high voltage cables, connec-
tors and package modules.
High Voltage components are
orange in color.
Exposed cables or wires may be visible inside or outside of
the vehicle. Never touch the
wires or cables, because an
electrical shock may occur
causing injury or death.
If a fire occurs, to extinguish a small high-
voltage battery fire, the follow-
ing techniques can be used: (Continued)
(Continued)- Dry chemical
- CO2
- Large amounts of water
- Regular foam
For a large high-voltage bat-
tery fire, use these types of
extinguishing methods:
- Large amounts of water
- Fog
- Regular foam
If you need towing, refer to chapter 6.

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When the hybrid vehicle shuts
off
When the high voltage battery or 12-
volt battery discharges, or fuel tank is
empty, the hybrid system may not
operate.
If the Hybrid system stops operating
while the vehicle is moving, reduce
the vehicle speed gradually. Pull your
vehicle off the road in a safe area,
and shift the transmission in to Park
(P) position and;
1.Turn on the hazard warning flash-ers.
2.Using the Start button, turn the system OFF. Try to start the Hybrid
system by applying the brake
pedal and pushing the start button.
3.If the Hybrid system will not oper- ate, refer to "EMERGENCY
STARTING" in chapter 6. Before you try to jump start the vehi-
cle,
confirm the fuel level. If the fuel level
is low add more fuel before attempt-
ing as emergancy start.
THE COMPONENTS OF HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
WARNING - Accident
Vehicle
Never touch electric wires or
cable. If exposed electric wires
or cables are visible inside or
outside of your vehicle, an elec-
tric shock may occur.
WARNING - PUTTING
OUT FIRE
If a fire occurs, evacuate the car
immediately and contact the fire
department

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State of charge (SOC)
The state of charge (SOC) gauge
indicates the hybrid battery's charge
level. If the SOC is near L level, the
vehicle automatically operates the
engine to charge the battery.
However, if the service indicator and
MIL(Malfunction indicator lamp) turn
on when the State of Charge(SOC)
is near L(Low), have your vehicle
checked by an authorized Kia dealer
immediately.
WARNING- Fuel gauge
Stop and obtain additional fuel
as soon as possible after the
warning light comes on or when
the gauge indicator comes
close to the E level. Running out
of fuel can expose vehicle occu-
pants to danger.WARNING
Never try to start the vehicle if
the fuel tank is empty. The
engine is impossible to charge
the high voltage battery of
hybrid system. If you try to start
the vehicle when the fuel is
empty, the high voltage battery
will become discharged and be
damaged.
CAUTION- Low fuel
Avoid driving with extremely low fuel level. Running out offuel could cause the engine tomisfire, damaging the catalyticconverter.OTFH044057

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Hybrid information modes
Overview
Hybrid information mode shows
hybrid energy flow and ECO level.
To change the Hybrid information
mode, press the MOVE ( ) button.
ECO Level
When the vehicle is started, the ECO
Level display will indicate level. If you
drive economically, the ECO Level
will increase. However, if you do not
drive economically, the ECO Level
will decrease.
Hybrid energy flow
Kia hybrid system notifies the drivers
of energy flow in various operating
modes. Following modes show drivers
the current operating condition. Vehicle Stop
The mode means the vehicle stop.
(No energy flow)
EV Propulsion
Motor power is used to move the
vehicle.
(Battery
➞Wheel)
ECO Level
↕
↕
→
→
→
→
Hybrid energy flow
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