2014 KIA Optima Hybrid Owner's Manual

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Features of your vehicle
Check charging system
This warning illuminates when a mal-
function is detected with the Charging
System.
✽ ✽NOTICE
When the high voltage battery
power is low, the warning may
occur. In that time, the warning may
disappear when the battery is
charged by engine.
Check active air flap system
This warning will be illuminated as
follow;
- When the actuator flap malfunction
is detected
- When the actuator air flap con- troller malfunction detected
- In a condition opening the air flap, if the air flap is not open.
When the all conditions illuminating
the warning are cleared, the warning
will be off.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In winter, the warning may not illu-
minate immediately.
The active air flap system is even
normal condition, the warning or
warning indicator(MIL) may be
turned on. In that time, check the
flap frozen condition or attached
materials.
If the flap is frozen in winter, the
warning indicator(MIL) may be
turned on without warning contents.
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Refuel to prevent Hybrid battery
damage
If the fuel tank is nearly empty, a
message “Refuel to prevent Hybrid
battery damage” will appear on the
LCD display. Also, the chime will
sound several times.
You must stop and obtain additional
fuel as soon as possible.
Check hybrid system stop vehicleand tarn off engine
If the hybrid system error occurs, a
message Check hybrid system stop
vehicle and tarn off engine will
appear on the LCD display and the
Ready indicator will blink. Also, the
chime will sound until the problem is
solved.
In this case, have your vehicle towed
to an authorized Kia dealer and
inspect the hybrid system.
Stop vehicle to charge battery
If the SOC (State Of Charge) is very
low, a message Stop vehicle to
charge battery will appear on the
LCD display.
To charge the hybrid battery, stop in
a safe place and move the shift gear
to the P(Park) position as soon as
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CAUTION
Avoid driving with very low fuellevel. Running out of fuel coulddamage the hybrid battery.

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Check hybrid system Do not startengine
If the engine does not start and SOC
(State Of Charge) is very low or vehi-
cle defects the hybrid system's prob-
lem. a message will appear on the
LCD display. Also, the chime will
sound until the problem is solved.
In this case, have your vehicle towed
to an authorized Kia dealer and
inspect the hybrid system.
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Overview
Description
The trip computer is a microcomput-
er-controlled driver information sys-
tem that displays information related
to driving.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Some driving information stored in
the trip computer (for example
Average Vehicle Speed) resets if the
battery is disconnected.
Trip ModesFuel Economy
Distance to empty (Range) (1)
The Distance to empty (range) is
the estimated distance the vehicle
can be driven with the remaining
fuel.
- Distance range : 50 ~ 1999 km or
30 ~ 1999 mi.
If the estimated distance is below 50 km (30 mi.), the trip computer
will display "---" as distance to
empty.
TRIP COMPUTER



TRIP B



TRIP A



FUEL ECONOMY
To change the trip mode, press the
MOVE ( ) button.
↕
↕
↕ ↕
→
→ → →
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✽NOTICE
• If the vehicle is not on level ground
or the battery power has been
interrupted, the distance to empty
function may not operate correctly.
• The distance to empty may differ from the actual driving distance as
it is an estimate of the available
driving distance.
• The trip computer may not regis- ter additional fuel if less than 1.6
gallons (6 liters) of fuel are added
to the vehicle.
• The fuel economy and distance to empty may vary significantly based
on driving conditions, driving
habits, and condition of the vehicle.
Average Fuel Economy (2)
The average fuel economy is calcu-
lated by the total driving distance
and fuel consumption since the last
average fuel economy reset.
- Fuel economy range: 0.0 ~ 99.9L/100km or MPG
The average fuel economy can be reset both manually and automati-
cally.
Manual reset
To clear the average fuel economy
manually, press the [OK] button
(select/reset) on the steering wheel
for more than 1 second when the
average fuel economy is displayed. Automatic reset
To make the average fuel economy
be reset automatically whenever refu-
eling, select the "Auto Reset" mode in
User Setting menu of the LCD display
(Refer to "LCD Display").
Under "Auto Reset" mode, the aver-
age fuel economy will be cleared to
zero (---) when the vehicle speed
exceeds 1 km/h after refueling more
than 1.6 gallons (6 liters).
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The average fuel economy is not dis-
played for more accurate calculation
if the vehicle does not drive more than
10 seconds or 50 meters (0.03 miles)
since the ignition switch or Engine
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Instant Fuel Economy (3)
This mode displays the instant fuel
economy during the last few sec-
onds when the vehicle speed is
more than 10 km/h (6.2 MPH).
- Fuel economy range: 0 ~ 30L/100km or 0 ~ 50 MPG
Trip A/B
Tripmeter (1)
The tripmeter is the total driving distance since the last tripmeter
reset.
- Distance range: 0.0 ~ 9999.9 km
or mi.
To reset the tripmeter, press the [OK] button (select/reset) on the
steering wheel for more than 1
second when the tripmeter is dis-
played.
Average Vehicle Speed (2)
The average vehicle speed is cal-culated by the total driving dis-
tance and driving time since the
last average vehicle speed reset.
- Speed range: 0 ~ 160MPH (260km/h)
To reset the average vehicle speed, press the [OK] button
(select/reset) on the steering
wheel for more than 1 second
when the average vehicle speed is
displayed.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The average vehicle speed is not
displayed if the driving distance is
less than 50 meters (0.03 miles) or
the driving time is less than 10 sec-
onds since the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop button is turned
to ON.
• Even if the vehicle is not in motion, the average vehicle speed
keeps going while the engine is
running.
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Elapsed Time (3)
The elapsed time is the total driv-ing time since the last elapsed time
reset.
- Time range (hh:mm): 00:00 ~ 99:59
To reset the elapsed time, press the [OK] button (select/reset) on
the steering wheel for more than 1
second when the elapsed time is
displayed.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Even if the vehicle is not in motion,
the elapsed time keeps going while
the engine is running.
One time driving information
mode
This display shows trip distance (1),
average fuel economy (2) and the
vehicle can be driven with the
remaining fuel (3).
This information is displayed for a
few seconds when you turn off the
engine and then goes off automati-
cally. The information provided is cal-
culated according to each trip.
If the estimated distance is below
50km (30 mi.), the distance to empty
(3) will display as "---" and a refuel
message will appear (4).
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Warning lights
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NOTICE - Warning lights
Make sure that all warning lights
are OFF after starting the engine. If
any light is still ON, this indicates a
situation that needs attention.
Hybrid system warning
light
This warning light illuminates:
when there is a malfunction with the
hybrid system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia deal-
er.
Air bag Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 6seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with the SRS.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Seat Belt Warning Light
This warning light informs the driver
that the seat belt is not fastened.
For more details, refer to the "Seat
Belts" in chapter 3.
WARNING AND INDICATOR LIGHTS