2014 KIA Optima Active eco

Driving your vehicle
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DRIVE mode
The drive mode may be selected
according to the driver’s preference
or road condition.
The mode changes whenever the
DRIVE MODE button is pressed.
❈ When normal mode is selected, it
is not displayed on the cluster.
ECO mode (Active ECO)
Active ECO helps improve
fuel efficiency by control-
ling certain engine and
transaxle system operat-
ing parameters. Fuel effi-
ciency depends on the
driver's driving habit and
road condition.

button is pressed and
the ECO mode is select-
ed, the ECO indicator
(green) will illuminate to
show that the Active
ECO is operating.
activated, it does not
turn off even though the
engine is restarted
again. To turn off the
system, press the
DRIVE MODE button
again. When Active ECO is activated:
The acceleration may slightly be
reduced eventhough you depress
the accelerator fully.
The air conditioner performance may be limited
The shift pattern of the automatic transaxle may change.
The engine noise may get louder.
The above situations are normal
conditions when the active eco sys-
tem is activated to improve fuel effi-
ciency.
DRIVE MODE INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM
NORMAL
SPORT ECO
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ECO

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Driving your vehicle
Limitation of Active ECO opera-
tion:
If the following conditions occur while
Active ECO is operating, the system
operation is limited even though
there is no change in the ECO indi-
cator.
When the coolant temperature islow:
The system will be limited until
engine performance becomes nor-
mal.
When driving up a hill: The system will be limited to gain
power when driving uphill because
the engine torque is restricted.
When using manual mode: The system will be limited accord-
ing to the shift location.
When the accelerator pedal is deeply depressed for a few sec-
onds:
The system will be limited, judging
that the driver wants to speed up.SPORT mode
SPORT mode focuses on
dynamic driving by auto-
matically controlling the
steering wheel, engine
and transaxle system.
button is pressed and
the SPORT mode is
selected, the SPORT
indicator (yellow) will illu-
minate.
is activated, and the
engine start/stop button
is turned off and on it will
change to NORMAL
mode. To turn on the
SPORT mode press
DRIVE MODE button
again.
ed:
- While holding vehicle speed, it maintains the
gear and RPM for
some time even
though the accelerator
pedal is not
depressed.
- Up-shifting is delayed.
✽ ✽

NOTICE
In Sport drive mode, the fuel effi-
ciency may decrease.
SPORT

Index
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Active ECO system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37Active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Limitation of active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
When active ECO is activated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . 3-35 Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
How does the air bag system operate . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag . . . 3-51
Occupant detection system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-97
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Glass antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Steering wheel audio controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119 Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-120 Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Back-up warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91 Back-up warning system precautions . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Non-operational conditions of back-up warningsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
92
Operation of the back-up warning system . . . . . . . . 4-91
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-44 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40 BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Non-operating condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-34
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