2015 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Owners Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
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Just before impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi-
cle causing it to “ride” under a vehi-
cle with a higher ground clearance.
Air bags may not inflate in this
"under-ride" situation because
deceleration forces that are detect-
ed by sensors may be significantly
replaced by such “under-ride” colli-
sions. Air bags may not inflate in rollover
accidents because the vehicle can
not detect rollover accident.
However, side and/or curtain air
bags may inflate when the vehicle
is rolled over following (or after)
side impact collision. Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-
cle collides with objects such as
utility poles or trees, where the
point of impact is concentrated to
one area and the full force of the
impact is not delivered to the sen-
sors.
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Safety features of your vehicle
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and there are no parts you can safely
service by yourself. If the SRS air bag
warning light does not illuminate, or
continuously remains on, have your
vehicle immediately inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel must
be performed by an authorized Kia
dealer. Improper handling of the SRS
system may result in serious person-
al injury.
For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one
which has been moistened with plain
water. Solvents or cleaners could
adversely affect the air bag covers
and proper deployment of the sys-
tem.If components of the air bag system
must be discarded, or if the vehicle
must be scrapped, certain safety
precautions must be observed. An
authorized Kia dealer knows these
precautions and can give you the
necessary information. Failure to fol-
low these precautions and proce-
dures could increase the risk of per-
sonal injury.
Adding equipment to or modi-
fying your air bag-equipped
vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by chang-
ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-
tem, front end or side sheet metal or
ride height, this may affect the opera-
tion of your vehicle's air bag system.
WARNING - Tampering
with SRS
Do not tamper with or discon-
nect SRS wiring, or other com-
ponents of the SRS system.
Doing so could result in the
accidental inflation of the air
bags or by rendering the SRS
inoperative.

Safety features of your vehicle
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Air bag warning label
Air bag warning labels, some
required by the U.S. National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), are attached to alert the
driver and passengers of potential
risks of the air bag system.
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Features of your vehicle
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
. . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
. . . . 4-14

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-26
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
34
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Driver position memory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
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Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-47
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-69
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Back-Up Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
. . . . . . . 4-83
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-84
. . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Rear Camera Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
position light) . . . . . . . . 4-87
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88\


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89

. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94

Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
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Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Automatic climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
. . . . . . . . . 4-103
. . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-115
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115

Storage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11\
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
120
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
122
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
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Features of your vehicle
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Record your key number
The key code num-
ber is stamped on
the key code tag
attached to the key
set. Should you
lose your keys, this number will
enable an authorized Kia dealer to
duplicate the keys easily. Remove
the key code tag and store it in a safe
place. Also, record the key code
number and keep it in a safe and
handy place, but not in the vehicle. With a smart key, you can lock or
unlock a door and even start the
engine without inserting the key.
The functions of the buttons on a
smart key are similar to the remote
keyless entry. (Refer to the "Remote
keyless entry" in this chapter.)
Smart key functions
Carrying the smart key, you may lock
and unlock the vehicle doors. Also,
you may start the engine. Refer to
the following, for more details.
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Features of your vehicle
Locking
Pressing the button of the front out-
side door handles with all doors
closed and any door unlocked, locks
all the doors. The hazard warning
lights will blink and the chime will
sound once to indicate that all doors
are locked. The button will only oper-
ate when the smart key is within
28~40 in. (0.7~1 m) from the outside
door handle. If you want to make
sure that a door has locked or not,
you should check the door lock but-
ton inside the vehicle or pull the out-
side door handle.Even though you press the button,
the doors will not lock and the chime
will sound for 3 seconds if any of the
following occurs:
• The smart key is in the vehicle.
The ignition switch is in the ACC or
ON position.
Any door except the trunk is opened.
Unlocking
Pressing the button of the driver's out-
side door handle with all doors closed
and locked, unlocks the driver's door.
The hazard warning lights will blink
and the chime will sound twice to indi-
cate that the driver's door is unlocked.
Pressing the button in the front pas-
senger's outside door handle with all
doors closed and locked, unlocks all
the doors. The hazard warning lights
will blink and the chime will sound
twice to indicate that all doors are
unlocked. The button will only oper-
ate when the smart key is within
28~40 in. (0.7~1 m) from the outside
door handle.
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