2015 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID rear view mirror

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Features of your vehicle
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
For maximum defrosting, set thetemperature control to the extreme
right/hot position and the fan speed
control to the highest speed.
If warm air to the floor is desired while defrosting or defogging, set the
mode to the floor-defrost position.
Before driving, clear all snow and ice from the windshield, rear win-
dow, outside rear view mirrors, and
all side windows.
Clear all snow and ice from the hood and air inlet in the cowl grill to
improve heater and defroster effi-
ciency and to reduce the probabili-
ty of fogging up the inside of the
windshield.Automatic climate control sys-
tem
To defog inside windshield
1. Select desired fan speed.
2. Select desired temperature.
3. Press the defroster button ( ).
4. The outside (fresh) air position will be selected automatically.
If the outside (fresh) air position is
not selected automatically, adjust the
corresponding button manually.
WARNING - Windshield
heating
Do not use the or posi-
tion during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The
difference between the temper-
ature of the outside air and the
windshield could cause the
outer surface of the windshield
to fog up, causing loss of visi-
bility.
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Before entering vehicle
• Be sure that all windows, outsidemirror(s), and outside lights are
clean.
Check the condition of the tires.
Check under the vehicle for any sign of leaks.
Be sure there are no obstacles behind you if you intend to back up.
Necessary inspections
Fluid levels, such as engine oil,
engine coolant, brake fluid, and
washer fluid should be checked on a
regular basis, with the exact interval
depending on the fluid. Further
details are provided in chapter 7,
“Maintenance”.
Before starting
Close and lock all doors.
Position the seat so that all con-trols are easily reached.
Buckle your seat belt.
Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors.
Be sure that all lights work.
Check all gauges.
Check the operation of warning lights when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position.
Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light
goes off.
For safe operation, be sure you are
familiar with your vehicle and its
equipment.
BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING - Distracted driving
Focus on the road while driving.
The driver's primary responsi-
bility is in the safe and legal
operation of the vehicle. Use of
any hand held devices, other
equipment or vehicle systems
that distract the driver should
not be used during vehicle
operation.
WARNING - Check surrounding
Always check the surrounding
areas near your vehicle for peo-
ple, especially children, before
putting a vehicle into D (Drive)
or R (Reverse).

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Driving your vehicle
BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /
LCA (Lane Change Assist)
Operating conditions
The indicator on the switch will illumi-
nate when the Blind Spot Detection
System (BSD) switch is pressed with
the Engine Start/Stop Button ON.
If vehicle speed exceeds 18.6 mph
(30 km/h), the system will activate.
If you press the switch again, the
switch indicator and system will be
turned off.
If the ignition switch is turned OFF
and ON the system returns to the
previous state.When the system is not used turn the
system off by turning off the switch.
When the system is turned on the
warning light will illuminate for 3 sec-
onds on the outside rearview mirror.
Warning type
The system will activate when:
1.The system is on
2.Vehicle speed is above 18.6 mph
(30 km/h)
3.Other vehicles are detected in the rear side
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If a vehicle is detected within the
boundary of the system, a warning
light will illuminate on the outside
rearview mirror.
If the detected vehicle is not in
detecting range, the warning will turn
off according to driving conditions. The second stage alarm will activate
when:
1.The first stage alert is on
2.The turn signal is on to change a
lane
When the second stage alert is acti-
vated, a warning light will blink on the
outside rearview mirror and a alarm
will sound.
If you move the turn signal switch to
the original position, the second
stage alert will be deactivated.
Detecting sensor
The sensors are located inside of the
rear bumper.
Always keep the rear bumper clean
for the system to work properly.
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Operating conditions
Select RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic
Alert) in "User Settings" under
"Driving Assist" on the instrument
cluster. The system will turn on and
standby to activate.
Select RCTA again, to turn the sys- tem off.
If the vehicle is turned off and on again, the RCTA system will return
to the state right before the vehicle
was turned off. Always turn the
RCTA system off when not in use. The system operates when the
vehicle speed is below 6.2 mph (10
km/h) with the shift lever in R
(Reverse).
The RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) detecting range is 0.5m ~
20m based on the side direction. If
the approaching vehicle speed is
2.5 mph (4 km/h) ~ 22 mph (36
km/h) within sensing range, it is
detected. However, the system
sensing range is different base on
conditions. Always pay attention to
the surrounding.
Warning type
If the vehicle detected by sensorsapproaches your vehicle, the warn-
ing chime will sound and the warn-
ing light will blink on the outside
rearview mirror.
If the detected vehicle is out of the sensing range of your vehicle,
move the vehicle away from the
detected object slowly; the warning
will be cancelled.
The system may not operate prop- erly due to other factors or circum-
stances. Always pay attention to
your surrounding.
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- When the temperature of rear
bumper is high.
- When the sensors are covered by the vehicle, wall and pillar of park-
ing lot.
- When your vehicle moves back, if the detected vehicle also moves
back.
- If there is small things like shopping cart and baby carriage.
- If there is a vehicle with decreased ride height (lowered).
- When the vehicle is close to anoth- er vehicle.Outside rearview mirror may not
alert the driver when:
- The outside rearview mirror hous- ing is severely polluted
- The window is severely polluted
- The windows are severely tinted.
This device complies with Part
15 of the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1.This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2.This device must accept any inter- ference received, including inter-
ference that may cause undesired
operation.

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Index
Brake systemPower brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Brakes fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36\
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . 5-6
Camera see the Rear Camera Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Capacities (Lubricants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Care Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48\
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
Carrying long/narrow cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Chains Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27 Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27\
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . 4-45
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
120
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-32
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39 To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Dashboard, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Defogging (Windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Defogging logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116 Auto defogging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
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Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45Instrument panel illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Instrument panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
Interior care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92\
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Interior features Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Interior lamp AUTO turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97 Interior lamp AUTO turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Trunk room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100 Interior light welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Inverter coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Jump starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Keys
Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Label Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Lap/shoulder belt (3-Point system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 LCD modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Hybrid information modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
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