2015 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID snow chains

What to do in an emergency
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When using a compact spare tire,
observe the following precautions:
Under no circumstances should
you exceed 50 mph (80 km/h); a
higher speed could damage the
tire.
Ensure that you drive slowly enough for the road conditions to
avoid all hazards. Any road hazard,
such as a pothole or debris, could
seriously damage the compact
spare.
Any continuous road use of this tire could result in tire failure, loss of
vehicle control, and possible per-
sonal injury.
Do not exceed the vehicle’s maxi- mum load rating or the load-carry-
ing capacity shown on the sidewall
of the compact spare tire.
Avoid driving over obstacles. The compact spare tire diameter is
smaller than the diameter of a con-
ventional tire and reduces the
ground clearance approximately
1 inch (25 mm), which could result
in damage to the vehicle. Do not take this vehicle through an
automatic car wash while the com-
pact spare tire is installed.
Do not use tire chains on the com- pact spare tire. Because of the
smaller size, a tire chain will not fit
properly. This could damage the
vehicle and result in loss of the
chain.
The compact spare tire should not be installed on the front axle if the
vehicle must be driven in snow or
on ice.
Do not use the compact spare tire on any other vehicle because this
tire has been designed especially
for your vehicle.
The compact spare tire’s tread life is shorter than a regular tire.
Inspect your compact spare tire
regularly and replace worn com-
pact spare tires with the same size
and design, mounted on the same
wheel. The compact spare tire should not
be used on any other wheels, nor
should standard tires, snow tires,
wheel covers or trim rings be used
with the compact spare wheel. If
such use is attempted, damage to
these items or other car compo-
nents may occur.
Do not use more than one compact spare tire at a time.
Do not tow a trailer while the com- pact spare tire is installed.

Maintenance
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Tire chains
Tire chains, if necessary, should be
installed on the front wheels.
Be sure that the chains are installed
in accordance with the manufactur-
er's instructions.
To minimize tire and chain wear, do
not continue to use tire chains when
they are no longer needed.
When driving on roads covered
with snow or ice, drive at less than
20 mph (30 km/h).
Use the SAE “S” class or wire chains.
If you hear noise caused by chains contacting the body, retighten the
chain to avoid contact with the
vehicle body.
To prevent body damage, retighten the chains after driving 0.3~0.6
miles (0.5~1.0 km).
Do not use tire chains on vehicles equipped with aluminum wheels.
In unavoidable circumstances, use
a wire type chain.
Use wire chains less than 0.59 inches (15 mm) to prevent damage
to the chain’s connection.
Radial-ply tires
Radial-ply tires provide improved
tread life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride. The radi-
al-ply tires used on this vehicle are
of belted construction and are select-
ed to complement the ride and han-
dling characteristics of your vehicle.
Radial-ply tires have the same load
carrying capacity as bias-ply or bias
belted tires of the same size and use
the same recommended inflation
pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
not recommended. Any combina-
tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: identical radial-ply tires should
always be used as a set of four. Longer wearing tires can be more
susceptible to irregular tread wear. It
is very important to follow the tire
rotation interval shown in this section
to achieve the tread life potential of
these tires. Cuts and punctures in
radial-ply tires are repairable only in
the tread area, because of sidewall
flexing. Consult your tire dealer for
radial-ply tire repairs.

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Index
Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48\
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-4Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
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Spare tire Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53 Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
SRS Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-55 SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Starting the hybrid system
With a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
State of charge guage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-38
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Steering wheel audio controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-31
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Tire chains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
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Index
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87Welcome light (room lamp, position light) . . . . . . . 4-87
Welcome light (position light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-21 Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57 Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94 Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95