2016 KIA Optima Hybrid warning

H14The HEV system may emit electro-
magnetic waves which can affect the
performance of electronic devices,
such as laptop computers.
If you park the vehicle for a long time,
the hybrid system will discharge. The
vehicle should be driven at least
once per month to maintain a
charge.
When you start the hybrid system in
the "P" transmission position, the
"READY" symbol is illuminated in the
cluster. The driver can drive the vehi-
cle even if the engine is stopped.
Virtual Engine Sound
System(VESS)
The Virtual Engine Sound System
generates an engine sound for
pedestrians to hear the vehicle while
at low speeds in EV mode.
WARNING - Turning off
HEV system
When you leave the vehicle, turn
off the hybrid system. If you
leave the hybrid system on, you
or another vehicle occupant
could depress the accelerator
pedal and, if it is in a position
other than Park, the vehicle will
begin accelerating. This may
result in an accident causing
serious injury or death.
THE COMPONENTS OF HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)

H15
The hybrid battery air intake is locat-
ed behind the rear seats.The hybrid
battery air intake is used to cool the
hybrid battery. If the hybrid battery air
intake is blocked, the hybrid battery
may overheat. Do not cover the air
intake with objects.
WARNING - Air Intake
Blocking the air intake behind the rear seats may damage
the hybrid battery.
Do not allow any water into the air intake even when
cleaning. If any water enters
the air intake, the Hybrid bat-
tery may cause an electric
shock which can cause seri-
ous injury or death due to
electrocution.
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H17
When the hybrid vehicle shuts
off
When the high voltage battery or 12-
volt battery discharges, or fuel tank is
empty, the hybrid system may not
operate.
If the Hybrid system stops operating
while the vehicle is moving, reduce
the vehicle speed gradually. Pull your
vehicle off the road in a safe area,
and shift the transmission in to Park
(P) position and;
1.Turn on the hazard warning flash-ers.
2.Using the Start button, turn the system OFF. Try to start the Hybrid
system by applying the brake
pedal and pushing the start button.
3.If the Hybrid system will not oper- ate, refer to "EMERGENCY
STARTING" in chapter 6. Before you try to jump start the vehi-
cle, confirm the fuel level. If the fuel
level is low add more fuel before
attempting as emergancy start.
WARNING - Accident
Vehicle
Never touch electric wires or
cable. If exposed electric wires
or cables are visible inside or
outside of your vehicle, an elec-
tric shock may occur.
WARNING - PUTTING
OUT FIRE
If a fire occurs, evacuate the car
immediately and contact the fire
department.

Index
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Active ECO system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35Active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Limitation of Active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
When Active ECO is activated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . 3-35 Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Glass antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Steering wheel audio controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100 Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-101
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant
and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Back-Up Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81 Back-Up Warning System precautions . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Non-operational conditions ofBack-Up Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Operation of the Back-Up Warning System . . . . . . 4-81
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-40 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
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If the engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
If the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4If engine doesn’t turn over or turns over slowly . . . . 6-4
If engine turns over normally but does not start . . . . 6-4
If you have a flat tire (with Spare Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Use of temporary compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
If you have a flat tire (with Tire Mobility Kit). . . . . . . 6-17 Checking the tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Components of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Distributing the sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Notes on the safe use of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . 6-18
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 If engine stalls while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing . . . . . . 6-3
If you have a flat tire while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
47
Instrument Cluster Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50 Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95 Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
Trunk room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Interior overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 Hybrid information modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
LCD Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70\
Front light replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70
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Index
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High mounted stop light replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Interior light bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-81
License plate light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Rear combination light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-75
Side repeater light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-86 Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Headlight delay function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-40 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42 Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33 Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Rear Camera Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 Recommended SAE viscosity number. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 Maintenance under severe usage conditions . . . . . . 7-20
Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 3-2 Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-\
16
Carrying long/narrow cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Front seat adjustment - manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4O
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Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-43
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-23 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Removable towing hook (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67 Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69\
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-18 Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Emergency trunk lid release cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Opening the trunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders . . . . 1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71 Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32 Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85 Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Welcome light (position light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Welcome light (room lamp, positon light) . . . . . . . . 4-85
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-21 Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Defogging logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114V
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