2016 KIA Optima Owner's Manual

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Features of your vehicle
Engine Coolant TemperatureGauge
This gauge indicates the tempera-
ture of the engine coolant when the
ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop
button is ON. If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the "H"
position, it indicates overheating that
may damage the engine.
Do not continue driving with an over-
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to "If the Engine
Overheats" in chapter 7.
CAUTION - Red zone
Do not operate the engine with-
in the tachometer's RED ZONE.This may cause severe enginedamage.
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WARNING - Hot radiator
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. The
engine coolant is under pres-
sure and could cause severe
burns. Wait until the engine is
cool before adding coolant to
the reservoir.
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Fuel Gauge
This gauge indicates the approxi-
mate amount of fuel remaining in the
fuel tank.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• The fuel tank capacity is given in
chapter 9.
• The fuel gauge is supplemented by a low fuel warning light which will
illuminate when the fuel tank is
nearly empty.
• On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge pointer may fluctuate or the
low fuel warning light may come
on earlier than usual due to the
movement of fuel in the tank.
✽ ✽ NOTICE - Fuel gauge
Running out of fuel can expose vehi-
cle occupants to danger. You must
top and obtain additional fuel as
soon as possible after the warning
light comes on or when the gauge
indicator comes close to the “E
(Empty)” level.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Fuel display may not be accurate if
you are filling in sloping places.
Odometer
The odometer Indicates the total dis-
tance that the vehicle has been driv-
en and should be used to determine
when periodic maintenance should
be performed.
- Odometer range : 0 ~ 999999 kilo-
meters or miles.
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CAUTION- Low fuel
Avoid driving with an extremelylow fuel level. Running out offuel could cause the engine tomisfire damaging the catalyticconverter.
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Outside Temperature Gauge
This gauge indicates the current out-
side air temperatures by 1°C (1°F).
- Temperature range : -40°C ~ 60°C (-40°F ~ 140°F)
The outside temperature on the dis-
play may not change immediately
like a general thermometer to pre-
vent the driver from being distracted. To change the temperature unit (from
°C to °F or from °F to °C)
The temperature unit can be
changed by using the "User
Settings" mode of the LCD display.
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For more details, refer to “LCD
Display” in this chapter.
Transaxle Shift Indicator
Automatic Transaxle Shift Indicator
This indicator displays which auto-
matic transaxle shift lever is selected.

Reverse : R
Neutral : N

Sports Mode : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Dual clutch transmission shift
indicator (if equipped)
This indicator displays which shift
lever is selected.

Reverse : R
Neutral : N

Sports Mode : D1, D2, D3, D4, D5,
D6, D7
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LCD DISPLAY
❈For controlling the LCD modes, refer to "LCD Display Control" in this chapter.
LCD Modes
Modes SymbolExplanation
Trip ComputerThis mode displays driving information like the tripmeter, fuel economy, and so on.
For more details, refer to "Trip Computer" in this chapter.
Tu r n B y Tu r n
(if equipped)This mode displays the state of the navigation.
ASCC/LDWS (if equipped)
This mode displays the state of the Advanced Smart Cruise Control (ASCC) and
Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS).
For more details, refer to "Advanced Smart Cruise Control (ASCC)" or
"Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)" in chapter 6.
A/V
(if equipped)This mode displays the state of the A/V system.
Service
This mode informs of service interval (mileage or days) and pressure status of each tire.
This mode informs of warning messages related to Low tire pressure or malfunction of
Blind Spot Detection system (BSD) and so on.
When any door is not closed securely, this symbol illuminated.
User SettingsOn this mode, you can change settings of the doors, lamps, etc.
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Service Mode
Tire Pressure (if equipped)
This mode displays the pressure sta-
tus of each tire.
You can change the tire pressure unit
in "User settings" mode.
❈ For more information, refer to "Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)" in chapter 7.
Service Interval
Service interval
It calculates and displays when you
need a scheduled maintenance
service (mileage or days).
If the remaining mileage or time reach-
es 1,500 km (900 mi.) or 30 days.
Service interval message is dis-
played for several seconds each time
you set the ignition switch or Engine
Start/Stop Button to the ON position. Service required
If you do not have your vehicle serv-
iced according to the already inputted
service interval, the "Service
required" message will appear.
The "Service required" message is
displayed for several seconds each
time you set the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
To reset the service interval to the
mileage and days you inputted
before:
Press the OK button (reset) for more
than 1 second.
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Service in OFF
If the service interval is not set
"Service in OFF” message is dis-
played on the LCD display.
If you want to activate Service inter-
val function, set the service interval
in the User setting mode.
For more details, refer to “User set-
ting mode" in this chapter.
✽ ✽NOTICE
If any of the following conditions
occurs, the mileage and days may be
incorrect.
- The battery cable is disconnected.
- The fuse switch is turned off.
- The battery is discharged.
Master Warning Mode
This warning light informs the driv-
er the following situations
- Blind Spot Detection (BSD) mal-function (if equipped)
- Advanced Smart Cruise Control (ASCC) malfunction (if equipped)
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) malfunction (if equipped)
- Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) malfunction (if equipped)
- High Beam Assist (HBA) mal- function (if equipped)
- Lamp malfunction and so on.
The Master Warning Light illumi-
nates when more than one of the
above warning situations occur. At
this time, the LCD Modes Icon will
change from ( ) to ( ).
If the warning situation is solved, the
master warning light will be turned off
and the LCD Modes Icon will be
changed back to its previous icon ( ).
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User Settings Mode
Description
In this mode, you can change setting
of the doors, lights, etc.
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