2017 KIA OPTIMA parking brake

Features of your vehicle
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✽ ✽
NOTICE- Electronic Brake
force Distribution (EBD)
System Warning Light
When the ABS Warning Light is on
or both ABS and Parking Brake &
Brake Fluid Warning Lights are on,
the speedometer, odometer, or trip-
meter may not work. Also, the EPS
Warning Light may illuminate and
the steering effort may increase or
decrease.
In this case, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible.
Electronic Power Steering (EPS) WarningLight
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When there is a malfunction with the EPS.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When there is a malfunction with the emission control system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
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Features of your vehicle
Electronic Parking Brake(EPB) Warning Light(if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with the EPB.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
✽ ✽ NOTICE- Electronic Parking
Brake (EPB) Warning Light
The Electronic Parking Brake
(EPB) Warning Light may illumi-
nate when the Electronic Stability
control (ESC) Indicator Light comes
on to indicate that the ESC is not
working properly (This does not
indicate malfunction of the EPB).
Master Warning light (if equipped)
This warning light informs the driver of 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) malfunc- tion (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 ( ).
Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) Warninglight (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When there is a malfunction with the AEB.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia deal-
er.
EPB
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This system will activate when
backing up with the ignition switch
ON.
If the vehicle is moving at a speed
over 5 km/h (3 mph), the system
may not be activated correctly.
The sensing distance while the back-up warning system is in oper-
ation is approximately 120 cm (47
in.) at the rear bumper center area,
60 cm (23.5 in.) at the rear bumper
both side area.
When more than two objects are sensed at the same time, the clos-
est one will be recognized first.Types of warning sound
When an object is 120 cm to 61 cm(47 in. to 24 in.) from the rear
bumper: Buzzer beeps intermit-
tently.
When an object is 60 cm to 31 cm (24 in. to 12 in.) from the rear
bumper: Buzzer beeps more fre-
quently.
When an object is within 40 cm (16 in.) of the rear bumper:
Buzzer sounds continuously.
Non-operational conditions of
rear parking assist system
The rear parking assist system
may not operate properly when:
1. Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It will operate normally once the
moisture clears.
2. The sensor is covered with foreign matter, such as snow or water, or
the sensor cover is blocked. (It will
operate normally when the materi-
al is removed or the sensor is no
longer blocked.)
3. Driving on uneven road surfaces (unpaved roads, gravel, bumps,
gradient).
4. Objects generating excessive noise (vehicle horns, loud motor-
cycle engines, or truck air brakes)
are within range of the sensor.
5. Heavy rain or water spray exists.
6. Wireless transmitters or mobile phones are within range of the
sensor.
7. The sensor is covered with snow.
8. Trailer towing
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Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
• Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
• Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
• Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
• Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
• Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
• Illuminated ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . 6-9
• ENGINE START/STOP button position . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
• Starting the engine with a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
• Automatic transaxle operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
• Paddle shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
• Shift lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Dual clutch transmission (DCT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
• Dual clutch transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
• Parking brake – Foot type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
• Electronic parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
• Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
38• Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
• Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44
• Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
• Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49
• Good braking practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)/
Forward collision warning (FCW) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51
• AEB warning message and system control . . . . . . . . 6-54
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55
• Sensor to detect the distance from the
vehicle in front (front radar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56
• System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57
• Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58
• Recognizing pedestrians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61
Cruise Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-62
• To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63
• To increase cruise control set speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63
• To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64
• To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64
• To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64
• To resume cruising speed at more than approximately 30 km/h (20 mph) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
• To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
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Advanced smart cruise control system (ASCC) . . 6-66
• Speed setting (ASCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
• Vehicle to vehicle distance setting (ASCC) . . . . . . . . 6-72
• To adjust the sensitivity of
Advanced Smart Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76
• To convert to cruise control mode: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-77
• Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-77
Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . 6-83
• DRIVE mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-83
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86
• BSD (Blind Spot Detection) / LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-87
• RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-90
• Limitations condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) . . . . . . 6-94
• Warning indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-96
• Conditions that cause the LDWS not to operate . . . 6-96
• Conditions that cause missed warnings and false warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
97
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-100
• Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-100
• Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-100
• Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-101
• Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-101 • Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
• Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-103
• Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-103
• Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-103
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-104
• Snowy or icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-104
• Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . 6-105
• Check spark plugs and ignition system. . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
• Use approved window washer anti-freeze in
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
6-105
• Don’t let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-106
• Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . 6-106
• Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-106
• Trailer towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10\
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Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-107
• Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-107
• Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112
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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, at the exact interval
depending on the fluid. Further
details are provided in chapter 8,
“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 out.
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 handled devices, other
equipment or vehicle systems
that distract the drive should
not be used during vehicle
operation.
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Driving your vehicle
The anti-theft steering column lock (if
equipped) is not a substitute for the
parking brake. Before leaving the dri-
ver’s seat, always make sure the shift
lever is engaged in P (Park) for auto-
matic transaxle, set the parking
brake fully and shut the engine off.
Unexpected and sudden vehicle
movement may occur if these pre-
cautions are not taken.
WARNING- Key holder
Do not attach small purses,
multiple keys, or any other
heavy accessories to the dri-
ver's key chain used to start the
vehicle. It is possible for the
driver to accidently cause the
key inserted in the vehicle to
change the ignition position to
the ACC position while the vehi-
cle is moving thereby increas-
ing the risk of an accident and
causing the deactivation of sev-
eral safety features.WARNING- Leaving the Vehicle
To avoid unexpected or sudden
vehicle movement, never leave
your vehicle if the transmission
is not locked in the P (Park)
position and the parking brake
is fully engaged. Before leaving
the driver's seat, always make
sure the shift lever is engaged in
P (Park), set the parking brake
fully and shut the engine off.
WARNING- Ignition switch
Never turn the ignition switch to
LOCK or ACC while the vehicle
is moving. This would result in
loss of directional control and
braking function, which could
cause an accident.
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Starting the engine
1.Make sure the parking brake isapplied.
2.Place the transaxle shift lever in P (Park). Depress the brake pedal
fully.
You can also start the engine when
the shift lever is in the N (Neutral)
position. 3.Turn the ignition switch to START
and hold it there until the engine
starts (a maximum of 10 seconds),
then release the key.
It should be started withoutdepressing the accelerator.
4.Do not wait for the engine to warm up while the vehicle remains sta-
tionary.
Start driving at moderate engine
speeds. (Steep accelerating and
decelerating should be avoided.) If the engine stalls while you are in
motion, do not attempt to move the
shift lever to the P (Park) position. If
traffic and road conditions permit,
you may put the shift lever in the N
(Neutral) position while the vehicle is
still moving and turn the ignition
switch to the START position in an
attempt to restart the engine.
CAUTION- Starter
Do not engage the starter for
more than 10 seconds. If theengine stalls or fails to start,wait 5 to 10 seconds before re-engaging the starter. Improperuse of the starter may damageit.
WARNING- Steering
wheel
Never reach for any controls
through the steering wheel
while the vehicle is in motion.
The presence of your hand or
arm in this area could cause a
loss of vehicle control.
WARNING- Proper footwear
Always wear appropriate shoes
when operating your vehicle.
Unsuitable shoes (high heels,
ski boots, sandals, etc.) may
interfere with your ability to use
the brake and accelerator pedal.
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