2017 KIA OPTIMA PHEV hood release

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Inside door handle ...................................4-14
2. Driver position memory button ................3-11
3. Power window switch...............................4-23
4. Central door lock switch ..........................4-14
5. Power window lock button .......................4-26
6. Outside rearview mirror control ...............4-48
7. Outside rearview mirror folding ...............4-50
8. Fuel filler lid open button ................4-29, 4-33
9. Trunk open button ....................................4-17
10. ESC off button .......................................6-34
11. Instrument panel illumination control ....4-52
12. BSD On/Off button.................................6-77
13. LDWS On/Off button..............................6-85
14. Steering wheel .......................................4-42
15. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever ....4-43
16. Inner fuse panel .....................................8-66
17. Brake pedal............................................6-18
18. Parking brake pedal...............................6-20
19. Hood release lever.................................4-27
20. Seat..........................................................3-4
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Features of your vehicle
Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatchthe hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
Open the hood after turning off the
engine on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P (Park) position
and setting the parking brake. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, push the second-
ary latch (1) upward inside of the
hood center and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will completely rise by itself after it has been
raised about halfway.
Hood open warning
The warning message will appear on
the LCD display when hood is open.
The warning chime will operate when
the vehicle is being driven at or
above 2 mph (3 km/h) with the hood
open.
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Driving your vehicle
To release EPB (electronic parking
brake) automatically:
Shift lever in P (Park)With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
Shift lever in N (Neutral) With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D
(Drive).
Automatic Transaxle 1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, engine hood and trunk.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal while the shift lever is in R (Rear),
D (Drive) or Sports mode.
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off.✽ ✽ NOTICE
• For your safety, you can engage
the EPB even though the engine
stop/start button is in the OFF
position, but you cannot release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake pedal and release the parking
brake manually with the EPB
switch when you drive downhill or
when backing up the vehicle.
Do not follow the above procedure
when driving on a flat level ground.
The vehicle may suddenly move for-
ward.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the parking brake warning light is
still on even though the EPB has
been released, have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
EPB (electronic parking brake) may
be automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Requested by other systems
The hybrid system is turned off
with the EPB applied
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the driver turns the hybrid system
off while Auto Hold is operating,
EPB will be automatically applied.
CAUTION
Do not drive your vehicle with
the EPB applied. It may causeexcessive brake pad and brakerotor wear.

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System warning
If you try to drive off depressing the
accelerator pedal with the EPB
applied, but the EPB doesn't
release automatically, a warning
will sound and a message will
appear.
If the driver's seat belt is not fas- tened and the engine hood, driver's
door or trunk is opened, a warning
will sound and a message will
appear.
If there is a problem with the vehi- cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear. If the above situation occurs, depress
the brake pedal and release EPB by
pressing the EPB switch.
A click or electric brake motor
whine sound may be heard while
operating or releasing the EPB, but
these conditions are normal and
indicate that the EPB is functioning
properly.
When leaving your keys with a parking lot attendant or valet, make
sure to inform him/her how to oper-
ate the EPB.
The EPB may malfunction if you drive with the EPB applied.
When you automatically release EPB by depressing the accelerator
pedal, depress it slowly.
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WARNING- Parking
Brake Use
All vehicles should always have
the parking brake fully engaged
when parked to avoid inadver-
tent movement of the car which
can injure occupants or pedes-
trians.

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AUTO HOLD (if equipped)
The Auto Hold maintains the vehicle
in a standstill even though the brake
pedal is not depressed after the driv-
er brings the vehicle to a complete
stop by depressing the brake pedal.
1.Depress the brake pedal, start theengine and then press the Auto
Hold button. The white AUTO
HOLD indicator will come on indi-
cating the system is in standby.
Before the Auto Hold will engage,
the driver's door, engine hood must
be closed and the driver's seat belt
must be fastened. 2.When coming to a complete stop
by depressing the brake pedal, the
AUTO HOLD indicator changes
from white to green indicating the
AUTO HOLD is engaged and EPB
is applied. The vehicle will remain
at a standstill even if you release
the brake pedal.
3.If EPB is applied, Auto Hold will be released.
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4. If you press the accelerator pedalwith the shift lever in D (Drive) or
manual mode, the Auto Hold will
be released automatically and the
vehicle will start to move. The indi-
cator changes from green to white
indicating the Auto Hold is in
standby and the EPB is released.
When driving off from Auto Hold by
depressing the accelerator pedal,
always check the surrounding area
near your vehicle.
Slowly depress the accelerator pedal
for a smooth launch.Cancel
To cancel the Auto Hold operation,
press the Auto Hold switch. The
AUTO HOLD indicator will go out.
To cancel the Auto Hold operation
when the vehicle is at a standstill,
press the Auto Hold switch while
depressing the brake pedal.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The following are conditions when
the Auto Hold will not engage
(Auto Hold light will not turn
green and the Auto Hold system
remains in stand by):
- The driver's seat belt is unfas-tened and driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The shift lever is in P (Park) or R (Reverse)
- The EPB is applied
• For your safety, the Auto Hold automatically switches to EPB
under any of the following condi-
tions (Auto Hold light remains
white and the EPB automatically
applies):
- The driver's seat belt is unfas-tened and driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The vehicle is in a standstill for more than 10 minutes
- The vehicle is standing on a steep slope
- The vehicle moved several times (Continued)
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In these cases, the brake warning
light comes on, the AUTO HOLD
indicator changes from green to
white, and a warning sounds and a
message will appear to inform you
that EPB has been automatically
engaged. Before driving off again,
press foot brake pedal, check the
surrounding area near your vehi-
cle and release parking brake
manually with the EPB switch.
• If the AUTO HOLD indicator lights up yellow, the Auto Hold is
not working properly. Take your
vehicle to an authorized Kia deal-
er and have the system checked.If there is a malfunction with the dri-
ver’s door, engine hood open detec-
tion system, the Auto Hold may not
work properly.
Take your vehicle to an authorized Kia
dealer and have the system checked.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
A click or electric brake motor
whine sound may be heard while
operating or releasing the EPB, but
these conditions are normal and
indicate that the EPB is functioning
properly.
Warning messages
Parking brake automatically locked
When the EPB is applied from Auto
Hold, a warning will sound and a
message will appear.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of an acci-
dent, do not activate Auto Hold
while driving downhill, backing
up or parking your vehicle.
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Index
Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Fuel filler lid(Plug-in Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33 Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55\
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-60 Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-61
Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-63
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-66
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-53 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Hybrid System Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Hybrid Battery SOC(State of Charge) Gauge . . . . . 4-54
Plug-in hybrid mode indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Outside Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13\
3
Glove box lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
Gross vehicle weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement(For Hybrid) . . 8-82
Headlamp (High beam) bulb replacement(For Hybrid) 8-84
Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement(For Hybrid) 8-83
Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Headlight position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Headrest (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Heated steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
HEV powertrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
High Beam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-90
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-27
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-45
Hybrid Battery SOC(State of Charge) Gauge . . . . . . . 4-54
Hybrid System Gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Hybrid vehicle (Drive mode integrated control system)6-73H
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