2017 KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID light

Warning message and warning light
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When the sensor cover or the sensor
lens is smudged with the foreign sub‐ stances, such as snow or rain, the AEB
operation may temporarily stop. In this
case, the warning message appears to warn the driver.
This is not a malfunction with the AEB.
To operate the AEB again, remove the
foreign substances.
NOTICE
•Do not install any accessories,
such as license plate molding or
sticker, on the sensor area. Nor ar‐
bitrarily replace the bumper.
Those may adversely affect the
sensing performance.
•Always keep the sensor/bumper
area clean.
•Use only soft clothes to wash the
vehicle. Also, do not spray highly
pressurized water on the sensor
installed on the bumper.
•Be careful not to apply unnecessa‐
ry force on the frontal sensor
area. When the sensor moves out
of the correct position due to ex‐
ternal force, the system may not
normally operate even without the
warning light or message. In this
case, we recommend you to have
the vehicle inspected by an au‐
thorized Kia dealer.
•Use only the genuine Kia sensor
cover. Do not arbitrarily apply
paint on the sensor cover.
System malfunction
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• When the AEB is not working proper‐ly, the AEB warning light () will illu‐
minate and the warning message will appear for a few seconds. After the
message disappears, the master
warning light (
) will illuminate. In
this case, we recommend you to have the vehicle inspected by an author‐
ized Kia dealer.
• The AEB warning message may ap‐ pear along with the illumination of
the ESC warning light.
WARNING
•The AEB is only a supplementalsystem for the driver’s conven‐ience. The driver should hold theresponsibility to control the vehicleoperation. Do not solely depend onthe AEB system. Rather, maintaina safe braking distance, and, ifnecessary, depress the brake ped‐al to lower the driving speed.
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•The AEB may unnecessarily pro‐duce the warning message and thewarning alarms. Also, due to thesensing limitation, the AEB maynot produce the warning messageand the warning alarm at all.
•When there is a malfunction withthe AEB, the braking control doesnot operate upon detecting a colli‐sion risk even with other brakingsystems normally operating.
•The AEB operates only for the ve‐hicle / pedestrian in front, whiledriving forward. It does not oper‐ate for any animals or vehicles inthe opposite direction.
•The AEB does not recognize thevehicle, which horizontally drivesacross the crossroad, or the vehi‐cle, which is parked in the horizon‐tal direction.
Limitation of the system
The AEB is an assistant system for a
driver in a certain risky driving condition
and it does not take every responsibili‐ ty for all risks from driving condition. The AEB monitors the driving situations
through the radar and the camera sen‐
sor. Thus, for a situation out of the sensing range, the AEB may not nor‐
mally operate. The driver should pay
great caution in the following situa‐ tions. The AEB operation may be limi‐
ted.
Recognizing vehicles
- The radar or the camera is contami‐
nated with foreign substances.
- It heavily rains or snows.
- There is interruption by electric
waves.
- There is severe irregular reflection
from the radar.
- The vehicle in front has a narrow
body. (i.e. motor cycle and bicycle)
- The driver’s view is unclear due to
the backlight, the reflected light, or
darkness.
- The camera cannot contain the full
image of the vehicle in front.

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-The vehicle in front is a special vehi‐
cle, such as a heavily-loaded truck or
a trailer.
The vehicle in front does not turn ON the rear lights, does not have rear
lights, has asymmetric rear lights, or
has rear lights out of angle.
- The outside brightness is greatly
changed, such as entering/exiting the
tunnel.
- The vehicle driving is unstable.
- The radar/camera sensor recognition
is limited.
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- Driving on a curve
The AEB performance decreases
while driving on a curve. The AEB
may not recognize the vehicle in front even in the same lane. It may unnec‐
essarily produce the warning mes‐
sage and the warning alarm, or it
may not produce the warning mes‐
sage and the warning alarm at all.
While driving on a curve, pay great
caution, and, if necessary, depress the brake pedal.
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- While driving on a curve, the AEB may
recognize the vehicle in front in the
next lane. Pay great caution, and, if necessary, depress the brake pedal.
Or, depress the accelerator pedal to
maintain the driving speed. Always,
take a look around the vehicle for
your safety.
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- Driving on a slope
The AEB performance decreases
while driving upward or downward on
a slope, not recognizing the vehicle in front in the same lane. It may unnec‐
essarily produce the warning mes‐
sage and the warning alarm, or it
may not produce the warning mes‐
sage and the warning alarm at all.
When the AEB suddenly recognizes the vehicle in front while passing over
a slope, you may experience sharp
deceleration.
Always keep your eyes forward while
driving upward or downward on a
slope, and, if necessary, depress the brake pedal.
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CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
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1. Cruise indicator
2. Cruise set indicator
The cruise control system allows you to
program the vehicle to maintain a con‐
stant speed without pressing the accel‐ erator pedal. This system is designed to function
above approximately 30 km/h
(20 mph).
WARNING
•If the cruise control is left on(cruise indicator light is illumina‐ted), the cruise control can beswitched on accidentally. Keep thecruise control system off whenthe cruise control is not in use, toavoid inadvertently setting aspeed.
•Use the cruise control system onlywhen traveling on open highwaysin good weather.
•Do not use the cruise control whenit may not be safe to keep the ve‐hicle at a constant speed, for in‐stance, driving in heavy or varyingtraffic, or on slippery (rainy, icy orsnow covered) or winding roads orover 6% up-hill or down-hill roads.
•Pay particular attention to thedriving conditions whenever usingthe cruise control system.
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•Be careful when driving downhillusing the cruise control system,which may increase the vehiclespeed.
CAUTION
During cruise-speed driving of amanual transaxle vehicle, do notshift into neutral without depressingthe clutch pedal, since the enginewill be over revved. If this happens,depress the clutch pedal or releasethe cruise control ON-OFF switch.
NOTICE
•During normal cruise control oper‐
ation, when the SET switch is acti‐
vated or reactivated after applying
the brakes, the cruise control will
energize after approximately 3
seconds. This delay is normal.
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•To activate cruise control, depress
the brake pedal at least once after
turning the engine start/stop but‐
ton switch to the ON position or
starting the engine. This is to
check if the brake switch which is
important part to cancel cruise
control is in normal condition.
Cruise control switch
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CANCEL/O: Cancels cruise control oper‐
ation. CRUISE/
: Turns cruise control system
on or off.
RES+: Resumes or increases cruise con‐ trol speed.
SET-: Sets or decreases cruise control
speed.
To set cruise control speed:
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1. Press the CRUISE/ button on the
steering wheel, to turn the system
on. The cruise indicator light will il‐
luminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than approxi‐
mately 30 km/h (20 mph).
NOTICE
nManual transaxle
For manual transaxle vehicles, you
should depress the brake pedal at
least once to set the cruise control
after starting the engine.
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3. Move the lever down (to SET-), andrelease it at the desired speed. The
cruise set indicator light will illumi‐
nate. Release the accelerator pedal
at the same time. The desired
speed will automatically be main‐
tained. On a steep grade, the vehicle may
slow down or speed up slightly while going downhill.
To increase cruise control set
speed:
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Follow either of these procedures: • Move the lever up (to RES+) and hold it. Your vehicle will accelerate. Re‐
lease the lever at the speed you want.
• Move the lever up (to RES+) and re‐ lease it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase by 2 km/h (1 mph)
each time you move the lever up (to
RES+) in this manner.

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• Shift into N (Neutral) if equipped withan Automatic Transaxle / Dual clutch
transmissione.
• Press the CANCEL/O button located on the steering wheel.
• Decrease the vehicle speed lower than the memory speed by approxi‐
mately 20 km/h (12 mph) .
• Decrease the vehicle speed to less than approximately 25 km/h
(15 mph) .
Each of these actions will cancel cruise
control operation (the cruise set indica‐
tor light will go off), but it will not turn the system off. If you wish to resume
cruise control operation, move up the
lever (to RES+) located on your steering wheel. You will return to your previous‐
ly preset speed.To resume cruising speed at
more than approximately 30
km/h (20 mph)
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If any method other than the CRUISE/ button was used to cancel cruising
speed and the system is still activated,
the most recent set speed will auto‐ matically resume when the RES+ switch is pushed.
It will not resume, however, if the vehi‐
cle speed has dropped below approxi‐
mately 30 km/h (20 mph).
To turn cruise control off, do
one of the following:
• Press the CRUISE/ button (the
cruise indicator light will be turned off).
• If your vehicle equipped the speed limit system, press the CRUISE/
button twice. (The cruise indicator
light will be turned off.)
• Turn the engine start/stop button off.
Both of these actions cancel cruise con‐ trol operation. If you want to resume
cruise control operation, repeat the
steps provided in L

SPEED LIMIT CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
You can set the speed limit when you
do not want to drive over a specific
speed.
If you drive over the preset speed limit, the warning system operates (set
speed limit will blink and chime will
sound) until the vehicle speed returns within the speed limit.
NOTICE
While speed limit control is in opera‐
tion, the cruise control system can‐
not be activated.
To set speed limit:
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1. Press the cruise switch twice to set speed limit. Once you press it only
one time, the cruise control system
is ready.
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The speed limit indicator light will
illuminate.
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2. Move the lever down (to SET-).
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