2017 KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID engine

ESC operation
ESC ON condition
-• When the engine start/stopbutton is turned ON, ESC
and ESC OFF indicator lights
illuminate for approximate‐
ly 3 seconds, then ESC is turned on.
• Press the ESC OFF button for at least half a second
after turning the ignition
ON to turn ESC off. (ESC
OFF indicator will illumi‐
nate). To turn the ESC on, press the ESC OFF button
(ESC OFF indicator light will
go off).
• When starting the engine, you may hear a slight tick‐
ing sound. This is the ESC
performing an automatic
system self-check and does not indicate a problem.
When operating
When the ESC is in operation, ESC indicator light blinks. • When the Electronic Stabili‐ ty Control is operating
properly, you can feel a
slight pulsation in the vehi‐
cle. This is only the effect of brake control and indi‐
cates nothing unusual.
• When moving out of the mud or slippery road, the
engine rpm (revolution per
minute) may not increase
even if you press the accel‐ erator pedal deeply. This is
to maintain the stability
and traction of the vehicle
and does not indicate a
problem.
ESC operation off
ESC OFF state
This car has 2 kinds of ESC off states.If the engine stops when ESC
is off, ESC remains off. Upon
restarting the engine, the ESCwill automatically turn on
again.

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•ESC off state 1
To cancel ESC operation, press the
ESC OFF button (ESC OFF
) shortly
(ESC OFF indicator light (ESC OFF )
illuminates). At this state, the engine
control function does not operate. It means the traction control function
does not operate. Brake control func‐
tion only operates.
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•ESC off state 2 To cancel ESC operation, press the
ESC OFF button (ESC OFF
) for
more than 3 seconds. ESC OFF indica‐
tor light (ESC OFF
) illuminates and
ESC OFF warning chime will sound. At
this state, the engine control function
and brake control function do not op‐
erate. It means the car stability con‐ trol function does not operate any
more.
Indicator light
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When engine start/stop button switch
is turned to ON, the indicator light illu‐ minates, then goes off if the ESC sys‐
tem is operating normally.
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The driver can activate the AEB by
placing the engine start/stop button switch to the ON position and by se‐
lecting 'User Settings', 'Driving Assist',
and 'Autonomous Braking System'. The AEB deactivates, when the driver can‐
cels the system setting.
The warning light illuminates on the LCD display, when youcancel the AEB system.
The driver can monitor the AEBON/OFF status on the LCD display.
When the warning light remains ON
with the AEB activated, we recom‐
mend you to have the system checked
by an authorized Kia dealer.
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The driver can select the initial warning
activation time in the User Settings in the instrument cluster LCD display. The
options for the initial Forward Collision
Warning include the following:
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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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• 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

• Press the cruise switch.
• Turn the engine start/stop buttonoff.
If you press the cancel O switch once, the set speed limit will cancel, but it will
not turn the system off. If you wish to
reset the speed limit, move the lever up (to RES+) or down (to SET-) to the de‐
sired speed.
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ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
1. Cruise indicator
2. Set speed
3. Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
The advanced smart cruise control sys‐
tem allows you to program the vehicle to maintain constant speed and dis‐
tance detecting the vehicle ahead with‐
out depressing the accelerator or brake pedal.
WARNING
For your safety, please read theowner's manual before using the ad‐vanced smart cruise control system.
NOTICE
To activate advanced smart cruise
control, depress the brake pedal at
least once after turning the engine
start/stop button switch to the ON
position or starting the engine. This
is to check if the brake switch which
is important part to cancel advanced
smart cruise control is in normal
condition.
WARNING
•If the advanced smart cruise con‐trol is left on, (cruise indicator inthe instrument cluster illuminated)the smart cruise control can be ac‐tivated unintentionally. Keep thesmart cruise control system off(cruise indicator turn off) whenthe smart cruise control is notused.
•Use the smart cruise control sys‐tem only when traveling on openhighways in good weather.
•Do not use the smart cruise con‐trol when it may not be safe tokeep the car at a constant speed.For instance:-Highway interchange and toll‐gate
-Road surrounded by abnormallymultiple steel constructions(subway construction, steeltunnel, etc)
-Parking lot
-Lanes beside guard rail on aroad
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