2017 KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID warning light

HOOD
Opening the hood
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1. Pull the release lever to unlatch thehood. The hood should pop open
slightly.
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off theengine on a flat surface, shifting theshift lever to the P (Park) positionfor automatic transaxle/dual clutchtransmission and to the 1st (First)gear or R (Reverse) for manual
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transaxle, and setting the parkingbrake.
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2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise the hood slightly, push the secon‐
dary latch (1) left side and lift the
hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will completely rise by itself after it has been
raised about halfway.
Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check the following: • All filler caps in the engine com‐
partment must be correctly in‐ stalled.
• Gloves, rags or any other com‐ bustible material must be re‐
moved from the engine compart‐ment.
2. Lower the hood halfway and push down to securely lock in place.
WARNING
•Before closing the hood, ensurethat all obstructions are removedfrom the hood opening. Closing thehood with an obstruction presentin the hood opening may result inproperty damage or severe per‐sonal injury.
•Do not leave gloves, rags or anyother combustible material in theengine compartment. Doing somay cause a heat-induced fire.

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Wait until the fuel tank is depressur‐
ized. The message is displayed when the fuel filler lid opens after the fuel
tank is depressurized.
NOTICE
•It may take up to 20 seconds to
open fuel filler door.
•When the fuel filler door is frozen
and does not open after 20 sec‐
onds at freezing temperature,
slightly tap the fuel filler door and
then attempt to open it.
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1. Stop the engine. 2. To open the fuel filler lid, push the
fuel filler lid opener button.
3. Pull open the fuel filler lid (1).
4. To remove the cap, turn the fuel filler cap (2) counterclockwise (3).
5. Refuel as needed.
WARNING
•Add fuel into the fuel tank within20 minutes after opening the fuelfiller lid. After 20 minutes, the fueltank may shut off, causing fuel tooverflow. In this case, re-press thefuel filler lid opening button.
•Do not leave the fuel filler dooropened for an extended period oftime. It may discharge the battery.
•Close the fuel filler lid after fuelingthe vehicle. If you start the vehiclewith the fuel filler lid opened, themessage L

Emergency fuel filler lid release
If the fuel filler lid does not open using
the remote fuel filler lid release, you can open it manually. Remove the panel
in the cargo area. Pull the handle out
slightly.
In this case, slowly open the fuel tank cap, because the fuel tank may be
highly pressurized. If fuel leaks out, or
if air hisses out, wait until it disappears, open the fuel tank cap, and slowly re‐
fuel the vehicle. If you quickly pour fuel
into the fuel tank, the fuel may over‐ flow out of the fuel tank.
CAUTION
Do not pull the handle excessively,otherwise the luggage compartmentarea trim or release handle may bedamaged.
WARNING
nRefueling dangers
Automotive fuels are flammable ma‐terials. When refueling, please notethe following guidelines carefully.Failure to follow these guidelinesmay result in severe personal injury,severe burns or death by fire or ex‐plosion.•Read and follow all warnings pos‐ted at the gas station facility.
•Before refueling note the locationof the Emergency Gasoline Shut-Off, if available, at the gas stationfacility.
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•Before touching the fuel nozzle,you should eliminate potentiallydangerous static electricity dis‐charge by touching another metalpart of the vehicle, a safe distanceaway from the fuel filler neck,nozzle, or other gas source.
•Do not get back into a vehicle onceyou have begun refueling since youcan generate static electricity bytouching, rubbing or sliding againstany item or fabric (polyester, sat‐in, nylon, etc.) capable of produc‐ing static electricity. Static elec‐tricity discharge can ignite fuel va‐pors resulting in rapid burning. Ifyou must reenter the vehicle, youshould once again eliminate poten‐tially dangerous static electricitydischarge by touching a metal partof the vehicle, away from the fuelfiller neck, nozzle or other gasolinesource.
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Automatic reversal
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If an object or part of the body is de‐
tected while the sunroof glass or sun‐ shade is closing automatically, it will re‐
verse the direction, and then stop.
The auto reverse function does not
work if a tiny obstacle is between the sliding glass or sunshade and the sun‐
roof sash. You should always check
that all passengers and objects are away from the sunroof before closing
it.
WARNING
nSunroof
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•Be careful that no head, hands andbody parts are obstructed by aclosing sunroof.
•Do not extend the face, neck,arms or body outside the sunroofwhile driving.
•Make sure your hands and headare safely out of the way beforeclosing a sunroof.
•A panorama sunroof is made ofglass, therefore it may break in anaccident. If you do not have yourseat belt on, you may stick out ofthe broken glass and get injured orkilled. For all passengers' safety,have an appropriate protection on(ex. seat belt, CRS, etc.).
CAUTION
•Periodically remove any dirt thatmay accumulate on the guide rail.
•If you drive with the sunroofopened right after a car wash orrain, water may get inside the ve‐hicle.
CAUTION
nSunroof motor damage
If you try to open the sunroof whenthe temperature is below freezing orwhen the sunroof is covered withsnow or ice, the glass or the motorcould be damaged.
Resetting the sunroof
Whenever the vehicle battery is discon‐
nected or discharged, you must reset your sunroof system as follows:
1. Start the engine.
2. Close the sunshade and sunroof completely if opened.
3. Release the sunroof control lever.
4. Push the sunroof control lever for‐ ward in the direction of close
(about 10 seconds) until the sun‐
shade slightly moves. Then, release
the lever.
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•When you operate the steering
wheel in a low temperature, ab‐
normal noise could occur. If the
temperature rises, the noise will
disappear. This is a normal condi‐
tion.
Tilt & telescopic steering
A tilt and telescopic steering wheel al‐
lows you to adjust the steering wheel before you drive. You can also raise it
to give your legs more room when you
exit and enter the vehicle.
The steering wheel should be posi‐ tioned so that it is comfortable for you
to drive, while permitting you to see
the instrument panel warning lights and gauges.
WARNING
•Never adjust the angle of thesteering wheel while driving. Youmay lose steering control andcause severe personal injury,death or accidents.
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•After adjusting, push the steeringwheel both up and down to be cer‐tain it is locked in position.
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To change the steering wheel angle,
pull down the lock release lever (1), ad‐ just the steering wheel to the desired
angle (2) and height (3), then pull up
the lock-release lever (4) to lock the steering wheel in place. Be sure to ad‐
just the steering wheel to the desired
position before driving.
NOTICE
After adjustment, sometimes the
lock-release lever may not lock the
steering wheel.
It is not a malfunction. This occurs
when two gears engage. In this case,
adjust the steering wheel again and
then lock the steering wheel.

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MIRRORS
Inside rearview mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror so that thecenter view through the rear window is
seen. Make this adjustment before you
start driving.
WARNING
nRear visibility
Do not place objects in the rear seator cargo area which would interferewith your vision through the rearwindow.
WARNING
Do not adjust the rearview mirrorwhile the vehicle is moving. Thiscould result in loss of control, and anaccident which could cause death,serious injury or property damage.
WARNING
Do not modify the inside mirror anddon’t install a wide mirror. It couldresult in injury, during an accident ordeployment of the air bag.
Electrochromic mirror (ECM)
The electric rearview mirror automati‐
cally controls the glare from the head‐ lights of the vehicles behind you in
nighttime or low light driving condi‐
tions. The sensor mounted in the mir‐ ror senses the light level around the ve‐
hicle, and automatically controls the
headlight glare from the vehicles be‐ hind you.
When the engine is running, the glare is
automatically controlled by the sensor
mounted in the rearview mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted into reverse (R), the mirror will automatical‐
ly go to the brightest setting in order
to improve the driver's view behind the vehicle.
CAUTION
When cleaning the mirror, use a pa‐per towel or similar material damp‐ened with glass cleaner. Do notspray glass cleaner directly on themirror. It may cause the liquid clean‐er to enter the mirror housing.
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To operate the electric rearview mirror:
• The mirror defaults to the ON posi‐ tion whenever the engine start/stop
button is in the ON position.
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• Press the ON/OFF button (1) to turnthe automatic dimming function off.
The mirror indicator light (2) will turn off.
Press the ON/OFF button (1) to turn
the automatic dimming function on.
The mirror indicator light (2) will illu‐
minate.
❈ (2): Indicator, (3): Sensor
Outside rearview mirror
Be sure to adjust the mirror angles be‐
fore driving.
Your vehicle is equipped with both left- hand and right-hand outside rearview
mirrors. The mirrors can be adjusted
remotely with the remote switch. The mirror heads can be folded back to pre‐
vent damage during an automatic car
wash or when passing through a nar‐ row street.
WARNING
nRearview mirrors
•The outside rearview mirror isconvex. Objects seen in the mirrorare closer than they appear.
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•Use your interior rearview mirroror direct observation to determinethe actual distance of followingvehicles when changing lanes.
CAUTION
Do not scrape ice off the mirror face;this may damage the surface of theglass. If ice should restrict the move‐ment of the mirror, do not force themirror for adjustment. To removeice, use a deicer spray, or a spongeor soft cloth with warm water.
CAUTION
If the mirror is jammed with ice, donot adjust the mirror by force. Usean approved de-icer spray (not radi‐ator antifreeze) to release the fro‐zen mechanism or move the vehicleto a warm place and allow the ice tomelt.
WARNING
Do not adjust or fold the outsiderearview mirrors while the vehicle ismoving. This could result in loss ofcontrol and an accident which couldcause death, serious injury or prop‐erty damage.

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
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0+')-#0+')-#1. Hybrid system gauge
2. Fuel gauge
3. Speedometer
4. Warning and indicator lights
5. LCD display (including Trip comput‐er)
6. Battery SOC (State of Charge) gauge
❈ The actual cluster in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.
For more details, refer to the
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