2017 KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID engine

WARNING
•No modifications or additionsshould be made by the user whichwill either prevent the seat beltadjusting devices from operatingto remove slack, or prevent theseat belt assembly from being ad‐justed to remove slack.
•When you fasten the seat belt, becareful not to latch the seat belt inbuckles of other seat. It's verydangerous and you may not beprotected by the seat belt proper‐ly.
•Do not unfasten the seat belt anddo not fasten and unfasten theseat belt repeatedly while driving.This could result in loss of control,and an accident causing death, se‐rious injury, or property damage.
•When fastening the seat belt,make sure that the seat belt doesnot pass over objects that are hardor can break easily.
•Make sure there is nothing in thebuckle. The seat belt may not befastened securely.
Seat belt warning
Driver's seat belt warning
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As a reminder to the driver, the seat
belt warning light will illuminate and warning chime will sound for approxi‐
mately 6 seconds each time you turn
the Engine Start/Stop button ON if the seat belt is unfastened.
If you continue not to fasten the seat
belt and you drive over 9 km/h, the
warning light will stay illuminated until you drive under 6 km/h. (if equipped) If you continue not to fasten the seat
belt and you drive over 20 km/h the
seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the
corresponding warning light will blink.
(if equipped)
If you unfasten the seat belt while driv‐ ing under 20 km/h, the seat belt warn‐
ing light will illuminate until the seat
belt is fastened.
If you unfasten the seat belt while driv‐ ing over 20 km/h, the seat belt warning
chime will sound for approximately 100
seconds and the corresponding warning light will blink.

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Front passenger's seat belt warning (if
equipped)
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As a reminder to the front passenger,
the front passenger’s seat belt warning lights will illuminate for approximately
6 seconds each time you turn the En‐
gine Start/Stop button ON regardless of belt fastening.
If you continue not to fasten the seat
belt and you drive over 9 km/h, the
warning light the warning light will stay illuminated.
If you unfasten the seat belt while driv‐
ing in case of under 20 km/h the seat
belt warning light will illuminate until the seat belt is fastened. If you unfasten the seat belt while driv‐
ing over 20 km/h, the seat belt warning
chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the corresponding warning
light will blink.
Rear passenger's seat belt warning (if
equipped)
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When the IGN is in ON, or the engine is
running, the seat belt warning light will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds.
The light will illuminate regardless of
whether the seat belt is worn or not. And then, the rear corresponding seat
belt warning light will illuminate for ap‐
proximately 35 seconds, if you drive
over 9 km/h when the rear belt is not fastened.
This warning operates only once from
start to off the vehicle.
However, the seat belt warning light
will illuminate again for approximately 35 seconds, if you drive under 9 km/h
for about 29 minutes more.
If you unfasten the seat belt while driv‐
ing under 20 km/h the seat belt warn‐ ing light will illuminate for approxi‐
mately 35 seconds.
If you unfasten the seat belt while driv‐
ing over 20 km/h, the seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 35
seconds and the corresponding warning
light will blink.
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1.The seatbelt must be worn cor‐rectly and adjusted to the properposition. Please read and followall of the important informationand precautions about your vehi‐cle’s occupant safety features –including seat belts and air bags– that are provided in this man‐ual.
2.Be sure you and your passen‐gers always wear seat beltsproperly.
NOTICE
•Pre-tensioner seat belts will be
activated in certain frontal colli‐
sions. The pre-tensioner seat
belts can be activated, where the
frontal collision is severe enough,
together with the air bags.
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•When the pre-tensioner seat belts
are activated, a loud noise may be
heard and fine dust, which may
appear to be smoke, may be visi‐
ble in the passenger compart‐
ment. These are normal operating
conditions and are not hazardous.
•Although it is harmless, the fine
dust may cause skin irritation and
should not be breathed for pro‐
longed periods. Wash all exposed
skin areas thoroughly after an ac‐
cident in which the pre-tensioner
seat belts were activated.
•Because the sensor that activates
the SRS air bag is connected with
the pre-tensioner seat belt, the
SRS air bag warning light on the
instrument panel will illuminate for
approximately 6 seconds after the
Engine Start/Stop button has been
turned to the "ON" position, and
then it should turn off.
CAUTION
If the pre-tensioner seat belt is notworking properly, the SRS air bagwarning light will illuminate even ifthere is no malfunction of the SRSair bag. If the SRS air bag warninglight does not illuminate when theEngine Start/Stop button is turnedto ON, or if it remains illuminated af‐ter illuminating for approximately 6seconds, or if it illuminates while thevehicle is being driven, we recom‐mend that the system be inspectedby an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING
•Pre-tensioners are designed to op‐erate only one time. After activa‐tion, pre-tensioner seat beltsmust be replaced. All seat belts, ofany type, should always be re‐placed after they have been wornduring a collision.
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•Keep the SRS parts and wiringsaway from water or any liquid. Ifthe SRS components are inopera‐tive due to exposure to water orliquids, it may cause fire or severeinjury.
How does the air bag system
operate
• Air bags are activated (able to inflateif necessary) only when the engine
start/stop button is turned to the ON or START position.
• Air bags inflate instantly in the event of a serious frontal collision or side
collision (if equipped with a side air
bag or curtain air bag) in order to
help protect the occupants from seri‐ ous physical injury.
• There is no single speed at which the air bags will inflate.
Generally, air bags are designed to in‐
flate based upon the severity of a
collision and its direction. These two
factors determine whether the sen‐ sors produce an electronic deploy‐
ment/inflation signal. • Air bag deployment depends on a
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the den‐ sity and stiffness of the vehicles or
objects which your vehicle hits in the
collision. The determining factors are
not limited to those mentioned
above.
• The front air bags will completely in‐ flate and deflate in an instant.
It is virtually impossible for you to
see the air bags inflate during an ac‐
cident.
It is much more likely that you will
simply see the deflated air bags
hanging out of their storage com‐ partments after the collision.
NOTICE
nIf equipped with rollover sen‐
sor
Air bags inflate instantly in the
event of a rollover (if equipped with
a side air bag or curtain air bag) in
order to help protect the occupants
from serious physical injury.
• In order to help provide protection in a severe collision, the air bags must
inflate rapidly. The speed of the air bag inflation is a consequence of ex‐
tremely short time in which a collision
occurs and the need to inflate the air
bag between the occupant and the
vehicle structures before the occu‐ pant impacts those structures.
This speed of inflation reduces the
risk of serious or life-threatening in‐
juries in a severe collision and is thus
a necessary part of the air bag de‐
sign.
However, air bag inflation can also cause injuries which can include facial
abrasions, bruises and broken bones
because the inflation speed also cau‐
ses the air bags to expand with a great deal of force.
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There are even circumstances underwhich contact with the steeringwheel air bag can cause fatal injuries,especially if the occupant is posi‐tioned excessively close to the steer‐ing wheel.
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Air bag warning light
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The purpose of the air bag warning
light in your instrument panel is to alert
you of a potential problem with your air bag - Supplemental Restraint Sys‐
tem (SRS).
When the Engine Start/Stop button is
turned ON, the warning light should illu‐ minate for approximately 6 seconds,
then go off.
Have the system checked if: • The light does not turn on briefly when you turn the Engine Start/Stop
button to the ON position.
• The light stays on after illuminating for approximately 6 seconds. • The light comes on while the vehicle
is in motion.
• The light blinks when the engine start/stop button is in the ON posi‐
tion.
Passenger’s front air bag ON
indicator (if equipped)
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The passenger's front air bag ON indicator illuminates for
approximately 4 seconds afterthe engine start/stop button
is turned to the ON position. The passenger's front air bag ON indi‐
cator also comes on when the passeng‐ er's front air bag ON/OFF switch is set
to the ON position and goes off after
approximately 60 seconds.
Passenger’s front air bag OFF
indicator (if equipped)
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The passenger’s front air bag OFF indicator illuminates for
about 4 seconds after the en‐gine start/stop button is
turned to the ON position.

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The passenger’s front air bag OFF indi‐
cator also comes on when the passeng‐ er’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set
to the OFF position and goes off when
the passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set to the ON position.
CAUTION
If the passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch malfunctions, thepassenger’s front air bag OFF indica‐tor will not illuminate (the passeng‐er's front air bag ON indicator comeson and goes off after approximately60 seconds) and the passenger’sfront air bag will inflate in a frontalimpact even if the passenger’s frontair bag ON/OFF switch is set to theOFF position.If this occurs, we recommend thatthe passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch and the SRS air bagsystem be inspected by an author‐ized Kia dealer.
SRS components and functions
The SRS consists of the following com‐
ponents: 1. Driver's front air bag module
2. Passenger's front air bag module
3. Side air bag modules
4. Curtain air bag modules
5. Retractor pre-tensioner assem‐
blies *
6. Air bag warning light
7. SRS control module (SRSCM)/Roll‐ over sensor *
8. Front impact sensors
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Side impact sensors *
10. Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF indicator (front passenger's seat
only) *
11. Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch *
12. Side pressure sensors
The SRSCM continually monitors all SRS
components while the Engine Start/
Stop button is ON to determine if a crash impact is severe enough to re‐
quire air bag deployment or pretension‐ er seat belt deployment.
The SRS air bag warning light on the in‐
strument panel will illuminate for about 6 seconds after the Engine Start/Stop
button is set to the ON position, after
which the SRS air bag warning light should go out.
WARNING
If any of the following conditions oc‐curs, this indicates a malfunction ofthe SRS. We recommend that the
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system be inspected by an author‐ized Kia dealer.•The light does not turn on brieflywhen you turn the engine start/stop button is ON.
•The light stays on after illuminat‐ing for approximately 6 seconds.
•The light comes on while the vehi‐cle is in motion.
•The light blinks when the enginestart/stop button to the ON posi‐tion.
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The front air bag modules are located
in the center of the steering wheel, in the front passenger's panel above the
glove box and/or in the driver’s side
knee bolster. When the SRSCM detects a sufficiently severe impact to the
front of the vehicle, it will automatically
deploy the front air bags.
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Upon deployment, tear seams molded
directly into the pad covers will sepa‐ rate under pressure from the expan‐
sion of the air bags. Further opening of
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•The SRS can function only whenthe Engine Start/Stop is set to theON position. If the SRS air bagwarning light does not illuminate,or continuously remains on afterilluminating for about 6 secondswhen the Engine Start/Stop but‐ton is turned to the ON position, orafter the engine is started, comeson while driving, the SRS is notworking properly. If this occurs, werecommend that the system be in‐spected by an authorized Kia deal‐er.
•Before you replace a fuse or dis‐connect a battery terminal, turnthe Engine Start/Stop button tothe OFF position. Never remove orreplace the air bag related fuse(s)when the Engine Start/Stop but‐ton is in the ON position. Failure toheed this warning will cause theSRS air bag warning light to illumi‐nate.
Driver's and passenger's front
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Your vehicle is equipped with a Supple‐
mental Restraint (Air Bag) System and lap/shoulder belts at both the driver
and passenger seating positions.
The indications of the system's pres‐
ence are the letters "AIR BAG" em‐ bossed on the air bag pad cover in the
steering wheel and/or on the cover of
the driver's side knee bolster located below the steering wheel and the pas‐
senger's side front panel pad above the
glove box.

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