2017 KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID tow

WARNING
•After parking the vehicle, shift thetransmission into "P" position. Turnoff the hybrid system by pushingthe Engine Start/Stop button.
•For your safety, do not touch highvoltage cables, connectors andpackage modules. High Voltagecomponents are orange in color.
•Exposed cables or wires may bevisible inside or outside of the ve‐hicle. Never touch the wires or ca‐bles, because an electrical shockmay occur causing injury or death.
•If a fire occurs, to extinguish asmall high-voltage battery fire,the following techniques can beused:-Dry chemical
-CO2
-Large amounts of water
-Regular foamFor a large high-voltage batteryfire, use these types of extin‐guishing methods:
-Large amounts of water
-Fog
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-Regular foam
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3.Leave the vehicle and evacuateto the safety place.
4.Call emergency services for helpand let them know the vehicle isa Hybrid vehicle.
If you have an extinguisher, extin‐guish a fire carefully.Do not touch high voltage cables,connectors and package modules.High voltage components are orangein color.Exposed cables or wires may be visi‐ble inside or outside of the vehicle.Never touch the wires or cables, be‐cause an electrical shock may occurcausing injury or death.
WARNING
If a submersion in water occurs:If your vehicle was flooded and hassoaked carpeting or water on theflooring, you should not try to startthe Hybrid system. Never touch thehigh voltage cables, connectors andpackage modules, because an elec‐
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trical shock may occur causing injuryor death. High Voltage cables are or‐ange in color.We recommend that the car towedto an authorized Kia dealer.
When the hybrid vehicle shuts
off
When the high voltage battery or 12-
volt battery discharges, or fuel tank is empty, the hybrid system may not op‐
erate.
If the Hybrid system stops operating
while the vehicle is moving, reduce the vehicle speed gradually. Pull your vehi‐
cle off the road in a safe area, and shift
the transmission in to Park (P) position and: 1. Turn on the hazard warning flash‐ ers.
2. Set the start button at OFF, and try to start the Hybrid system by ap‐
plying the brake pedal and pushing
the start button.
3. If the Hybrid system will not oper‐ ate, refer to L

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CAUTION
If you recline the seatback towardsthe front with the headrest and seatcushion raised, the headrest maycome in contact with the sunvisor orother parts of the vehicle.
Removal/Reinstall
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To remove the headrest:1. Recline the seatback (2) with the recline lever or switch (1). 2. Raise headrest as far as it can go.
3. Press the headrest release button
(3) while pulling the headrest up
(4).
WARNING
NEVER allow anyone to ride in a seatwith the headrest removed.

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4. Pull out the seatback locking knob(1) in the trunk, then fold the seat
toward the front of the vehicle. 5. To use the rear seat, lift and pull
the seatback backward. Pull the
seatback firmly until it clicks into
place. Make sure the seatback is
locked in place.
6. Return the rear seat belt to the proper position.
WARNING
After folding the rear seat, unlessthe driver’s position is properly setaccording to the driver’s physical fig‐ure, do not fold the rear seat. It mayincrease body injuries in a suddenstop or collision.
WARNING
nUprighting seat
When you return the seatback to itsupright position, hold the seatbackand return it slowly. If the seatbackis returned without holding it, theback of the seat could spring for‐ward resulting in injury caused bybeing struck by the seatback.
WARNING
When you return the rear seatbackto its upright position after beingfolded down:Be careful not to damage the seatbelt webbing or buckle. Do not allowthe seat belt webbing or buckle toget caught or pinched in the rearseat. Ensure that the seatback iscompletely locked into its uprightposition by pushing on the top of theseatback. Otherwise, in an accidentor sudden stop, the seat could folddown and allow cargo enter the pas‐senger compartment, which couldresult in serious injury or death.
CAUTION
nDamaging rear seat belt buck‐les
When you fold the rear seatback, in‐sert the buckle between the rearseatback and cushion. Doing so canprevent the buckle from being dam‐aged by the rear seatback.
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WARNING
•Do not hit or allow any objects toimpact the locations where airbags or sensors are installed.This may cause unexpected airbag deployment, which could re‐sult in serious personal injury ordeath.
•If the installation location or angleof the sensors is altered in anyway, the air bags may deploywhen they should not or they maynot deploy when they should,causing severe injury or death.Therefore, do not try to performmaintenance on or around the airbag sensors. We recommend thatthe system be serviced by an au‐thorized Kia dealer.
•Problems may arise if the sensorinstallation angles are changed dueto the deformation of the frontbumper, body or front door and Cpillars where side collision sensorsare installed. We recommend thatthe system be serviced by an au‐thorized Kia dealer.
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•Your vehicle has been designed toabsorb impact and deploy the airbag(s) in certain collisions. Instal‐ling bumper guards or replacing abumper with non-genuine partsmay adversely affect your vehi‐cle's collision and air bag deploy‐ment performance.
WARNING
nif equipped with rollover sen‐sor
If your vehicle is equipped with sideand curtain air bags, set the EngineStart/Stop button in the OFF posi‐tion when the vehicle is being towed.The side and curtain air bags maydeploy when the engine start/stopbutton is in the ON position, and therollover sensor detects the situationas a rollover.
Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bags
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Front air bags are designed to inflate in
a frontal collision depending on the in‐ tensity, speed or angles of impact of
the front collision.

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DOOR LOCKS
Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
To remove the cover1. Pull out the door handle.
2. Press the lever (3) located inside the bottom part of the cover with a
key or flat-head screwdriver.
3. Push out the cover (4) while press‐ ing the lever.
CAUTION
Be careful not to damage the coverwhile removing it or to misplace itafter removing it.
• Turn the key toward the rear of thevehicle to unlock and toward the
front of the vehicle to lock.
• If you Lock (1)/Unlock (2) the driverL

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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Remote control
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The electric remote control mirror
switch allows you to adjust the position of the left and right outside rearview
mirrors. To adjust the position of either
mirror, press the R or L button (1) to select the right side mirror or the left
side mirror, then press a corresponding
point (
) on the mirror adjustment
control to position the selected mirror
up, down, left or right.
After adjustment, press the R or L but‐
ton again to prevent inadvertent ad‐ justment.
CAUTION
•The mirrors stop moving whenthey reach the maximum adjustingangles, but the motor continues tooperate while the switch is press‐ed. Do not press the switch longerthan necessary, the motor may bedamaged.
•Do not attempt to adjust the out‐side rearview mirror by hand. Do‐ing so may damage the parts.
Folding the outside rearview mirror
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Manual type
To fold the outside rearview mirror,
grasp the housing of the mirror and then fold it toward the rear of the vehi‐
cle.
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Electric type
The outside rearview mirror can be fol‐
ded or unfolded by pressing the switch as below.
Left (1) : The mirror will unfold.Right (2) : The mirror will fold.Center (AUTO, 3) : The mirror will fold or
unfold automatically as follows: • Without smart key system - The mirror will fold or unfold whenthe door is locked or unlocked by the smart key.
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