2019 KIA OPTIMA PHEV service indicator

Features of your vehicle
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Hybrid Battery SOC
(State of Charge) Gauge
This gauge indicates the remaining
hybrid battery power. If the SOC is
near the “L (Low)” level, the vehicle
automatically operates the engine to
charge the battery. However, if the Service Indicator ( )
and Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
( ) turns on when the SOC gauge is
near the “L (Low)” level, have your
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Never try to start the vehicle if the
fuel tank is empty. In this condition,
the engine cannot charge the high
voltage battery of the hybrid system.
If you try to start the vehicle when
the fuel is empty, the high voltage
battery will become discharged and
be damaged.
Plug-in hybrid mode indicator

: The high-voltage(hybrid) battery is
used to drive the
vehicle.

:The high-voltage
(hybrid) battery and
gasoline engine is
used to drive the
vehicle.
: Gasoline engine isused to drive the
vehicle and charge
the high-voltage
(hybrid) battery
A corresponding message is displayed
to indicate the selected mode.
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OJFHP048421N
OJFHP048422N
OJFHP046425L/OJFHP046426L/OJFHP046427L
OJFH045375
OJFHP046487N
■ for Hybrid
■for Plug-in Hybrid

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Driving your vehicle
For smooth operation, depress thebrake pedal and the lock release but-ton when shifting from N (Neutral) toa forward or reverse gear.
When stopped on an incline, do not
hold the vehicle with the engine
power. Use the service brake or the
parking brake.
Transaxle ranges
The indicator in the instrument clus-
ter displays the shift lever position
when the engine start/stop button is
in the ON position.
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into P (Park). This
position locks the transaxle and pre-
vents the drive wheels from rotating.
Shifting into P (Park) while the vehi-
cle is in motion will cause the drive
wheels to lock which will cause you
to lose control of the vehicle.
To shift from P (Park), you must
depress firmly on the brake pedal
and make sure your foot is off the
accelerator pedal.
If you have done all of the above
and still cannot shift the lever out of
P (Park), see "Shift-lock override" in
this chapter.
The shift lever must be in P (Park)
before turning the hybrid system off.
WARNING- Leaving
Vehicle
Before leaving the driver’s seat,
always make sure the shift lever
is in the P (Park) position; then
set the parking brake fully and
shut the engine off. Do not use
the P position in place of the
parking brake. Always make
sure the shift lever is locked in
the P position and set the park-
ing brake fully. Unexpected and
sudden vehicle movement can
occur if these precautions are
not followed.
CAUTION- Transaxle
To avoid damage to your transaxle, do not accelerate theengine in R (Reverse) or any for-ward gear position with thebrakes on. The transaxle may bedamaged if you shift into P(Park) while the vehicle is inmotion.

Driving your vehicle
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R (Reverse)
Use this position to drive the vehicle
backward. N (Neutral)
The wheels and transaxle are not
engaged. The vehicle will roll freely
even on the slightest incline unless
the parking brake or service brakes
are applied.
- Parking in N (Neutral) gear
Follow the steps below when parking
and you want the vehicle to move
when pushed.
1. After parking your vehicle, step on
the brake pedal and move the
transaxle shift lever to P (Park)
with the ignition button in ON or
while the engine is running.
2. If the parking brake is applied, unlock the parking brake.
- For EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) equipped vehicles, push
the brake pedal with the ignition
button in [ON] or while the
engine is running to disengage
the parking brake. If AUTO
HOLD function is used while
driving (If AUTO HOLD indicator
is on in the cluster), press AUTO
HOLD switch and AUTO HOLD
function will turn off. 3. While depressing the brake pedal,
turn the ignition button OFF.
- For smart key equipped vehicles, the ignition switch can be moved
to OFF only when the shift lever
is in P (Park).
4. Change the gear shift lever to N (Neutral) while pressing the brake
pedal and pushing [SHIFT LOCK
RELEASE] button or inserting a
tool (e.g. flathead screw-driver)
into the [SHIFT LOCK RELEASE]
access hole at the same time.
Then, the vehicle will move when
external force is applied.
CAUTION- Shifting
Always come to a complete stopbefore shifting into or out of R(Reverse); you may damage thetransaxle if you shift into R(Reverse) while the vehicle is inmotion, except when “Rockingthe vehicle” explained in thischapter.

Driving your vehicle
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In the event of brake failure
If service brakes fail to operate while
the vehicle is in motion, you can
make an emergency stop with the
parking brake. The stopping dis-
tance, however, will be much greater
than normal.
Disc brakes wear indicator
When your brake pads are worn and
new pads are required, you will hear
a high-pitched warning sound from
your front brakes or rear brakes. You
may hear this sound come and go or
it may occur whenever you depress
the brake pedal.
Please remember that some driving
conditions or climates may cause a
brake squeal when you first apply (or
lightly apply) the brakes. This is nor-
mal and does not indicate a problem
with your brakes.
Always replace the front or rear
brake pads as pairs.
WARNING- Parking
brake
Avoid applying the parking
brake to stop the vehicle while it
is moving except in an emer-
gency situation. Applying the
parking brake while the vehicle
is moving at normal speeds can
cause a sudden loss of control
of the vehicle. If you must use
the parking brake to stop the
vehicle, use great caution in
applying the brake.
WARNING- Brake wear
Do not ignore high pitched wear
sounds from your brakes. If you
ignore this audible warning, you
will eventually lose braking per-
formance, which could lead to a
serious accident.
CAUTION- Replace brake pads
Do not continue to drive withworn brake pads. Continuing todrive with worn brake pads candamage the braking system andresult in costly brake repairs.

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What to do in an emergency
✽ ✽NOTICE
If the TPMS, Low Tire Pressure
indicator does not illuminate for 3
seconds when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position or if they
remain illuminated after coming on
for approximately 3 seconds, take
your vehicle to your nearest author-
ized Kia dealer and have the system
checked.
Low tire pressure
telltale
Low tire pressure position tell-
tale
When the tire pressure monitoring
system warning indicators are illumi-
nated, one or more of your tires is
significantly under-inflated.
If the telltale illuminates, immediately
reduce your speed, avoid hard cor-
nering and anticipate increased stop-
ping distances. You should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible. Inflate the tires to the proper pres-
sure as indicated on the vehicle’s
placard or tire inflation pressure label
located on the driver’s side center pil-
lar outer panel. If you cannot reach a
service station or if the tire cannot
hold the newly added air, replace the
low pressure tire with the spare tire.
Then the TPMS malfunction indicator
and the Low Tire Pressure telltale
may turn on and illuminate after
restarting and about 20 minutes of
continuous driving before you have
the low pressure tire repaired and
replaced on the vehicle.
In winter or cold weather, the low tire
pressure telltale may be illuminated if
the tire pressure was adjusted to the
recommended tire inflation pressure
in warm weather. It does not mean
your TPMS is malfunctioning
because the decreased temperature
leads to a proportional lowering of
tire pressure.
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What to do in an emergency
Changing a tire with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire
Pressure telltale will come on. Have
the flat tire repaired by an authorized
Kia dealer as soon as possible or
replace the flat tire with the spare
tire.
Each wheel is equipped with a tire
pressure sensor mounted inside the
tire behind the valve stem. You must
use TPMS specific wheels. It is rec-
ommended that you always have
your tires serviced by an authorized
Kia dealer.Even if you replace the low pressure
tire with the spare tire, the Low Tire
Pressure telltale will remain on until
the low pressure tire is repaired and
placed on the vehicle.
After you replace the low pressure
tire with the spare tire, the TPMS
malfunction indicator may illuminate
after a few minutes because the
TPMS sensor mounted on the spare
wheel is not initiated.
Once the low pressure tire is inflated
again to the recommended pressure
and installed on the vehicle or the
TPMS sensor mounted on the
replaced spare wheel is initiated by
an authorized Kia dealer, the TPMS
malfunction indicator and the low tire
pressure telltale will turn off within a
few minutes of driving.
If the indicator has not disappeared
after a few minutes of driving, please
visit an authorized Kia dealer.
If an original mounted tire is replaced
with the spare tire, the TPMS sensor
on the replaced spare wheel should
be initiated and the TPMS sensor on
the original mounted wheel should be
deactivated. If the TPMS sensor on
the original mounted wheel located in
the spare tire carrier still activates,
the tire pressure monitoring system
may not operate properly. Have the
tire with TPMS serviced or replaced
by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION-Repair Agents
Never use a puncture-repairing
agent not approved by Kia torepair and/or inflate a low pres-sure tire. The sealant notapproved by Kia may damagethe tire pressure sensor.

Index
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Driver distraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Keep your vehicle in safe condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Restrain all children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing . . . . . . 7-3
If the engine stalls while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
If you have a flat tire while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
LCD display control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Transaxle shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139 Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Bottle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Coat hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Side curtain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113 Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114 Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Trunk room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Interior overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system . . . . . . . . . . . 6-97 LDW operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
The LDW does not operate when . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-100
Warning indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60 LCD modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Service mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
User settings mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-74\
Back-up lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-83
Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-74
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-79
Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-87
Headlamp (High beam) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-78
Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-76
Headlamp (Low/High beam,LED type) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-79
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . 8-84
License plate lamp bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-84
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Index
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Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43
Tire Mobility Kit(TMK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-24 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Removable towing hook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Trailer Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111
Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68 A/V mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
Assist mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71\
Trip modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
Turn by turn mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8 Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-115
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116 Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116
Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116
GAW (Gross Axle Weight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . 6-116
Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84 Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26 Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116 Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-23 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Defogging logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
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