2020 KIA OPTIMA parking brake

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Features of your vehicle
Anti-lock Brake System(ABS) Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with the ABS the warning light will
remain on. The braking system will
be operational without the assis-
tance of the anti-lock brake sys-
tem.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Electronic
Brake forceDistribution(EBD) SystemWarning Light
These two warning lights illuminate at
the same time while driving:
When the ABS and regular brake system may not work normally.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
WARNING - Electronic
Brake force Distribution
(EBD) System Warning Light
When both ABS and Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning
Lights are on, the brake system
will not work normally and you
may experience an unexpected
and dangerous situation during
sudden braking thereby
increasing the risk of a crash
and injury. In this case, avoid
high speed driving and abrupt
braking. Have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer as soon as possible.
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NOTICE- Electronic Brake
force Distribution (EBD)
System Warning Light
When the ABS Warning Light is on
or both the ABS and the Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning
Lights are on, the speedometer,
odometer, or tripmeter may not
work. Also, the EPS Warning Light
may illuminate and the steering
effort may increase or decrease.
Recommend to have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia deal-
er as soon as possible.
Electric Power Steering (EPS) Warning Light
This warning light illumi-
nates:
When the ignition is moved to ON, the warning light illuminates for
about 3 seconds and turns off
automatically if no problem.
When the warning light illuminates while driving, it indicates that there
is a problem with the electric power
steering system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When there is a malfunction with the emission control system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
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Features of your vehicle
The TPMS cannot alert you tosevere and sudden tire damage
caused by external factors.
If you notice any vehicle instability, immediately take your foot off the
accelerator pedal, apply the brakes
gradually with light force, and slow-
ly move to a safe position off the
road.
Electronic Parking Brake
(EPB) Warning Light(if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with the EPB.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
✽ ✽ NOTICE- Electronic Parking
Brake (EPB) Warning Light
The Electronic Parking Brake
(EPB) Warning Light may illumi-
nate when the Electronic Stability
control (ESC) Indicator Light comes
on to indicate that the ESC is not
working properly (This does not
indicate malfunction of the EPB).
Master Warning light (if equipped)
This warning light informs the driv- er of the following situations
- LED head lamp malfunction (if equipped)
- Smart Cruise Control with Stop & Go malfunction (if equipped)
- Smart Cruise Control with Stop & Go radar blind (if equipped)
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction (if equipped)
- Blind-Spot Collision Warning radar blind (if equipped)
- Lamp malfunction
- High Beam Assist malfunction
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) malfunction (if equipped)
- Electronic Control Suspension (ECS) malfunction (if equipped)
The Master Warning Light illumi-
nates if one or more of the above
warning situations occur.
If the warning situation is solved, the
master warning light will be turned
off.
EPBWARNING - Low tire pressure
Significantly low tire pressure makes the vehicle unstable
and can contribute to loss of
vehicle control and increased
braking distances.
Continued driving on low pres- sure tires will cause the tires to
overheat and fail.
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When more than two objects aresensed at the same time, the clos-
est one will be recognized first.
Types of warning sound
When an object is 47 in. to 24 in.(120 cm to 61 cm) from the rear
bumper: Buzzer beeps intermit-
tently.
When an object is 24 in. to 12 in. (60 cm to 31 cm) from the rear
bumper: Buzzer beeps more fre-
quently.
When an object is within 16 in. (40 cm) of the rear bumper:
Buzzer sounds continuously.
Non-operational conditions of
parking distance warning-
reverse
The parking distance warning-
reverse may not operate properly
when:
1. Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It will operate normally once the
moisture clears.)
2. The sensor is covered with foreign matter, such as snow or water, or
the sensor cover is blocked. (It will
operate normally when the materi-
al is removed or the sensor is no
longer blocked.)
3. Driving on uneven road surfaces (unpaved roads, gravel, bumps,
gradient).
4. Objects generating excessive noise (vehicle horns, loud motor-
cycle engines, or truck air brakes)
are within range of the sensor.
5. Rain or water spray exists.
6. Wireless transmitters or mobile phones are within range of the
sensor.
7. The sensor is covered with snow.
8. Trailer towing The detecting range may decrease
when:
1. The sensor is covered with foreign
matter such as snow or water.
(The sensing range will return to
normal when removed.)
2. Outside air temperature is extremely hot or cold.
The following objects may not be
recognized by the sensor:
1. Sharp or slim objects such as ropes, chains or small poles.
2. Objects which tend to absorb the sensor frequency such as clothes,
sound absorbent material or snow.
3. Undetectable objects smaller than 40 in. (1 m) in height and narrower
than 6 in. (14 cm) in diameter.
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Features of your vehicle
Battery saver function
The purpose of this feature is toprevent the battery from being dis-
charged if the lights are left in the
ON position. The system automati-
cally shuts off the parking lights 30
seconds after the ignition key is
removed and the driver’s door is
opened and closed.
With this feature, the parking lights will turn off automatically if the driver
parks on the side of the road at night
and opens the driver’s side door.
If necessary, to keep the parking
lights on when the ignition key is
removed, perform the following:
1) Open the driver-side door.
2) Turn the parking lights OFF and ON again using the light switch
on the steering column.
Daytime running light
(if equipped)
The Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
can make it easier for others to see
the front of your vehicle during the
day. DRL can be helpful in many dif-
ferent driving conditions, and it is
especially helpful after dawn and
before sunset.
The DRL system turns OFF when:
1. The headlight switch is ON.
2. The engine is OFF.
3. The parking brake is engaged.
Lighting control
The light switch has a Headlight and
a Parking light position.
To operate the lights, turn the knob at
the end of the control lever to one of
the following positions:
(1) OFF position
(2) Auto light position
(3) Parking & Tail light
(4) Headlight position
LIGHTING
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Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
• Illuminated engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
• Engine start/stop button position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
• Starting the engine with a smart key. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
• Automatic transmission operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
• Dual clutch transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
• LCD display for transmission temperature and warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
• Parking brake – Foot type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
• Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
• Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
47 • Anti-lock Brake System (ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
• Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
• Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
• Good braking practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA) system
- Camera type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
• FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . . 5-63
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
• FCA sensor (front view camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
• System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
• Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69
Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA) system - Sensor fusion type
(front radar+front view camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-76
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-76
• FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . . 5-78
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-80
• FCA sensor (front radar + front view camera) . . . . 5-81
• System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
• Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
Cruise Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-91
• To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
• To increase cruise control set speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
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• To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-157
• Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-157
• Don’t let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-157
• Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . 5-157
• Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-157
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-157
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-158
• Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-158
• Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-162
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
• Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
• Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
• Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
• GAW (Gross Axle Weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
• GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
• GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
• GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
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Driving your vehicle
Before entering vehicle
• Be sure that all windows, outsidemirror(s), and outside lights are
clean.
Check the condition of the tires.
Check under the vehicle for any sign of leaks.
Be sure there are no obstacles behind you if you intend to back up.
Necessary inspections
Fluid levels, such as engine oil,
engine coolant, brake fluid, and
washer fluid should be checked on a
regular basis, at the exact interval
depending on the fluid. Further
details are provided in chapter 7,
“Maintenance”.
Before starting
Close and lock all doors.
Position the seat so that all con-trols are easily reached.
Buckle your seat belt.
Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors.
Be sure that all lights work.
Check all gauges.
Check the operation of warning lights when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position.
Input any phone numbers or map locations (if vehicle equipped with
a navigation system) that you may
need during your trip.
Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light
goes out.
For safe operation, be sure you are
familiar with your vehicle and its
equipment.
BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING - Distracted driving
Focus on the road while driving.
The driver's primary responsi-
bility is in the safe and legal
operation of the vehicle. Use of
any handled devices, other
equipment or vehicle systems
that distract the driver should
not be used during vehicle
operation.
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