2020 KIA OPTIMA fuel

Introduction
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
• Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . . 1-3
• Do not use methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
• Fuel additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
• Operation in foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders. . 1-6
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Introduction
Your new vehicle is designed to use
only unleaded fuel having a pump
octane number ((R+M)/2) of 87
(Research Octane Number 91) or
higher. (Do not use methanol blend-
ed fuels.)
Your new vehicle is designed to
obtain maximum performance with
UNLEADED FUEL, as well as mini-
mize exhaust emissions and spark
plug fouling.
Never add any fuel system cleaning
agents to the fuel tank other than
what has been specified. (Consult an
authorized Kia dealer for details.)
Tighten the cap until it clicks onetime, otherwise the Check Engine light will illuminate.
Gasoline containing alcohol and
methanol
Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alco-
hol), and gasoline or gasohol con-
taining methanol (also known as
wood alcohol) are being marketed
along with or instead of leaded or
unleaded gasoline. Pursuant to EPA regulations, ethanol
may be used in your vehicle.
Do not use gasohol containing more
than 15 percent ethanol, and do not
use gasoline or gasohol containing
any methanol. Ethanol provides less
energy than gasoline and it attracts
water, and it is thus likely to reduce
your fuel efficiency and could lower
your MPG results.
Methanol may cause drivability prob-
lems and damage to the fuel system,
engine control system and emission
control system.
Discontinue using gasohol of any
kind if drivability problems occur.
Vehicle damage or drivability prob-
lems may not be covered by the
manufacturer’s warranty if they result
from the use of:
1. Gasoline or gasohol containing
methanol.
2. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.
3. Gasohol containing more than 15 percent ethanol.
WARNING - Refueling
• Do not "top off" after the noz- zle automatically shuts off.
Attempts to force more fuel
into the tank can cause fuel
overflow onto you and the
ground causing a risk of fire.
Always check that the fuel cap is installed securely to pre-
vent fuel spillage, especially
in the event of an accident.
FUEL REQUIREMENTS
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Introduction
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"E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com-
prised of 85 percent ethanol and 15
percent gasoline, and is manufac-
tured exclusively for use in Flexible
Fuel Vehicles. “E85” is not compati-
ble with your vehicle. Use of “E85”
may result in poor engine perform-
ance and damage to your vehicle's
engine and fuel system. Kia recom-
mends that customers do not use
fuel with an ethanol content exceed-
ing 15 percent.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty
does not cover damage to the fuel sys-
tem or any performance problems
caused by the use of “E85” fuel.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Never use any fuel containing
methanol. Discontinue use of any
methanol containing product which
may inhibit proper drivability.
Other fuels
Using fuels that contain Silicone (Si),
MMT (Manganese, Mn), Ferrocene
(Fe), and Other metalic additives,
may cause vehicle and engine dam-
age or cause misfiring, poor acceler-
ation, engine stalling, catalyst melt-
ing, clogging, abnormal corrosion,
life cycle reduction, etc.
Also, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(MIL) may illuminate.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Damage to the fuel system or per-
formance problem caused by the use
of these fuels may not be covered by
your New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Gasoline containing MMT
Some gasoline contains harmful man-
ganese-based fuel additives Such as
MMT(Methylcyclopentadienyl
Manganese Tricarbonyl). Kia does not
recommend the use of gasoline con-
taining MMT. This type of fuel can
reduce vehicle performance and affect
your emission control system. The
Malfunction Indicator Lamp on the
cluster may come on.
Do not use methanol
Fuels containing methanol (wood
alcohol) should not be used in your
vehicle. This type of fuel can reduce
vehicle performance and damage
components of the fuel system,
engine control system and emission
control system.
Fuel Additives
Kia recommends that you use good
quality gasolines treated with deter-
gent additives such as TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, which help pre-
vent deposit formation in the engine.
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Introduction
These gasolines will help the engine
run cleaner and enhance performance
of the Emission Control System. For
more information on TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, please go to the
website (www.toptiergas.com).
For customers who do not use TOP
TIER Detergent Gasoline regularly,
and have problems starting or the
engine does not run smoothly, addi-
tives that can be purchased separate-
ly may be added to the gasoline.
If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is not
available, one bottle of additive should
be added to the fuel tank at every
7,500miles or every engine oil change
is recommended. Additives are avail-
able from your authorized Kia dealer
along with information on how to use
them. Do not mix other additives.
Operation in foreign countries
If you are going to drive your vehicle
in another country, be sure to:
Observe all regulations regardingregistration and insurance.
Determine that acceptable fuel is available. This vehicle should not be modified.
Modification of your vehicle could
affect its performance, safety or
durability and may even violate gov-
ernmental safety and emissions reg-
ulations.
In addition, damage or performance
problems resulting from any modifi-
cation may not be covered under
warranty.
If you use unauthorized electronic
devices, it may cause the vehicle to
operate abnormally, wire damage,
battery discharge and fire. For your
safety, do not use unauthorized
electronic devices. No special break-in period is need-
ed. By following a few simple precau-
tions for the first 600 miles (1,000
km) you may add to the perform-
ance, economy and life of your vehi-
cle.
Do not race the engine.
While driving, keep your engine
speed (rpm, or revolutions per
minute) between 2,000 rpm and
4,000 rpm.
Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or
slow. Varying engine speed is
needed to properly break-in the
engine.
Avoid hard stops, except in emer- gencies, to allow the brakes to seat
properly.
Don't tow a trailer during the first 1,200 miles (2,000 km) of opera-
tion.
VEHICLE BREAK-IN
PROCESS
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS
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Your vehicle at a glance
1. Door locks .............................................4-20
2. Fuel filler lid ...........................................4-38
3. Rear combination lamp(Maintenance) .......................................7-76
4. High mounted stop lamp (Maintenance) .......................................7-76
5. Trunk ............................................4-25, 4-27
6. Antenna ...............................................4-161
7. Rear view monitor ...............................4-101
8. Parking Distance Warning - Reverse ....4-98
OJFA018002
■ Rear view
❈The actual shape may differ from the illustration.
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Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Inside door handle ...................................4-21
2. Driver position memory button ................3-11
3. Power window switch...............................4-31
4. Central door lock switch ..........................4-22
5. Power window lock button .......................4-35
6. Outside rearview mirror control ...............4-56
7. Outside rearview mirror folding ...............4-57
8. Fuel filler lid open button .........................4-38
9. Trunk open button ....................................4-25
10. ESC off button .......................................5-53
11. Instrument panel illumination control ....4-60
12. BCW On/Off button .............................5-124
13. LKA On/Off button ...............................5-134
14. Steering wheel .......................................4-49
15. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever..4-50
16. Inner fuse panel .....................................7-60
17. Brake pedal............................................5-37
18. Parking brake pedal...............................5-39
19. Hood release lever.................................4-36
20. Seat..........................................................3-4
OJFA018003❈ The actual shape may differ from the illustration.
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Features of your vehicle
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
• Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Smart key immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Operating door locks from outside the vehicle. . . . . 4-20
• Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . . 4-21
• Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-25
• Opening the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
• Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
• Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Smart trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-36
• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
• Hood open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
• Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 4-44
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
• Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
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Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
• Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
• Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-52
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
• Outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
• Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
• LCD display control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-61
• Transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
• LCD modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65\
• User settings mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
• Trip modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74\
• Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
• Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
• Indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Parking Distance Warning-Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
• Operation of the Parking Distance Warning-Reverse . 4-98
• Non-operational conditions of Parking Distance Warning-Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
• Parking Distance Warning-Reverse precautions . . 4-100
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Rear view monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Surround view monitor system (SVM) . . . . . . . 4-102
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• High beam operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
• High beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
• Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Headlight leveling device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
• Dynamic Bending Light (DBL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
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