2020 KIA OPTIMA jump start

Driving your vehicle
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Even with the anti-lock brake sys-
tem, your vehicle still requires suf-
ficient stopping distance. Always
maintain a safe distance from the
vehicle in front of you.
Always slow down when cornering. The anti-lock brake system cannot
prevent accidents resulting from
excessive speeds.
On loose or uneven road surfaces, operation of the anti-lock brake
system may result in a longer stop-
ping distance than for vehicles
equipped with a conventional
brake system. The ABS warning light will stay on for
approximately 3 seconds after the
ignition switch is ON. During that
time, the ABS will go through self-
diagnosis and the light will go off if
everything is normal. If the light stays
on, you may have a problem with
your ABS. Contact an authorized Kia
dealer as soon as possible. ABS self-
diagnosis will make clicking noises
and/or you may feel it in brake pedal
when applying the brakes at 8 mph -
15 mph (13 km/h - 24 km/h). This a
normal self-diagnosis condition
every start up. When you drive on a road having
poor traction, such as an icy road,
and have operated your brakes
continuously, the ABS will be active
continuously and the ABS warning
light may illuminate. Pull your vehi-
cle over to a safe place and stop
the engine.
Restart the engine. If the ABS warning light goes off, then your
ABS system is normal. Otherwise,
you may have a problem with the
ABS. Contact an authorized Kia
dealer as soon as possible.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
When you jump start your vehicle
because of a drained battery, the
engine may not run as smoothly and
the ABS warning light may turn on at
the same time. This happens because
of low battery voltage. It does not
mean your ABS has malfunctioned.
• Do not pump your brakes!
• Have the battery recharged before
driving the vehicle.
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What to do in an emergency
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
• Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
• If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing. . . . . . . 6-3
• If you have a flat tire while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
• If the engine stalls while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
• If engine doesn't turn over or turns over slowly . . . . 6-4
• If engine turns over normally but does not start . . . . 6-4
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
• Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
• Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
If the engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . 6-8
• Check tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
• Low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
• Low tire pressure position telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
• Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
If you have a flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
• Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
• Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
• Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
If you have a flat tire (with Tire Mobility Kit) . . 6-23
• Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
• Notes on the safe use of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . 6-25
• Components of the Tire MobilityKit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
• Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
• Distributing the sealant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
• Checking the tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
• Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
33
• Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
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What to do in an emergency
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IF THE ENGINE WILL NOT START
If engine doesn't turn over or
turns over slowly
1. If your vehicle has an automatictransmission / dual clutch trans-
mission, be sure the shift lever is
in N (Neutral) or P (Park) and the
emergency brake is set.
2. Check the battery connections to be sure they are clean and tight.
3. Turn on the interior light. If the light dims or goes out when you oper-
ate the starter, the battery is dis-
charged.
4. Check the starter connections to be sure they are securely tight-
ened.
5. Do not push or pull the vehicle to start it. See instructions for "Jump
starting".
If engine turns over normally
but does not start
1. Check the fuel level.
2. With the ignition switch in theLOCK position, check all connec-
tors at the ignition coils and spark
plugs. Reconnect any that may be
disconnected or loose.
3. Check the fuel line in the engine compartment.
4. If the engine still does not start, call an authorized Kia dealer or
seek other qualified assistance.
WARNING - Push/
pull start
Do not push or pull the vehicle
to start it. Push or pull starting
may cause the catalytic con-
verter to overload and create a
fire hazard.
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What to do in an emergency
EMERGENCY STARTING
Connect cables in numerical order
and disconnect in reverse order.
(A) : Jumper Cables
(B) : Booster battery
(C) : Discharged battery
Jump starting
Jump starting can be dangerous if
done incorrectly. Therefore, to avoid
harm to yourself or damage to your
vehicle or battery, follow these jump
starting procedures. If in doubt, we
strongly recommend that you have a
competent technician or towing serv-
ice jump start your vehicle.
CAUTION - Push/pull start
to 12 Volt Battery
Use only a 12-volt jumper sys- tem. You can damage a 12-voltstarting motor, ignition system,and other electrical partsbeyond repair by use of a 24-volt power supply (either two12-volt batteries in series or a24-volt motor generator set).
WARNING- Battery
Never attempt to check the elec-
trolyte level of the battery as
this may cause the battery to
rupture or explode.
WARNING- Frozen batteries
Do not attempt to jump start the
vehicle if the discharged battery
is frozen or if the electrolyte
level is low as the battery may
rupture or explode.
WARNING- Sulfuric acid risk
When jump starting your vehi-
cle, be careful not to get acid on
yourself, your clothing or on the
vehicle. Automobile batteries
contain sulfuric acid. This is poi-
sonous and highly corrosive.
WARNING- Battery
Keep all flames or sparks away
from the battery. The battery
produces hydrogen gas which
will explode if exposed to flame
or sparks.OJF065036L
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Jump starting procedure
1. Make sure the booster battery is12-volt and that its negative termi-
nal is grounded.
2. If the booster battery is in another vehicle, do not allow the vehicles
to come in contact.
3. Turn off all unnecessary electrical loads.
4. Connect the jumper cables in the exact sequence shown in the illus-
tration. First connect one end of a
jumper cable to the positive termi-
nal of the discharged battery (1),
then connect the other end to the
positive terminal of the booster
battery (2).
Proceed to connect one end of the
other jumper cable to the negative
terminal of the booster battery (3),
then the other end to a solid, sta-
tionary, metallic point (for exam-
ple, the engine lifting bracket)
away from the battery (4). Do not
connect it to or near any part that
moves when the engine is
cranked. Do not allow the jumper cables to
contact anything except the correct
battery terminals or the correct
ground. Do not lean over the bat-
tery when making connections.
5. Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster battery and let it run at
2,000 rpm, then start the engine
of the vehicle with the discharged
battery.
If the cause of your battery discharg-ing is not apparent, you should haveyour vehicle checked by an author-ized Kia dealer.
Push-starting
Vehicles equipped with automatic
transmission / dual clutch transmis-
sion lock system cannot be push-
started.
Follow the directions in this section
for jump-starting.
WARNING - Tow starting
vehicle
Never tow a vehicle to start it.
When the engine starts, the
vehicle can suddenly surge for-
ward and could cause a colli-
sion with the tow vehicle.
WARNING - Battery cables
Do not connect the jumper cable
from the negative terminal of the
booster battery to the negative
terminal of the discharged bat-
tery. This can cause the dis-
charged battery to overheat and
crack, releasing battery acid.
Make sure to connect one end of
the jumper cable to the negative
terminal of the booster battery,
and the other end to a metallic
point, far away from the battery.
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Index
Dual clutch transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22Dual clutch transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Dynamic Bending Light (DBL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
Electric Chromic Mirror (ECM) with UVO link . . . . . 4-54
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Electrical equipment (U.S. ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . 7-102
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-103
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-2
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6, 7-4
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28 Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
26
Checking the engine oil level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Engine overheats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 Illuminated engine start/stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Engine start/stop button illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-103
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-22 Engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Drive belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Fuel filter (for gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Vapor hose and fuel filler cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Vacuum crankcase ventilation hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Air cleaner filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Valve clearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
23
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Dual clutch transmission fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
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Index
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Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-36Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Hood open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-52
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Immobilizer system (Folding key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Immobilizer system (Smart key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS). . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59 Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
LCD display control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
61
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99\
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150 Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152 Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Wireless smart phone charging system . . . . . . . . . 4-155
Coat hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-158
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-159
Side curtain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116 Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Trunk room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Interior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Jump starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Key operations (Folding key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
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