2020 KIA OPTIMA fuses

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The Hybrid battery uses high-voltage
to operate the electric motor and
other components. High voltage is
dangerous if touched.
Your vehicle is equipped with orange
colored insulation which covers over
the high voltage components to pro-
tect people from electric shock.
High voltage warning labels are
attached to some system compo-
nents as additional warnings. Your
vehicle is recommended to be serv-
iced by an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING - High voltage
components
Never touch orange or high-volt-
age labeled components includ-
ing wires, cables, and connec-
tors. If the insulators or covers
are damaged or removed, severe
injury or death from electrocu-
tion may occur.
WARNING- Touching HPCU
When replacing the fuses in the
engine compartment, never
touch the HPCU. The HPCU car-
ries high voltage. Touching the
HPCU could result in electrocu-
tion, serious injury, or death.
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HPCU
HEV Battery
PHEV Battery

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Features of your vehicle
Icy road warning light (if equipped)
This warning light is to warn the driv-
er the road may be icy.
When the temperature on the out-
side temperature gauge is approxi-
mately below 4°C (40°F), the Icy
Road Warning Light and Outside
Temperature Gauge blinks 5 times,
and then illuminates. Also, the warn-
ing chime sounds 1 times.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the icy road warning light appears
while driving, you should drive
more attentively and refraining
from speeding, rapid acceleration,
sudden braking or sharp turning.
Low Washer Fluid (if equipped)
This warning message illuminates
on the service reminder mode if
the washer fluid level in the reser-
voir is nearly empty.
It means that you should refill the washer fluid.
Turn FUSE SWITCH on
This warning message illuminatesif the fuse switch on the fuse box is
OFF.
It means that you should turn the fuse switch on.
❈ For more details, refer to “Fuses” in
chapter 7.
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• All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
• Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
• Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
51
• Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
7-53
• Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
• Engine compartment fuse replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
• Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73
• Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73
• Light bulb position (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75
• Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
• Light bulb position (Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
• Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement(Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-77
• Headlamp (High beam) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
• Headlamp (Low/High beam) (LED type) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
• Front turn signal lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
• Front turn signal lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
• Front fog lamp (Bulb and LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-81
• Position lamp + DRL (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-81• Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-82
• Rear turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 7-82
• Tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement (Sedan) . . . 7-84
• Stop lamp (LED type) bulb replacement (Sedan) . . 7-84
• Back-up lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . 7-84
• License plate lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . 7-85
• High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
• Map lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 7-86
• Vanity mirror lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . 7-87
• Room lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-87
• Personal lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . 7-88
• Glove box lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . 7-88
• Trunk lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-89
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
• Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
• Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
• Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
• Evaporative emission control (including ORVR : Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . . 7-99
• Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-100

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Maintenance
FUSES
❈Left side : Normal , Right side : Blown
A vehicle’s electrical system is pro-
tected from electrical overload dam-
age by fuses.
This vehicle has 2 (or 3) fuse panels,
one located in the driver’s side panel
bolster, the other in the engine com-
partment near the battery.
If any of your vehicle’s lights, acces-
sories, or controls do not work, check
the appropriate circuit fuse. If a fuse
has blown, the element inside the
fuse will melt.
If the electrical system does not
work, first check the driver’s side
fuse panel.
Always replace a blown fuse with
one of the same rating.
If the replacement fuse blows, this
indicates an electrical problem. Avoid
using the system involved and imme-
diately consult an authorized Kia
dealer.
Three kinds of fuses are used: blade
type for lower amperage rating, car-tridge type, and multi fuse for higheramperage ratings.
Do not arbitrarily modify or add-on electric wiring to the vehicle.
WARNING- Fuse replace-
ment
Never replace a fuse with any- thing but another fuse of the
same rating.
A higher capacity fuse could cause damage and possibly a
fire.
Never install a wire or alu- minum foil instead of the
proper fuse - even as a tem-
porary repair. It may cause
extensive wiring damage and
a possible fire.
CAUTION
Do not use a screwdriver or anyother metal object to removefuses because it may cause ashort circuit and damage thesystem.
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Blade type
■ Cartridge type
■ Multi fuse
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NOTICE
• When replacing a fuse, turn the
ignition “OFF” and turn off
switches of all electrical devices
then remove battery (-) terminal.
• The actual fuse/relay panel label may differ from equipped items.
WARNING- Electrical Fire
Always ensure replacements
fuses and relays are securely
fastened when installed. Failure
to do so can result in a vehicle
fire.
CAUTION
When replacing a blown fuse or relay, make sure the newfuse or relay fits tightly intothe clips. Failure to tightlyinstall the fuse or relay maycause damage to the wiringand electric systems.
Do not remove fuses, relays and terminals fastened withbolts or nuts. The fuses, relaysand terminals may not be fas-tened correctly which maycause vehicle damage.
CAUTION
Do not input any other objects except fuses or relays intofuse/relay terminals, such as adriver or wiring. It may causecontact failure and systemmalfunction.
Do not plug in screwdrivers or aftermarket wiring into the ter-minal originally designed forfuse and relays only. The elec-trical system and wiring of thevehicle interior may be dam-aged or burned due to contactfailure.
If you directly connect the wire on the taillight or replacethe bulb which is over the reg-ulated capacity to install trail-ers, etc., the inner junctionblock can get burned.

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Maintenance
Inner panel fuse replacement
1. Turn the engine start/stop buttonto the OFF position and all other
switches off.
2. Open the fuse panel cover.
If the switch is located in the “OFF”
position, a caution indicator will be
displayed in the cluster. 3. Pull the suspected fuse straight
out. Use the removal tool provided
on the engine compartment fuse
panel cover.
4. Check the removed fuse; replace it if it is blown.
Spare fuses are provided in theengine compartment fuse panel.
5. Push in a new fuse of the same rating, and make sure it fits tightly
in the clips.
If it fits loosely, consult an authorized
Kia dealer.
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CAUTION - Random
wiring prohibited when
retrofitting equipment
Use of random wiring in the vehicle might cause danger dueto failure and damage of thevehicle’s performance. Usingrandom wires especially whenretrofitting the AVN or theftalarm system, remote enginecontrol, car phone or radio,might damage the vehicle orcause fire.
CAUTION - Remodeling
Prohibited
Do not rewire your vehicle inany way as doing so may affectthe performance of several safe-ty features in your vehicle.Rewiring your vehicle may alsovoid your warranty and causeyou to be responsible for anysubsequent vehicle damagewhich may result.

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If you do not have a spare, use a
fuse of the same rating from a circuityou may not need for operating thevehicle, such as the power outletfuse.
If the head lamp, turn signal lamp,
stop signal lamp, fog lamp, DRL, tail
lamp, High Mounted Stop Lamp do
not work and the fuses are OK,
check the fuse panel in the engine
compartment. If a fuse is blown, it
must be replaced.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the headlamp, fog lamp, turn sig-
nal lamp, or tail lamp malfunction
even without any problem to the
lamps, have the vehicle checked by
an authorized Kia dealer.
Fuse switch
Always set the fuse switch to the ON
position before using the vehicle.
If you move the switch to the OFF
position, some items such as audio
and the digital clock must be reset
and transmitter (or smart key) may
not work properly. When the switch is
Off, the caution indicator will be dis-
played on the instrument cluster.
Always place the fuse switch in the
ON position while driving the vehicle.
If the switch is located in the “OFF”
position, a caution indicator will be
displayed in the cluster.
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CAUTION - Fuse Panel
Covers
Set all switches to ON before
driving.
If the vehicle is going to be unused for over 1 month, setall switches to OFF to preventthe batteries from draining.
The contact points of the switches may wear out withexcessive use. Please refrainfrom excessive use of theswitches (except for long-termparking for over 1 month).

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Maintenance
Engine compartment fuse
replacement
1. Turn the engine start/stop buttonto the OFF position and all other
switches off.
2. Remove the fuse panel cover by pressing the tab and pulling the
cover up. When the blade type
fuse is disconnected, remove it by
using the clip designed for chang-
ing fuses located in the engine
compartment fuse box. Upon
removal, securely insert a reserve
fuse of the same rating. 3. Check the removed fuse; replace it
if it is blown. To remove or insert
the fuse, use the fuse puller in the
engine compartment fuse panel.
4. Push in a new fuse of the same rating, and make sure it fits tightly
in the clips. If it fits loosely, consult
an authorized Kia dealer.
Multi fuse
If the multi fuse is blown, it must be
removed as follows:
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Disconnect the negative batterycable.
3. Remove the nuts shown in the pic- ture above.
4. Replace the fuse with a new one of the same rating.
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CAUTION
After checking the fuse panel inthe engine compartment,securely install the fuse panelcover to protect against anyelectrical failure which mayoccur from water contact. Listenfor the audible clicking sound toensure the fuse panel cover issecurely fastened.