KIA OPTIMA PHEV 2019 Owners Manual

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To set cruise control speed:
1. Press the CRUISE button on thesteering wheel to turn the system
on. The CRUISE indicator light in
the instrument cluster will illumi-
nate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than 20 mph
(30 km/h). 3. Move the lever down (to SET-),
and release it at the desired
speed. The SET indicator light in
the instrument cluster will illumi-
nate. Release the accelerator at
the same time. The desired speed
will automatically be maintained.
On a steep grade, the vehicle mayslow down slightly when driving uphillor speed up slightly while going down-hill.
To increase cruise control set
speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Move the lever up (to RES+) and hold it. Your vehicle will accelerate.
Release the lever at the speed you
want.
Move the lever up (to RES+) and release it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase by 1.0 mph (2
km/h ) each time the lever is operat-
ed in this manner.
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To decrease the cruising
speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Move the lever down (to SET-) and
hold it. Your vehicle will gradually
slow down. Release the lever at the
speed you want to maintain.
Move the lever down (to SET-) and release it immediately. The cruising
speed will decrease by 1.0 mph (2
km/h) each time the lever is operat-
ed in this manner.
To temporarily accelerate with
the cruise control on:
If you want to speed up temporarily
when the cruise control is on,
depress the accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere
with the cruise control operation or
change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your
foot off the accelerator.
To cancel cruise control, do
one of the following:
Depress the brake pedal.
Shift into N (Neutral) with an Automatic Transaxle.
Press the CANCEL switch.
Decrease the vehicle speed lower than the memory speed by 12 mph
(20 km/h).
Decrease the vehicle speed to less than approximately 15 mph (25
km/h).
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Each of these actions will cancelcruise control operation (the SETindicator light in the instrument clus-ter will go off), but it will not turn thesystem off. If you wish to resumecruise control operation, move thelever up (to RES+). You will return toyour previously preset speed.To resume cruising speed at
more than approximately 20
mph (30 km/h):
If any method other than the
CRUISE ON-OFF switch was used
to cancel cruising speed and the sys-
tem is still activated, the most recent
set speed will automatically resume
when you move the lever up.
It will not resume, however, if the
vehicle speed has dropped below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
To turn cruise control off, do
one of the following:
Press the CRUISE button (the CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument cluster will go off).
Turn the engine start/stop button off.
Both of these actions will cancel the cruise control operation. If you wantto resume the cruise control opera-tion, repeat the steps provided in “Toset cruise control speed” on the pre-vious page.
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SMART CRUISE CONTROL WITH STOP & GO SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
➀ Cruise indicator
➁ Set speed
➂ Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
The Smart Cruise Control system
allows you to program the vehicle to
maintain constant speed and dis-
tance behind the vehicle ahead with-
out depressing the accelerator or
brake pedal.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
To activate Smart Cruise Control,
depress the brake pedal at least once
after turning the ignition switch to
the ON position or starting the
engine. This is to check if the brake
switch, which is an important part
to cancelling smart cruise control, is
in normal condition.WARNING
For your safety, please read the
owner's manual before using the
Smart Cruise Control system.
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WARNING
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Smart cruise control sys-
tem Limitations
The smart cruise control system
is a supplemental system and is
not a substitute for safe driving
practices. It is the responsibility
of the driver to always check the
speed and distance to the vehi-
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(Continued)- Parking lot
- Lanes beside guard rail on aroad
- Slippery road with rain, ice, or snow
- Abrupt curved road
- Steep hills
- Windy roads
- Off roads
- Rods under construction
- Rumble strip
- When driving near crash barriers
- When driving on a sharp curve
- When the vehicle sensing ability decreases due to
vehicle modification result-
ing level difference of the
vehicle's front and rear
- When driving in heavy traffic or when traffic conditions
make it difficult to drive at a
constant speed
(Continued)(Continued)- Limited visibility (rain, snow,smog, etc.)
Pay particular attention to the driving conditions whenever
using the Smart Cruise
Control system.
Be careful when driving downhill using the SCC.
Cruise function should not be used when the vehicle is
being towed to prevent any
damage.
Always set the vehicle speed under the speed limit.
Always pay continuous atten- tion to road and driving condi-
tions even when the smart
cruise control system is being
operated.WARNING
If the Smart Cruise Control isleft on, (cruise indicator in the
instrument cluster illuminat-
ed) the Smart Cruise Control
can be activated unintention-
ally. Keep the Smart Cruise
Control system off (cruise
indicator off) when the Smart
Cruise Control is not used.
Use the Smart Cruise Control system only when traveling
on open highways in good
weather.
Do not use the Smart Cruise Control when it may not be
safe to keep the car at a con-
stant speed. For instance:
- Highway interchange andtollgate
- Road surrounded by multi- ple steel constructions (sub-
way construction, steel tun-
nel, etc)
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Smart Cruise Control switch
CANCEL : Cancels cruise control
operation.
CRUISE : Turns cruise control sys- tem on or off.
RES + : Resumes or increases
cruise control speed.
SET - : Sets or decreases cruise control speed.
: Sets vehicle-to-vehicle distance
Smart Cruise Control speed
To set Smart Cruise Control Speed :
1. Press the CRUISE button to turn the system on. The CRUISE indi-
cator in the instrument cluster will
illuminate. 2. Accelerate to the desired speed.
The Smart Cruise Control speedcan be set as follows:
(180 km/h): when there is no
vehicle in front
km/h): when there is a vehicle in
front
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3. Move the lever down (to SET-),and release it at the desired
speed. The set speed and vehicle
to vehicle distance on the LCD
screen will illuminate.
4. Release the accelerator pedal. The desired speed will automati-
cally be maintained. If there is a vehicle in front of you, the
speed may decrease to maintain the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
On a steep grade, the vehicle may
slow down or speed up slightly while
going uphill or downhill.
Vehicle speed may decrease on an
upward slope and increase on a
downward slope.
The speed will be set to 20 mph (30
km/h) when there is a vehicle ahead
and your vehicle speed is 0 mph (0
km/h) ~ 20 mph (30 km/h).
To increase cruise control set
speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Move the lever up (to RES+), and hold it. Your vehicle set speed will
increase by 5 mph (10 km/h).
Release the lever at the speed you
want.
Move the lever up (to RES+), and release it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase by 1.0 mph (1.0
km/h) each time you move the
lever up (to RES+) in this manner.
You can set the speed to 110 mph (180 km/h).
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To decrease the cruise control
set speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Move the lever down (to SET-), and hold it. Your vehicle set speed will
decrease by 5 mph (10 km/h).
Release the lever at the speed you
want.
Move the lever down (to SET-), and release it immediately. The cruising
speed will decrease by 1.0 mph
(1.0 km/h) each time you move the
lever down (to SET-) in this manner.
You can set the speed to 20 mph (30 km/h).
To temporarily accelerate with the
cruise control on:
If you want to speed up temporarily
when the cruise control is on,
depress the accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere
with cruise control operation or
change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your
foot off the accelerator.
If you move the lever down (to SET-)
at increased speed, the cruising
speed will be set again.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Be careful when accelerating tem-
porarily, because the speed is not con-
trolled automatically at this time even
if there is a vehicle in front of you.
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CAUTION
Check the driving condition
before using the "RES+" or"SET-" lever.
Driving speed may sharplyincrease, when you push up andhold the lever.

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Smart Cruise Control will be tem-porarily canceled when:
Cancelled manually
The Smart Cruise Control is tem-
porarily canceled when the brake
pedal is depressed or the CANCEL
button is pressed. Depress the brake
pedal and press the CANCEL button
at the same time, when the vehicle is
at a standstill. The speed and vehicle
to vehicle distance indicator on the
cluster disappears and the CRUISE
indicator is illuminated continuously. Cancelled automatically
The driver's door is opened.
The shift lever is shifted to N
(Neutral), R (Reverse) or P (Paking).
When the parking brake is locked.
The EPB (electronic parking brake) is applied.
The vehicle speed is over 120 mph (190 km/h)
The ESC, ABS or TCS is operating.
The ESC is turned off.
The sensor or the sensor's cover is dirty or blocked with foreign matter.
When the vehicle is stopped for over 5 minutes.
The driver starts driving by pushing the toggle switch up (RES+)/down
(SET-) or depressing the accelera-
tor pedal, after stopping the vehicle
with a vehicle stopped far away in
front.
The engine rpm is in the red zone.
The accelerator pedal is continu- ously depressed for long time.
The SCC system has malfunc- tioned. When the braking control is operat-
ed for Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist (FCA).
The driver starts driving by pushing the toggle switch up (RES+)/down
(SET-) or depressing the accelera-
tor pedal, after the vehicle is
stopped by the Smart Cruise
Control system with no other vehi-
cle ahead.
The vehicle stops and goes repeat- edly for a long period of time.
The engine performance is abnor- mal.
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Each of these actions will cancel the
Smart Cruise Control operation. (the
set speed and vehicle to vehicle dis-
tance on the LCD display will go off.)
If the Smart Cruise Control is can-
celled automatically, the Smart
Cruise Control will not resume even
though the RES+ or SET- lever is
moved.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
If the system is automatically can-
celled, the warning chime will sound
and a message will appear for a few
seconds.
You must adjust the vehicle speed by
depressing the accelerator or brake
pedal according to the road and
driving conditions ahead.
Always check the road conditions.
Do not rely on the warning chime.
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CAUTION
If the smart cruise control is
cancelled by a reason not listedabove in the "Cancelled auto-matically" section, have the sys-tem checked by an authorizedKia dealer.