KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID 2017 Owners Manual

Why didn’t my air bag go off in a collision?

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❈The actual shape may differ from
the illustration.
Inflation and non-inflation conditions ofthe air bag
There are many types of accidents in which the air bag would not be expec‐
ted to provide additional protection.
These include rear impacts, second or
third collisions in multiple impact acci‐ dents, as well as low speed impacts.
Air bag collision sensors
1. SRS control module / Rollover sen‐ sor (if equipped)
2. Front impact sensor
3. Side impact sensor (if equipped)
4. Side impact sensor (if equipped)
5. Side impact sensor (if equipped)
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WARNING
•Do not hit or allow any objects toimpact the locations where airbags or sensors are installed.This may cause unexpected airbag deployment, which could re‐sult in serious personal injury ordeath.
•If the installation location or angleof the sensors is altered in anyway, the air bags may deploywhen they should not or they maynot deploy when they should,causing severe injury or death.Therefore, do not try to performmaintenance on or around the airbag sensors. We recommend thatthe system be serviced by an au‐thorized Kia dealer.
•Problems may arise if the sensorinstallation angles are changed dueto the deformation of the frontbumper, body or front door and Cpillars where side collision sensorsare installed. We recommend thatthe system be serviced by an au‐thorized Kia dealer.
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•Your vehicle has been designed toabsorb impact and deploy the airbag(s) in certain collisions. Instal‐ling bumper guards or replacing abumper with non-genuine partsmay adversely affect your vehi‐cle's collision and air bag deploy‐ment performance.
WARNING
nif equipped with rollover sen‐sor
If your vehicle is equipped with sideand curtain air bags, set the EngineStart/Stop button in the OFF posi‐tion when the vehicle is being towed.The side and curtain air bags maydeploy when the engine start/stopbutton is in the ON position, and therollover sensor detects the situationas a rollover.
Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bags
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Front air bags are designed to inflate in
a frontal collision depending on the in‐ tensity, speed or angles of impact of
the front collision.

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Side and curtain air bags
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❈The actual air bags in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration. Side and curtain air bags are designed
to inflate when an impact is detected by the side collision sensors depending
on the strength, speed or angles of im‐
pact resulting from a side impact colli‐ sion.
Although the front air bags (driver’s
and front passenger’s air bags) are de‐
signed to inflate only in frontal colli‐ sions, they also may inflate in other
types of collisions if the front impact
sensors detect a sufficient impact. Side air bags (side and/or curtain air bags)
are designed to inflate only in side im‐
pact collisions, but they may inflate in other collisions if the side impact sen‐
sors detect a sufficient impact.
If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved roads or sidewalks, the air bags may deploy.
Drive carefully on unimproved roads or
on surfaces not designed for vehicle traffic to prevent unintended air bag
deployment.
NOTICE
nif equipped with a rollover
sensor
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The side and curtain air bags are de‐
signed to inflate when a rollover is
detected by a rollover sensor.
Air bag non-inflation conditions
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• In certain low-speed collisions the air bags may not deploy. The air bags
are designed not to deploy in such cases because they may not provide
benefits beyond the protection of the
seat belts in such collisions.
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• Air bags are not designed to inflate inrear collisions, because occupants are
moved backward by the force of the impact. In this case, inflated air bags
would not be able to provide any ad‐
ditional benefit.• Front air bags may not inflate in side impact collisions, because occupants
move to the direction of the collision, and thus in side impacts, front air
bag deployment would not provide
additional occupant protection.
However, if equipped with side and
curtain air bags, the air bags may in‐
flate depending on the intensity, ve‐ hicle speed and angles of impact.
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• In an angled collision, the force of im‐ pact may direct the occupants in a di‐
rection where the air bags would not be able to provide any additional ben‐
efit, and thus the sensors may not
deploy any air bags.

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• Just before impact, drivers oftenbrake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi‐ cle causing it to L

NOTICE
nwithout rollover sensor
However, side and/or curtain air
bags may inflate when the vehicle is
rolled over by a side impact collision,
if the vehicle is equipped with side
air bags and curtain air bags.
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and so there are no parts you can safe‐
ly service by yourself. If the SRS air bag
warning light does not illuminate, or
continuously remains on, we recom‐ mend that the system be inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING
•Modification to SRS components orwiring, including the addition ofany kind of badges to the pad cov‐ers or modifications to the bodystructure, can adversely affectSRS performance and lead to pos‐sible injury.
•For cleaning the air bag pad cov‐ers, use only a soft, dry cloth orone which has been moistenedwith plain water. Solvents or clean‐ers could adversely affect the airbag covers and proper deploymentof the system.
•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags to in‐flate.
•If the air bags inflate, we recom‐mend that the system be replacedby an authorized Kia dealer.
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•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring, or other componentsof the SRS system. Doing so couldresult in injury, due to accidentalinflation of the air bags or by ren‐dering the SRS inoperative.
•If components of the air bag sys‐tem must be discarded, or if thevehicle must be scrapped, certainsafety precautions must be ob‐served. An authorized Kia dealerknows these precautions and cangive you the necessary informa‐tion. Failure to follow these pre‐cautions and procedures could in‐crease the risk of personal injury.
•If your car was flooded and hassoaked carpeting or water on theflooring, you shouldn't try to startthe engine; we recommend thatyou contact an authorized Kiadealer.
Additional safety precautions
•Never let passengers ride in the cargoarea or on top of a folded down backseat. All occupants should sit upright,
fully back in their seats with their
seat belts on and their feet on the
floor.

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•Passengers should not move out ofor change seats while the vehicle ismoving. A passenger who is not
wearing a seat belt during a crash or
emergency stop can be thrown
against the inside of the vehicle,
against other occupants, or out of
the vehicle.
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Each seat belt is designed to restrainone occupant. If more than one per‐
son uses the same seat belt, they
could be seriously injured or killed in a
collision.
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Do not use any accessories on seatbelts. Devices claiming to improve oc‐
cupant comfort or reposition the seat
belt can reduce the protection provi‐
ded by the seat belt and increase the
chance of serious injury in a crash.
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Passengers should not place hard orsharp objects between themselvesand the air bags. Carrying hard or
sharp objects on your lap or in your
mouth can result in injuries if an air
bag inflates. •
Keep occupants away from the airbag covers.
All occupants should sit
upright, fully back in their seats with
their seat belts on and their feet on
the floor. If occupants are too close
to the air bag covers, they could be injured if the air bags inflate.
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Do not attach or place objects on ornear the air bag covers . Any object
attached to or placed on the front or
side air bag covers could interfere with the proper operation of the air
bags.
•
Do not modify the front seats. Modi‐
fication of the front seats could in‐
terfere with the operation of the
supplemental restraint system sens‐ ing components or side air bags.
•
Do not place items under the frontseats. Placing items under the front
seats could interfere with the opera‐
tion of the supplemental restraint
system sensing components and wir‐ ing harnesses.
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Never hold an infant or child on yourlap. The infant or child could be seri‐
ously injured or killed in the event of
a crash. All infants and children should be properly restrained in ap‐
propriate child safety seats or seat
belts in the rear seat.
WARNING
•Sitting improperly or out of posi‐tion can cause occupants to beshifted too close to a deploying airbag, strike the interior structureor be thrown from the vehicle re‐sulting in serious injury or death.
•Always sit upright with the seat‐back in an upright position, cen‐tered on the seat cushion withyour seat belt on, legs comfortablyextended and your feet on thefloor.
Adding equipment to or
modifying your air bag-
equipped vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by changing
your vehicle's frame, bumper system, front end or side sheet metal or ride
height, the operation of your vehicle's
air bag system may be affected.
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Air bag warning label
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Air bag warning labels are attached to
alert the passengers of the potential risk of the air bag system.
Note that these government warnings
focus on the risk of children. We also
want you to be aware of the risks which adults are exposed to and that
have been described in L

Smart key................................................................................... 5-04Record your key number..................................................... 5-04
Key operations...................................................................... 5-04
Immobilizer system.............................................................. 5-04
Smart key function............................................................... 5-06
Smart key system operation.............................................. 5-06
Transmitter precautions...................................................... 5-08
Battery replacement............................................................ 5-09
Theft-alarm system ............................................................... 5-10 Armed stage.......................................................................... 5-10
Theft-alarm stage................................................................ 5-10
Disarmed stage..................................................................... 5-11
Door locks................................................................................... 5-12 Operating door locks from outside the vehicle................ 5-12
Operating door locks from inside the vehicle................... 5-13
Door lock/unlock features................................................... 5-15
Child-protector rear door lock............................................ 5-15
Trunk........................................................................................... 5-16 Opening the trunk................................................................. 5-16
Closing the trunk................................................................... 5-16
Emergency trunk safety release .......................................5-17
Smart Trunk .............................................................................. 5-19 How to use the Smart Trunk.............................................. 5-19
How to deactivate the Smart Trunk function
using the smart key............................................................. 5-21
Detecting area....................................................................... 5-21
Windows..................................................................................... 5-23 Power windows..................................................................... 5-23
Hood............................................................................................ 5-27 Opening the hood.................................................................. 5-27 Closing the hood.................................................................... 5-27
Fuel filler lid (Hybrid)................................................................ 5-29 Opening the fuel filler lid......................................................5-29
Closing the fuel filler lid........................................................5-29
Emergency fuel filler lid release......................................... 5-30
Fuel filler lid (Plug-In Hybrid).................................................. 5-31 Opening the fuel filler lid......................................................5-31
Closing the fuel filler lid........................................................5-32
Emergency fuel filler lid release......................................... 5-33
Panorama sunroof ................................................................... 5-35 Sunroof open warning.......................................................... 5-35
Sunshade................................................................................ 5-36
Sliding the sunroof................................................................ 5-37
Tilting the sunroof................................................................ 5-37
Closing the sunroof............................................................... 5-37
Resetting the sunroof.......................................................... 5-38
Steering wheel........................................................................... 5-40 Electric power steering........................................................ 5-40
Tilt & telescopic steering..................................................... 5-41
Heated steering wheel ........................................................ 5-42
Horn......................................................................................... 5-42
Mirrors........................................................................................ 5-44 Inside rearview mirror.......................................................... 5-44
Outside rearview mirror.......................................................5-45
Reverse parking aid function ............................................. 5-47
Instrument cluster.................................................................... 5-48 Instrument cluster control.................................................. 5-49
LCD display control............................................................... 5-50
Gauges.................................................................................... 5-51
Transaxle shift indicator...................................................... 5-54
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