sensor KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID 2017 Owners Manual

FUEL REQUIREMENTS
Gasoline engine
Unleaded
For Europe
For the optimal vehicle performance,
we recommend you to use unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of RON
(Research Octane Number) 95 / AKI
(Antiknock Index) 91 or higher.
You may use unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of RON 91~94 / AKI 87~90
but it may result in slight performance
reduction of the vehicle. (Do not use methanol blended fuels.)
Except Europe
Your new Kia vehicle is designed to use
only unleaded fuel having an Octane
Rating of RON (Research Octane Num‐ ber) 91 / AKI (Antiknock Index) 87 or
higher. (Do not use methanol blended
fuels.)
Your new vehicle is designed to obtain maximum performance with UNLEA‐
DED FUEL, as well as minimize exhaust
emissions and spark plug fouling.
CAUTION
NEVER USE LEADED FUEL. The useof leaded fuel is detrimental to thecatalytic converter and will damagethe engine control system’s oxygensensor and affect emission control.Never add any fuel system cleaningagents to the fuel tank other thanwhat has been specified. (We recom‐mend that you consult an authorizedKia dealer for details.)
WARNING
•Do not "top off" after the nozzleautomatically shuts off when re‐fueling.
•Always check that the fuel cap isinstalled securely to prevent fuelspillage in the event of an acci‐dent.
Leaded (if equipped)
For some countries, your vehicle is de‐
signed to use leaded gasoline. When you are going to use leaded gasoline,
we recommend that you ask an au‐
thorized Kia dealer whether leaded gasoline in your vehicle is available or
not.
Octane Rating of leaded gasoline is
same with unleaded one.
Gasoline containing alcohol and
methanol
Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alcohol), and gasoline or gasohol containing
methanol (also known as wood alcohol)
are being marketed along with or in‐ stead of leaded or unleaded gasoline.
Do not use gasohol containing more
than 10% ethanol, and do not use gas‐
oline or gasohol containing any metha‐ nol. Either of these fuels may cause
drivability problems 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 problems
may not be covered by the manufac‐ turer’s warranty if they result from the
use of:

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Introduction

-Retractor Pretensioner
The purpose of the retractor preten‐
sioner is to make sure that the shoul‐
der belts fit in tightly against the oc‐ cupant's upper body in certain frontal
collisions.
If the system senses excessive tension
on the driver seat belt when the pre- tensioner system activates, the load
limiter inside the retractor pretensioner
will release some of the pressure on the affected seat belt. (if equipped)
NOTICE
The pre-tensioner will activate not
only in a frontal collision but also in a
side collision, if the vehicle is equip‐
ped with a side or curtain air bag.
WARNING
For your safety, be sure that thebelt webbing is not loose or twistedand always sit properly on your seat.
NOTICE
nif equipped with rollover sen‐
sor
The pre-tensioner will activate not
only in a frontal collision but also in a
side collision or rollover, if the vehicle
is equipped with a side or curtain air
bag.
NOTICE
nwithout rollover sensor
The pre-tensioner will activate not
only in a frontal collision but also in a
side collision, if the vehicle is equip‐
ped with a side or curtain air bag.
The seat belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following compo‐
nents. Their locations are shown in the
illustration: 1. SRS air bag warning light
2. Front retractor pre-tensioner as‐ sembly
3. SRS control module
WARNING
To obtain maximum benefit from apre-tensioner seat belt:
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1.The seatbelt must be worn cor‐rectly and adjusted to the properposition. Please read and followall of the important informationand precautions about your vehi‐cle’s occupant safety features –including seat belts and air bags– that are provided in this man‐ual.
2.Be sure you and your passen‐gers always wear seat beltsproperly.
NOTICE
•Pre-tensioner seat belts will be
activated in certain frontal colli‐
sions. The pre-tensioner seat
belts can be activated, where the
frontal collision is severe enough,
together with the air bags.
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•When the pre-tensioner seat belts
are activated, a loud noise may be
heard and fine dust, which may
appear to be smoke, may be visi‐
ble in the passenger compart‐
ment. These are normal operating
conditions and are not hazardous.
•Although it is harmless, the fine
dust may cause skin irritation and
should not be breathed for pro‐
longed periods. Wash all exposed
skin areas thoroughly after an ac‐
cident in which the pre-tensioner
seat belts were activated.
•Because the sensor that activates
the SRS air bag is connected with
the pre-tensioner seat belt, the
SRS air bag warning light on the
instrument panel will illuminate for
approximately 6 seconds after the
Engine Start/Stop button has been
turned to the "ON" position, and
then it should turn off.
CAUTION
If the pre-tensioner seat belt is notworking properly, the SRS air bagwarning light will illuminate even ifthere is no malfunction of the SRSair bag. If the SRS air bag warninglight does not illuminate when theEngine Start/Stop button is turnedto ON, or if it remains illuminated af‐ter illuminating for approximately 6seconds, or if it illuminates while thevehicle is being driven, we recom‐mend that the system be inspectedby an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING
•Pre-tensioners are designed to op‐erate only one time. After activa‐tion, pre-tensioner seat beltsmust be replaced. All seat belts, ofany type, should always be re‐placed after they have been wornduring a collision.
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The passenger’s front air bag OFF indi‐
cator also comes on when the passeng‐ er’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set
to the OFF position and goes off when
the passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set to the ON position.
CAUTION
If the passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch malfunctions, thepassenger’s front air bag OFF indica‐tor will not illuminate (the passeng‐er's front air bag ON indicator comeson and goes off after approximately60 seconds) and the passenger’sfront air bag will inflate in a frontalimpact even if the passenger’s frontair bag ON/OFF switch is set to theOFF position.If this occurs, we recommend thatthe passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch and the SRS air bagsystem be inspected by an author‐ized Kia dealer.
SRS components and functions
The SRS consists of the following com‐
ponents: 1. Driver's front air bag module
2. Passenger's front air bag module
3. Side air bag modules
4. Curtain air bag modules
5. Retractor pre-tensioner assem‐
blies *
6. Air bag warning light
7. SRS control module (SRSCM)/Roll‐ over sensor *
8. Front impact sensors
* : if equipped 9.
Side impact sensors *
10. Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF indicator (front passenger's seat
only) *
11. Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch *
12. Side pressure sensors
The SRSCM continually monitors all SRS
components while the Engine Start/
Stop button is ON to determine if a crash impact is severe enough to re‐
quire air bag deployment or pretension‐ er seat belt deployment.
The SRS air bag warning light on the in‐
strument panel will illuminate for about 6 seconds after the Engine Start/Stop
button is set to the ON position, after
which the SRS air bag warning light should go out.
WARNING
If any of the following conditions oc‐curs, this indicates a malfunction ofthe SRS. We recommend that the
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* : if equipped
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The SRS consists of air bags installed
under the pad covers in the center of the steering wheel, in the knee bolster
below the steering wheel column and
the passenger's side front panel above the glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide
the vehicle's driver and/or the front
passenger with additional protection to that offered by the seat belt system
alone in case of a frontal impact of suf‐
ficient severity. The SRS uses sensors to gather information about the driv‐
er's seat position, the driver's and front
passenger's seat belt usage and the impact severity. The seat belt buckle sensors (if equip‐
ped) determine if the driver and front
passenger's seat belts are fastened. These sensors provide the ability to
control the SRS deployment based on
whether or not the seat belts are fas‐ tened, and how severe the impact is.
WARNING
Always use seat belts and child re‐straints – every trip, every time, ev‐eryone! Air bags inflate with consid‐erable force and in the blink of aneye. Seat belts help keep occupantsin proper position to obtain maxi‐mum benefit from the air bag. Evenwith air bags, improperly positionedand unbelted occupants can be se‐verely injured when the air bag in‐flates. Always follow the precautionsabout seat belts, air bags and occu‐pant safety contained in this man‐ual.To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries and receive the maxi‐mum safety benefit from your re‐straint system:•Never place a child in any child orbooster seat in the front seat.
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•ABC – Always Buckle Children inthe 2nd row seat. It is the safestplace for children of any age toride.
•Front and side air bags can injureoccupants improperly positioned inthe front seats.
•Move your seat as far back aspractical from the front air bags,while still maintaining control ofthe vehicle.
•You and your passengers shouldnever sit or lean unnecessarilyclose to the air bags. Improperlypositioned drivers and passengerscan be severely injured by inflatingair bags.
•Never lean against the door orcenter console – always sit in anupright position.
•Do not allow a passenger to ride inthe front seat when the passeng‐er’s front air bag OFF indicator isilluminated, because the air bagwill not deploy in the event of amoderate or severe frontal crash.
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Your vehicle is equipped with a side air
bag in each front seat.
The purpose of the air bag is to provide the vehicle's driver and/or the front
passenger with additional protection to
that offered by the seat belt alone.
The side air bags are designed to de‐ ploy only during certain side impact col‐
lisions, depending on the crash severity,
angle, speed and point of impact. How‐ ever, when the side deployment
threshold is satisfied at front-impact,
the side air bags may deploy. The side air bags are not designed to deploy in
all side impact or rollover situations.
The side air bags may deploy on the
side of the impact or on both sides.
WARNING
Do not allow the passengers to leantheir heads or bodies onto doors, puttheir arms on the doors, stretchtheir arms out of the window, orplace objects between the doors andpassengers when they are seated onseats equipped with side and/or cur‐tain air bags.
NOTICE
nif equipped with rollover sen‐
sor
•Both sides of the side air bags de‐
ploy in certain rollover situations.
•The side air bag may deploy when
the rollover sensor detects the sit‐
uation as a rollover.
WARNING
•The side air bag is supplemental tothe driver's and the passenger'sseat belt systems and is not asubstitute for them. Therefore,your seat belts must be worn at alltimes while the vehicle is in mo‐tion. The air bags deploy only in
certain side impact or rollover*
conditions severe enough to causesignificant injury to the vehicle oc‐cupants.
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*: Only vehicles equipped with rolloversensor.
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•For best protection from the sideair bag system and to avoid beinginjured by the deploying side airbag, both front seat occupantsshould sit in an upright positionwith the seat belt properly fas‐tened. The driver's hands shouldbe placed on the steering wheel atthe 9:00 and 3:00 positions.The passenger's arms and handsshould be placed on their laps.
•Do not use any accessory seatcovers.
•Use of seat covers could reduce orprevent the effectiveness of thesystem.
•Do not install any accessories onthe side or near the side air bag.
•Do not place any objects over theair bag or between the air bag andyourself.
•Do not place any objects (an um‐brella, bag, etc.) between the frontdoor and the front seat. Such ob‐jects may become dangerous pro‐jectiles and cause injury if the sup‐plemental side air bag inflates.
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•To prevent unexpected deploy‐ment of the side air bag that mayresult in personal injury, avoid im‐pact to the side impact sensorwhen the engine start/stop buttonis in the ON position.
•If the seat or seat cover is dam‐aged, we recommend that thesystem be serviced by an author‐ized Kia dealer.
Curtain air bag
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❈The actual air bags in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration. Curtain air bags are located along both
sides of the roof rails above the front and rear doors.
They are designed to help protect the
heads of the front seat occupants and
the rear outboard seat occupants in certain side impact collisions.
The curtain air bags are designed to
deploy during certain side impact colli‐
sions, depending on the crash severity, angle, speed and point of impact. How‐
ever, when the side deployment
threshold is satisfied at front impact, the side air bags may deploy.
The curtain air bags may deploy on the
side of the impact side.
The curtain air bags are not designed
to deploy in all side impacts or rollover situations.
NOTICE
nif equipped with rollover sen‐
sor
•Both sides of the curtain air bags
deploy in certain rollover situa‐
tions.
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•The curtain air bag may deploy
when the rollover sensor detects
the situation as a rollover.
WARNING
•In order for side and curtain airbags to provide the best protec‐tion, front seat occupants andoutboard rear occupants should sitin an upright position with the seatbelts properly fastened. Impor‐tantly, children should sit in aproper child restraint system inthe rear seat.
•When children are seated in therear outboard seats, they must beseated in the proper child restraintsystem. Make sure to position thechild restraint system as far awayfrom the door side as possible, andsecure the child restraint systemin a locked position.
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•Do not allow the passengers tolean their heads or bodies againstdoors, put their arms on thedoors, stretch their arms out ofthe window or place objects be‐tween the doors and passengerswhen they are seated on seatsequipped with side and curtain airbags.
•Never try to open or repair anycomponents of the side curtain airbag system. We recommend thatthe system be serviced by an au‐thorized Kia dealer.
Failure to follow the above instruc‐tions can result in injury or death tothe vehicle occupants in an accident.

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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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