heating KIA Optima 2011 3.G Owner's Guide

What to do in an emergency
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IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
If your temperature gauge indicates over-
heating, you will experience a loss of
power, or hear loud pinging or knocking,
the engine is probably too hot. If this hap-
pens, you should:
1. Pull off the road and stop as soon as itis safe to do so.
2. Place the shift lever in P (automatic transaxle) or neutral (manual
transaxle) and set the parking brake. If
the air conditioning is on, turn it off.
3. If engine coolant is running out under the vehicle or steam is coming out
from underneath the hood, stop the
engine. Do not open the hood until the
coolant has stopped running or the
steaming has stopped. If there is no
visible loss of engine coolant and no
steam, leave the engine running and
check to be sure the engine cooling
fan is operating. If the fan is not run-
ning, turn the engine off.
4. Check to see if the water pump drive belt is missing. If it is not missing,
check to see that it is tight. If the drive
belt seems to be satisfactory, check for
coolant leaking from the radiator,
hoses or under the vehicle. (If the air
conditioning had been in use, it is nor-
mal for cold water to be draining from
it when you stop). 5. If the water pump drive belt is broken
or engine coolant is leaking out, stop
the engine immediately and call the
nearest authorized KIA dealer for
assistance. 6. If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine tem-
perature has returned to normal. Then,
if coolant has been lost, carefully add
coolant to the reservoir to bring the
fluid level in the reservoir up to the
halfway mark.
7. Proceed with caution, keeping alert for further signs of overheating. If over-
heating happens again, call an author-
ized KIA dealer for assistance.
CAUTION
Serious loss of coolant indicates
there is a leak in the cooling systemand this should be checked as soonas possible by an authorized KIAdealer.
WARNING
While the engine is running, keep
hair, hands and clothing away from
moving parts such as the fan and
drive belts to prevent injury.
WARNING
Do not remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. This can
allow coolant to be blown out of the
opening and cause serious burns.

Index
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Active eco ··················\
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················5-36
Air bags··················\
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··3-40Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-66
Air bag warning light ··················\
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··············3-43
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
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·······3-58
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-52
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
······3-46
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
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3-56
SRS components and functions ··················\
·················3-43\
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
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···············7-23
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
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···········4-10
Antenna (Glass) ··················\
··················\
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·····4-120
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-26
Appearance care··················\
··················\
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·······7-59 Exterior care ··················\
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··········7-59
Interior care ··················\
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···········7-64
Audio system ··················\
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·········4-120 Glass antenna ··················\
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·······4-120
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
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·4-121
Aux, USB and iPod port··················\
··················\
········4-122
Auto defogging system ··················\
··················\
············4-112
Automatic climate control system ··················\
·············4-101 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-107
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
··4-102
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·······4-103 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
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·5-15
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
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··5-20
Paddle shifter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-19
Shift lock system ··················\
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···5-19
Sports mode ··················\
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···········5-18
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
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··········4-122
Battery··················\
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····7-31
Battery saver function ··················\
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················4-80
Before driving ··················\
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············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
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4-116
Brake system··················\
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············5-23 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
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5-26
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·············5-28
Parking brake ··················\
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·········5-24
Power brakes··················\
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··········5-23
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··················\
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5-32
Vehicle stability management··················\
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··5-33
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
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···7-20
Bulb wattage ··················\
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··············8-2
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button ·················5-6
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Index
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Interior light ··················\
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Interior overview··················\
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Interlock system ··················\
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·······5-20
Jack and tools··················\
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Jump starting··················\
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··············6-4
Key positions ··················\
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·············5-4
Keys ··················\
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·········4-2
LabelAir bag warning label ··················\
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··············3-66
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-40
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
···········8-7
Vehicle certification label ··················\
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··········8-6
Latch system, see lower anchor system··················\
·······3-37
Lighting··················\
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··4-80 Battery saver function··················\
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··············4-80
Headlight escort function ··················\
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········4-80
Headlight leveling device ··················\
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········4-80
Lower anchor system ··················\
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·················3-37\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
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·············8-4
Lumbar support ··················\
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··3-5, 3-7 Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ·············7-12
Maintenance services·············\
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····7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-11
Owner maintenance ··················\
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·7-5
Tire maintenance ··················\
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···7-47
Maintenance services ··················\
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·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-92 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
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····4-97
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
········4-100
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
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···4-93
Manual transaxle··················\
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······5-12
Memory fuse ··················\
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············7-50
Mirrors ··················\
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···4-39 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·······4-39
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with homelink system
and compass ··················\
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··················\
··········4-39
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-39
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········4-46
Moonroof, see panorama sunroof ··················\
················4-30
Multi fuse ··················\
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·················7-51\
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-8, 3-15
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