KIA OPTIMA 2020 Owners Manual

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Hybrid System Gauge
The hybrid system gauge indicates
whether the current driving condition
is fuel efficient or not.
CHARGE : Shows that the energy
made by the vehicle is
being converted to
electrical energy.
(Regenerated energy)
ECO : Shows that the vehicle is being driven in an Eco-
friendly manner.
POWER : Shows that the vehicle is exceeding the Eco-
friendly range.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Based on the hybrid system gauge,
the "EV" indicator comes on or off.
- "EV" indicator ON : Vehicle is
using the electric motor or the
gasoline engine is stopped.
- "EV" indicator OFF : Vehicle is using the gasoline engine.
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WARNING - Hot radiator
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. The
engine coolant is under pres-
sure and could cause severe
burns. Wait until the engine is
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Hybrid Battery SOC (State of Charge) Gauge
This gauge indicates the remaining
hybrid battery power. If the SOC is
near the “L (Low)” level, the vehicle
automatically operates the engine to
charge the battery. However, if the Service Indicator ( )
and Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
( ) turns on when the SOC gauge is
near the “L (Low)” level, have your
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Never try to start the vehicle if the
fuel tank is empty. In this condition,
the engine cannot charge the high
voltage battery of the hybrid system.
If you try to start the vehicle when
the fuel is empty, the high voltage
battery will become discharged and
be damaged.
Plug-in hybrid mode indicator

: The high-voltage(hybrid) battery is
used to drive the
vehicle.

:The high-voltage
(hybrid) battery and
gasoline engine is
used to drive the
vehicle.
A corresponding message is displayed
to indicate the selected mode.
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■for Plug-in Hybrid
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Fuel Gauge
This gauge indicates the approxi-
mate amount of fuel remaining in the
fuel tank.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• The fuel tank capacity is given in
chapter 8.
• The fuel gauge is supplemented by a low fuel warning light which will
illuminate when the fuel tank is
nearly empty.
• On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge pointer may fluctuate or the
low fuel warning light may come
on earlier than usual due to the
movement of fuel in the tank.
✽ ✽ NOTICE - Fuel gauge
Running out of fuel can expose vehi-
cle occupants to danger. You must
obtain additional fuel as soon as pos-
sible after the warning light comes
on or when the gauge indicator
comes close to the "E (Empty)"
level.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Fuel display may not be accurate if
the vehicle is on an incline.
CAUTION- Low fuel
Avoid driving with an extremely
low fuel level. Running out offuel could cause the engine tomisfire damaging the catalyticconverter.
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Odometer
The odometer Indicates the total dis-
tance that the vehicle has been driv-
en and should be used to determine
when periodic maintenance should
be performed.
- Odometer range : 1,599,999 kilo-meters or 0 ~ 999,999 miles.
Outside Temperature Gauge
This gauge indicates the current out-
side air temperatures by 1°C (1°F).
- Temperature range : -40 ~ 60°C (-40 ~140°F)
The outside temperature on the dis-
play may not change immediately
like a general thermometer to pre-
vent the driver from being distracted. The temperature unit (from C to F or
from F to C) can be changed by
using the "User Settings" mode of
the LCD display.
❈
For more details, refer to “LCD
Display” in this chapter.
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Transmission Shift Indicator
Automatic Transmission Shift
Indicator
This indicator displays which auto-
matic transmission shift lever is
selected.

Reverse : R
Neutral : N

Sports Mode : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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LCD DISPLAY
❈For controlling the LCD modes, refer to “LCD Display Control” in this chapter.
LCD Modes
Modes SymbolExplanation
Trip ComputerThis mode displays driving information like the tripmeter, fuel economy, and so on.
For more details, refer to “Trip Computer” in this chapter.
Tu r n B y Tu r n
(if equipped)This mode displays the state of the navigation.
Assist mode
(if equipped)
This mode displays the state of below systems.
- SCC with S&G (Refer to “Smart Cruise Control with Stop & Go system” in chapter 5)
- Lane Keeping Assist (Refer to “Lane keeping Assist (LKA) system” in chapter 5)
- Driving Attention Warning (Refer to “Driving Attention Warning (DAW) system” in chap- ter 5)
- Tire Pressure(Refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)” in chapter 6)
❈ For more details, refer to chapter 5 and 6
Master warning
modeThis mode informs of warning messages related to low tire pressure, malfunction of
Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW) or any other service issues that require attention.
User SettingsOn this mode, you can change settings of the doors, lamps, etc.

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Trip computer mode
This mode displays driving information
like the tripmeter, fuel economy, and
so on.
❈ For more details, refer to “Trip
Computer” in this chapter.
Turn By Turn mode (if equipped)
This mode displays the state of the
navigation.
Assist mode
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Assist mode displays the state of
below systems.
- SCC with S&G
- Lane Keeping Assist
- Driver Attention Warning
- Tire Pressure
Service mode
When Service Required is set, the
remaining distance/time before serv-
ice is required appears on the LCD
screen.
From the point at which the remain-
ing distance to drive amounts to
1,500 km (900 mi) or the remaining
time amounts to 30 days, the Service
Required message automatically
displays and remains on the LCD
screen for a number of seconds
every time the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button is ON.To reset the service interval, in the
Service Required mode, press OK
button for more than 1 sec. The val-
ues will return to initial setting values.
❈
For more details about Service
Required Setting refer to user
Settings Mode in this chapter.
❈ Service Required Setting
In the event of Battery Cable
Disconnection or Fuse Switch
turned OFF, the Service Required
Setting values (an amount of
miles/time driven) may change. In
such cases, re-enter Service
Required Setting values.
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Master warning mode
(if equipped)
This warning light informs the driv- er of the following situations
- LED head lamp malfunction (if equipped)
- Smart Cruise Control with Stop & Go malfunction (if equipped)
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction (if equipped)
- Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) malfunction (if equipped)
- Lamp malfunction
- High Beam Assist malfunction (if equipped)
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) malfunction (if equipped)
- Intelligent Speed Limit Warning malfunction (if equipped)
The Master Warning Light illumi-
nates if one or more of the above
warning situations occur.
If the warning situation is resolved
the master warning light will be
turned off.
User Settings Mode
Description
On this mode, you can change set-
ting of the doors, lamps, and so on.
Shift to P to edit settings
This warning message appears if
you try to adjust the User Settings
while driving.
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Settings after parking the vehicle,
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WARNING
Do not adjust the User Setting
while driving.
You may lose your steering con-
trol which could cause an acci-
dent and bodily injury.
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Driver Assistance (if equipped)
SCC Reaction (if equipped) :- Choose the sensitivity (fast, nor-mal, slow) of the smart cruise
control.
❈ For more details, refer to “Smart
Cruise Control with Stop & Go” in
chapter 5.
Driver Attention Warning (if equipped) :
- Choose the alert stage (Highsensitivity/Normal sensitivity/Off)
of the Driver Attention Warning.
❈ For more details, refer to “Driver
Attention Warning (DAW)” in chap-
ter 5.
Lane Safety (if equipped) : - Active LKA : To activate the activeLKA mode.
- Standard LKA : To activate the standard LKA mode.
- Lane Departure Warning : To acti- vate the lane departure warning
function.
❈ For more details, refer to “Lane
Keeping Assist (LKA) System” in
chapter 5. Forward Collision-avoidance Assist
(FCA,if equipped) :
- To activate or deactivate the FCAsystem.
❈ For more details, refer to “Forward
Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA)”
in chapter 5.
Forward Collision Warning (if equipped) :
- Choose the inital warning alerttime of the forward collision warn-
ing. (Late/Normal/Early)
❈ For more details, refer to “Forward
Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA)”
in chapter 5. Blind-Spot Collision Warning
Timing :
- Choose the initial warning alerttime of the blind-spot collision
warning timing. (Normal/Late)
❈ For more details, refer to
“Blind-Spot Collision Warning” in
chapter 5.
Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning :
- If this item is checked, the rearcross-traffic collision Warning
function will be activated.
❈ For more details, refer to “Blind-spot
Collision Warning” in chapter 5.
Coasting guide (if equipped) : - Enable Coasting Guide : To acti-vate or deactivate the Coasting
guide.
- Sound : To activate or deactivate the Coasting guide sound.
Start coasting (if equipped) : - Choose the initial guiding time forCoasting guide.
(Early/Normal/Late)