fuel type KIA OPTIMA HYBRID 2018 Owners Manual

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Wait until fuel door opens (Plug-in hybrid)
The message is displayed when you
attempt to open the fuel filler lid with
the fuel tank pressurized. Wait until
the fuel tank is depressurized.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• It may take up to 20 seconds to
open fuel filler lid.
• When the fuel filler lid is frozen and does not open after 20 seconds
at freezing temperature, slightly
tap the fuel filler lid and then
attempt to open it.
Fuel door open (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
fuel filler lid is opened.
Also means "Ready to refuel".
Check fuel door (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
fuel filler lid is open or an abnormal-
ity has occurred.
Refuel after stopping
(Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
fuel filler lid open button is pressed
when a vehicle equipped with a plug-
in hybrid seal-type fuel tank is in
motion (vehicle speed is greater than
0 km/h(mi/h)).
DRIVING THE HYBRID/PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)

13
Introduction
"E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com-
prised of 85 percent ethanol and 15
percent gasoline, and is manufac-
tured exclusively for use in Flexible
Fuel Vehicles. “E85” is not compati-
ble with your vehicle. Use of “E85”
may result in poor engine perform-
ance and damage to your vehicle's
engine and fuel system. Kia recom-
mends that customers do not use
fuel with an ethanol content exceed-
ing 15 percent.
✽ ✽

NOTICE
Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty
does not cover damage to the fuel sys-
tem or any performance problems
caused by the use of “E85” fuel.
✽ ✽

NOTICE
Never use any fuel containing
methanol. Discontinue use of any
methanol containing product which
may inhibit proper drivability.
Other fuels
Using fuels that contain Silicone (Si),
MMT (Manganese, Mn), Ferrocene
(Fe), and Other metalic additives,
may cause vehicle and engine dam-
age or cause misfiring, poor acceler-
ation, engine stalling, catalyst melt-
ing, clogging, abnormal corrosion,
life cycle reduction, etc.
Also, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(MIL) may illuminate.
✽ ✽

NOTICE
Damage to the fuel system or per-
formance problem caused by the use
of these fuels may not be covered by
your New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Gasoline containing MMT
Some gasoline contains harmful man-
ganese-based fuel additives Such as
MMT(Methylcyclopentadienyl
Manganese Tricarbonyl). Kia does not
recommend the use of gasoline con-
taining MMT. This type of fuel can
reduce vehicle performance and affect
your emission control system. The
Malfunction Indicator Lamp on the
cluster may come on.
Do not use methanol
Fuels containing methanol (wood
alcohol) should not be used in your
vehicle. This type of fuel can reduce
vehicle performance and damage
components of the fuel system,
engine control system and emission
control system.

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Features of your vehicle
Make sure to refuel your vehicle
according to the “Fuel requirements”
suggested in chapter 1.
If the fuel filler cap requires replace-
ment, use only a genuine Kia cap or
the equivalent specified for your vehi-
cle. An incorrect fuel filler cap can
result in a serious malfunction of the
fuel system or emission control sys-
tem.
WARNING- Cell phonefires
Do not use cellular phones
while refueling. Electric current
and/or electronic interference
from cellular phones can poten-
tially ignite fuel vapors causing
a fire.
WARNING- Smoking
DO NOT use matches or a
lighter and DO NOT SMOKE or
leave a lit cigarette in your vehi-
cle while at a gas station espe-
cially during refueling.
Automotive fuel is highly flam-
mable and can, when ignited,
result in fire.
WARNING- Refueling & Vehicle fires
When refueling, always shut the
engine off. Sparks produced by
electrical components related
to the engine can ignite fuel
vapors causing a fire. Once
refueling is complete, check to
make sure the filler cap and
filler door are securely closed,
before starting the engine.
CAUTION- Exterior paint
Do not spill fuel on the exterior surfaces of the vehicle. Anytype of fuel spilled on paintedsurfaces may damage the paint.
WARNING- Portable fuel
container
When using an approved
portable fuel container, be sure
to place the container on the
ground prior to refueling. Static
electricity discharge from the
container can ignite fuel vapors
causing a fire. Once refueling
has begun, contact with the
vehicle should be maintained
until the filling is complete. Use
only approved portable plastic
fuel containers designed to
carry and store gasoline.

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Features of your vehicle
Wait until fuel door opens (Plug-in hybrid)
The message is displayed when you
attempt to open the fuel filler lid with
the fuel tank pressurized. Wait until
the fuel tank is depressurized.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• It may take up to 20 seconds to
open fuel filler lid.
• When the fuel filler lid is frozen and does not open after 20 seconds
at freezing temperature, slightly
tap the fuel filler lid and then
attempt to open it.
Fuel door open (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
fuel filler lid is opened.
Also means “Ready to refuel”.
Check fuel door (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
fuel filler lid is open or an abnormal-
ity has occurred.
Refuel after stopping
(Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
fuel filler lid open button is pressed
when a vehicle equipped with a plug-
in hybrid seal-type fuel tank is in
motion (vehicle speed is greater than
0 km/h(mi/h)).
Open fuel door after disconnect-ing charging cable (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when you
press fuel filler lid open button while
charging.
This message explains that refueling
is allowed to finish charging.
Fuel lid is not opened when charging
cable is connected to vehicle.
Charging Door Open (Plug-in hybrid)
This message indicates that the
charging door is open while in driv-
ing-ready state to encourage you to
inspect and close the door.
(Driving with the charging door open
may result in moisture inflow or dam-
age. This message is used to prevent
such occurrences.)

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Driving your vehicle
Hybrid vehicleThe drive mode may be selected
according to the driver’s preference
or road condition.
The system resets to be in the ECO
mode, when the hybrid system is
restarted.
If there is a problem with the instru-
ment cluster, the drive mode will be
in ECO mode and may not change to
NORMAL mode or SPORT mode.
The mode changes whenever the
DRIVE MODE button is pressed.
\b When normal mode is selected, it
is not displayed on the cluster.ECO mode (Active ECO)
Active ECO helps improve
fuel efficiency by control-
ling certain engine and
transaxle system operat-
ing parameters. Fuel effi-
ciency depends on the
driver's driving habit and
road condition.
When the DRIVE MODE button is pressed and the ECO mode is
selected, the ECO indicator
(green) will illuminate to show that
the Active ECO is operating.
When the Active ECO is activated, it does not turn off even though the
engine is restarted again. To turn
off the system, press the DRIVE
MODE button again.
DRIVE MODE INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
NORMAL
SPORT ECO
OJFA055054
■Type A
■Type B
OJFA055055■Type C
OJFA055053
ECO

• All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57
• Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57
• Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
57
• Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57\
• Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-58
• Low aspect ratio tire(if equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-58
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
8-60
• Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-61
• Engine compartment fuse replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 8-63
• Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-66
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-80
• Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-80
• Light bulb position (Front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-81
• Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-81
• Light bulb position (Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-82
• Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement(For Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-82
• Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement (For Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-83
• Headlamp (High beam) bulb replacement (For Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-84
• Headlamp (Low/High beam,LED type) bulb replacement (For Plug-in Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . 8-85
• Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 8-85
• Position lamp + DRL (LED type) bulb replacement . . 8-86• Side repeater lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-87
• Rear turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-87
• Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 8-88
• Back-up lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-89
• License plate lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-90
• High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . 8-90
• Map lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-91
• Vanity mirror lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-91
• Room lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-92
• Personal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-92
• Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
• Trunk lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-94
• Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-94
• Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-99
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
• Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
• Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . 8-102
• Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-103
California perchlorate notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1058

911
Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
Roadside Assistance is provided on all new current
model year Kia Vehicles from the date the vehicle is deliv-
ered to the first retail buyer or otherwise put into use (in-
service date), whichever is earlier, for a period of 60
months or 60,000 miles, whichever is earlier, subject to
the terms, conditions and exclusions set forth in the Kia
Warranty and Consumer Information Manual applicable
to your model year vehicle.
KMA reserves the right to limit or deny services or other
benefits to any owner or driver when, in KMA's judgment,
the claims and/or service requests are excessive in fre-
quency or type of occurrence.
Toll free consumer assistance
Kia's toll-free Consumer Assistance hot line is staffed
from 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM PST, Monday through Friday
and is accessible by dialing 1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
For more information regarding assistance available,
please refer to your Kia Warranty & Consumer
Information Manual.
Emergency roadside assistance
Kia's toll free Roadside Assistance hot line is staffed 24
hours a day, 365 days a year and is accessible by dialing
1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
Please note that you must provide your Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to verify coverage at the time
of your call. The VIN can be found on the dash of your
vehicle on the driver’s side, on the door jamb of the dri-
ver’s door, your vehicle’s registration or proof of insur-
ance card.
Kia utilizes a network of over 30,000 roadside assistance
providers. Should you accidentally run out of fuel, require
a battery jump, or need help changing a tire, a Kia
Roadside Assistance Representative will dispatch some-
one to deliver a small quantity of gas, change a flat tire
with your inflated spare, or arrange a battery jump to
allow you to proceed to your destination. We have access
to a network of over 10,000 locksmiths to help you should
you become locked out of your Kia.
In the event that mechanical difficulty renders your vehi-
cle undriveable due to a warranty-related concern, Kia’s
Roadside Assistance Representative will arrange to
transport your vehicle to the nearest Kia dealer or to an
authorized Kia alternative service location.
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE (U.S. ONLY)

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Index
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-60Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-61
Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-63
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-66
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-53 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Hybrid System Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Hybrid Battery SOC(State of Charge) Gauge . . . . . 4-54
Plug-in hybrid mode indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Outside Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13\
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Glove box lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
Gross vehicle weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement (For Hybrid) . 8-82
Headlamp (High beam) bulb replacement (For Hybrid) . 8-84Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement (For Hybrid) .
8-83
Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Headlight position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Headrest (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Heated steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
HEV powertrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
High Beam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-90
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-27
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-45
Hybrid Battery SOC(State of Charge) Gauge . . . . . . . 4-54
Hybrid System Gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Hybrid vehicle (Drive mode integrated control system) . 6-73
If an accident occurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Important safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Indicator Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 Instrument Cluster Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
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