Kia Optima: Battery Maintenance
For optimal battery performance:
- Keep the battery securely mounted.
- Keep the battery top clean and dry.
- Keep the terminals and connections clean, tight, and coated with petroleum jelly or terminal grease.
- Rinse any spilled electrolyte from the battery immediately with a solution of water and baking soda.
- If the vehicle is not going to be used for an extended time, disconnect the battery cables.
Battery
WARNING - Battery Dangers
Always read the following
instructions carefully when handling a battery.
Keep lighted cigarettes
and all other flames or sparks away from the battery.
Hydrogen, ...
Battery Recharging
Your vehicle has a maintenance-free, calciumbased battery.
If the battery becomes discharged in a short time (because, for example,
the headlights or interior lights were left on while the vehi ...
See also:
To Defrost Outside Windshield
1. Set temperature to the extreme hot (25°C~32°C) position.
2. Set the fan speed to the or
position.
3. Press the defrost button ().
4. The air conditioning will be turned on according to the ...
Applying the parking brake
Foot type
To engage the parking brake, first apply the foot brake and then depress the parking brake pedal down as far as possible.
Hand type
To engage the parking brake, first apply the foot ...
Special Service Tools
Special Service Tools
Tools
(Number and name)
Illustration
Use
09200-38001
Engine support fixture
Removal and inst ...
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