Kia Optima: Electrical Circuit Protection

Push-Starting

Your manual transaxle-equipped vehicle should not be push-started because it might damage the emission control system. Vehicles equipped with automatic transaxles cannot be push-started. Follow th ...

Fuses

A vehicle’s electrical system is protected from electrical overload damage by fuses. This vehicle has two fuse panels, one located in the driver’s side kick panel, the other in the engine c ...

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Instrument panel fuse replacement
1. Turn the ignition switch and all other switches off. 2. Open the fuse panel cover. 3. Pull the suspected fuse straight out. Use the removal tool provided in the engine compartment f ...

Removal
Parking Assist Sensor 1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal. 2. Remove the rear bumper.(Refer to the BD group - "Rear bumper") 3. ...

Adjusting the front seatback recliner
Rotate the upper portion of the control knob forward or backward to recline the seatback to the desired position. Release the control knob and the seatback will lock in position. ...