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 compa ...

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To resume cruising speed at more than approximately 40 km/h (25 mph)
If any method other than the cruise ON/OFF switch was used to cancel cruising speed and the system is still activated, the most recent set speed will automatically resume when the RES+ switch is ...

Windshield washers
In the OFF position, pull the lever gently toward you to spray washer fluid on the windshield and to run the wipers 1-3 cycles. Use this function when the windshield is dirty. The spray and wipe ...

Speed sensing door lock system (if equipped)
All doors will be automatically locked after the vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h (9.3 mi/h). And all doors will be automatically unlocked when you turn the engine off or when you remove the ignition ...