Kia Optima: Engine Number

| 1. | Engine fuel - G : Gasoline |
| 2. | Engine range - 4 : 4 cycle 4 cylinder |
| 3. | Engine development order
and capacity - K : Theta engine (Gasoline) |
| 4. | Engine Capacity - H : 1998cc (T-GDI) - J : 2359cc (GDI) |
| 5. | Production year - B : 2011, C : 2012, D : 2013, E : 2014 … |
| 6. | Plant of production - A : Asan (Korea) - B : Beijing (China)- H : Hwasung (Korea) - K : Montgomery (U.S.A)- M : Chennai (India) - P : Poseung (Korea)- S : Sohari (Korea) - T : Izmit (Turkey)- U : Ulsan (Korea) - W : Shandong (China)- Z : Zilina (Slovakia) - 1 : Yancheng (China) |
| 7. | Engine production sequence
number - 000001 ~ 999999 |
Paint Code
Transaxle NumberTightening Torques
Engine Control System
Item
kgf.m
N.m
lb-ft
ECM installation bolt
1.0 ~ 1.2
9.8 ~ 11.8
7.2 ~ 8.7
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Good braking practices
WARNING
Whenever you leave or park your vehicle, always set the parking brake
as far as possible and fully engage the vehicle's transaxle into the P (Park)
position. If the parking brak ...
Traction Control Indicator Lights
The TCS indicator will
illuminate when the ignition key is turned to the “ON” position, but should go off
after 3 seconds. It means the TCS is in the stand-by status and at the moment of
the ...