Kia Optima: Finish Damage Repair
Deep scratches or stone chips in the painted surface must be repaired promptly. Exposed metal will quickly rust and may develop into a major repair expense.
✽ NOTICE
If your vehicle is damaged and requires any metal repair or replacement, be sure the body shop applies anti-corrosion materials to the parts repaired or replaced.
Waxing
Wax the vehicle when water will no longer bead on the paint.
Always wash and dry the vehicle before waxing. Use good quality liquid or paste
wax, and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Wax all ...
Bright-Metal Maintenance
To remove road tar and insects, use a tar remover, not a scraper or other
sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of bright-metal parts from corrosion, apply a coating
of wax or chrome preser ...
See also:
Installation
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Install the component with the specified
torques.
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Note that internal damag ...
Tripmeter (If equipped)
TRIP A : Tripmeter A
TRIP B : Tripmeter B
The tripmeter indicates the distance of individual trips selected by the driver.
Tripmeter A and B can be reset to zero by pressing the mode selection but ...
Troubleshooting
Failure Diagnosis
1.
In principle, ESC and TCS controls
are prohibited in case of ABS failure.
2.
When ESC or TCS fails, only the
failed system control is prohibited ...