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 ...
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Placement of a Child Restraint System
We recommend that, whenever possible, you put the child restraint in the center
position of the rear seat and secure it to the vehicle with the lap belt.
If the center rear seat is not available, o ...
To keep locks from freezing
To keep the locks from freezing, squirt an
approved de-icer fluid or glycerine into
the key opening. If a lock is covered with
ice, squirt it with an approved de-icing
fluid to remove the ice. ...
Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV). Description and Operation
Description
Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV) is installed on the surge
tank and controls the passage between the canister and the intake manifold.
It is a solenoid valve and is open when the ...