Kia Optima: Instrument Panel Illumination
When the vehicle’s parking lights or headlights are on, the instrument panel lights activate. This makes the instruments and controls visible in darkness. To adjust the instrument panel illumination intensity, use the following procedure.
1. Depress the illumination control knob to pop it out.
2. Turn the knob up to brighten the lights or down to dim them.
3. Push the knob in after you select a brightness setting.
Tachometer
The tachometer indicates the approximate number of engine revolutions per minute
(rpm).
Use the tachometer to select the correct shift points and to prevent lugging
the engine and/or overrevvin ...
See also:
Side Airbag
Your vehicle is equipped with a side airbag in each front seat. The purpose of
the airbag is to provide the vehicle’s driver and/or the front passenger with additional
protection other than that ...
Valve Body. Description and Operation
Description
The valve body is essential to automatic transaxle control and consists of various
valves used to control the oil feed from the oil pump. Specifically, these valves
consist of pressur ...
Installation
Front Speaker
1.
Install the front speaker.
2.
Install the front door trim.
Rear Speaker
1.
Install the rear speaker.
2.
Install the rear door t ...