Kia Optima: Owner’s responsibility
✽ NOTICE
Maintenance Service and Record Retention are the owner's responsibility.
You should retain documents that show proper maintenance has been performed on your vehicle in accordance with the scheduled maintenance service charts shown on the following pages. You need this information to establish your compliance with the servicing and maintenance requirements of your vehicle warranties. Detailed warranty information is provided in your Warranty & Consumer Information manual.
Repairs and adjustments required as a result of improper maintenance or a lack of required maintenance are not covered. We recommend you have your vehicle maintained and repaired by an authorized Kia dealer. An authorized Kia dealer meets Kia’s high service quality standards and receives technical support from Kia in order to provide you with a high level of service satisfaction.
Maintenance services
You should exercise the utmost care to
prevent damage to your vehicle and
injury to yourself whenever performing
any maintenance or inspection procedures.
Should you have any doubts concerning ...
Owner maintenance precautions
Improper or incomplete service may
result in problems. This section gives
instructions only for the maintenance
items that are easy to perform.
As explained earlier in this section, several
p ...
See also:
Exhaust Manifold. Components and Components Location
Components
1. Hear protector
2. EWGA(Electric Waste Gate Actuator)
3. C-ring
4. Turbo manifold module
5. Turbocharger stay
6. Trubo adapter gasket
7. Turbo ad ...
Tire Rotation
To equalize tread wear, it is recommended that the tires be rotated every 7,500
miles (12000 km) or sooner if irregular wear develops.
During rotation, check the tires for correct balance.
When ro ...
Trunk room lamp
The trunk room lamp comes on when the trunk is opened.
CAUTION
The trunk room lamp comes on as long as the trunk lid opens. To prevent unnecessary
charging system drain, close the trunk lid sec ...