Kia Optima: Do not use methanol
Fuels containing methanol (wood alcohol) should not be used in your vehicle. This type of fuel can reduce vehicle performance and damage components of the fuel system.
Use of MTBE
Kia recommends avoiding fuels containing MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) over
15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7% weight) in your vehicle.
Fuel containing MTBE over 15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7% w ...
Fuel Additives
Kia recommends that you use good quality gasolines treated with detergent additives
such as TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline, which help prevent deposit formation in the
engine. These gasolines will he ...
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Blade inspection
✽ NOTICE
Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic
car washes have been known to
make the windshield difficult to clean.
Contamination of either the windshield or
the wiper blades w ...
Opening the Hood
1. Pull the release lever on the lower left side of the instrument panel to unlatch
the hood.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle, slightly raise the hood, pull up on the secondary
latch and li ...
To defog inside windshield
1. Set the mode selection switch to the
or
position.
When you select or
position, the system automatically
turns on the outside (fresh) air mode.
2. Set the temperature control knob to th ...