Kia Optima: Maintenance servicesYou 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 the inspection or servicing of your vehicle, we strongly recommend that you have an authorized Kia dealer perform this work.
An authorized Kia dealer has factorytrained technicians and genuine Kia parts to service your vehicle properly. For expert advice and quality service, see an authorized Kia dealer.
Inadequate, incomplete or insufficient servicing may result in operational problems with your vehicle that could lead to vehicle damage, an accident, or personal injury.
Engine compartment
Owner’s responsibilityVanity Mirror (Passenger Side Visor)
To use the vanity mirror, rotate the sunvisor downward.
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TCM Terminal Input/ Output Signal
Connector [CHTG-AG]
Pin
Description
Condition
Input/output value
Type
Level
1
-
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Removal
1.
Turn the ignition switch OFF and disconnect the battery
negative (-) cable.
2.
Disconnect the engine coolant temperature sensor
connector (A).
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