Kia Optima: Maintenance ServicesYou should exercise the utmost care to prevent both 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 a reliable and qualified service shop perform this work, preferably an authorized Kia dealer.
An authorized Kia dealer has factory-trained 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.
Maintenance
Owner’s ResponsibilityJump starting procedure
1. Make sure the booster battery is 12-
volt and that its negative terminal is
grounded.
2. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, do not allow the vehicles to
touch.
3. Turn off all ...
Trunk Lid Knob Lock
If the trunk lid lock knob (located near the latch) is in the “LOCK” position
when the trunk lid is closed, it will not be possible to open the trunk lid by using
the remote release. In this ...
Schedule 1 - Severe Maintenance
I: Inspect and, if necessary, adjust, correct, clean or replace.
R: Replace or change. ...