Kia Optima: Remote Trunk Lid Release

Emergency Trunk Safety Release

Your vehicle is equipped with an emergency trunk release cable located inside the trunk inside of the right tail light. If someone is inadvertently locked in the trunk, when pulled, this cable w ...

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 ins ...

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Inspection
1. The rear glass defogger switch inputs can be checked using the GDS. 2. To check the input value of rear glass defogger switch, select option "Body Control Mod ...

Circuit Diagram
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Removal
1. Disconnect the negative(-) battery terminal. 2. Remove the glove box.(Refer to the BD group - "Crash pad") 3. Disconnect the fob hold ...