Kia Optima: Valve Body. Description and OperationDescription
The valve body is essential to automatic transaxle control and consists of various valves used to control the oil feed from the oil pump. Specifically, these valves consist of pressure regulator valves, oil redirection valves, shift valves, and manual valves. The body also features electronic solenoid valves that ensure smooth gear changes.

Replacement
Valve Body. Components and Components LocationSIRIUS® Satellite Radio information
Satellite Radio channels:
SIRIUS® Satellite Radio has over 130 channels, including 69 channels of 100%
commercial-free music, plus sports, news, talk and entertainment available nationwide
in yo ...
Variant coding
After replacing the SRSCM with a new one, the “Variant Coding” procedure must be
performed.
1.
On SRSCM variant codi ...
Automatic transaxle operation
The automatic transaxle has 6 forward speeds and one reverse speed. The individual
speeds are selected automatically, depending on the position of the shift lever.
✽ NOTICE
The first few sh ...