Kia Optima: Chassis / Drive Shafts and Boots

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2025 Service and Repair Manual / Maintenance / Chassis / Drive Shafts and Boots

Repair procedures

Inspection

Drive shaft

1.	Check the drive shaft boots for loose clamps, cracks, grease leaks, kinks or damage

Parking Brake

Repair procedures Inspection Check whether the stroke is within specification when the parking brake lever is depressed with 44 lbf, 196 N(20 kgf) of force. Also, the parking brake alo ...

Steering Gear Rack, Linkage and Boots

Repair procedures Inspection Steering Wheel Play Inspection 1. Turn the steering wheel so that the front wheels are facing straight ahead. ...

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Kia Optima DL3 2019-2025 Service and Repair Manual: Wiper Arm

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Kia Optima DL3 2019-2025 Owner's Manual: Non-operational conditions of parking distance warningreverse

The parking distance warningreverse may not operate properly when: 1. Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It will operate normally once the moisture clears.) 2. The sensor is covered with foreign matter, such as snow or water, or the sensor cover is blocked. (It will operate normally when the m ...