Kia Optima: Maintenance / Tires and wheels

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2024 Owner's Manual / Maintenance / Tires and wheels

Tire care

For proper maintenance, safety, and maximum fuel economy, you must always maintain recommended tire inflation pressures and stay within the load limits and weight distribution recommended for your vehicle.

Recharging the battery

Your vehicle has a maintenance-free, calcium-based battery. If the battery becomes discharged in a short time (because, for example, the headlamps or interior lamps were left on while the vehic ...

Recommended cold tire inflation pressures

All tire pressures (including the spare) should be checked when the tires are cold. “Cold Tires” means the vehicle has not been driven for at least three hours or driven less than 1.6 km (1 mi ...

Other information:

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2024 Owner's Manual: Air bag non-inflation conditions

• In certain low-speed collisions the air bags may not deploy. The air bags are designed not to deploy in such cases because they may not provide benefits beyond the protection of the seat belts in such collisions. • Air bags are not designed to inflate in rear collisions, because occup ...

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2024 Owner's Manual: Removal and reinstallation

■ Type A ■ Type B To remove the headrest: 1. Recline the seatback (2) with the recline lever or switch (1). 2. Raise headrest as far as it can go. 3. Press the headrest release button (3) while pulling the headrest up (4). WARNING - Headrest Removal NEVER allow anyone to ride in a sea ...