2012-060 SUBJECT: HYBRID FUEL EFFICIENCY TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE The Optima Hybrid (TF HEV) offers customers the potential of excellent fuel economy. However, because some customers may not be achieving the published EPA-rated city/highway numbers, they may bring a vehicle to a dealership’s service department. The following information is provided so that the service … Read more
TT030 TECH TIP: Brake Bleeding – Optima Hybrid Symptom: Where can I find the brake bleeding procedure? Repair: The brake bleeding procedure is located in KGIS Service Info → Shop Manual → Brake System → Brake System → Repair procedures [Intentional repeat of “Brake System”]. [embeddoc url=”https://static.oemdtc.com/TSB/TT030.pdf”] [easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B004QQ721Y” locale=”US” tag=”kiaoemdtc-20″] … Read more
2014-077 SUBJECT: REAR VIEW CAMERA DIAGNOSIS/REPLACEMENT This bulletin provides information to diagnose and/or replace the rear view camera of some Kia vehicles (see table on Pg. 6 for specific models and production dates) which may exhibit inadequate image quality from the rear view camera. Possible concerns include: Blurry image quality Foreign material … Read more
PS297 SUBJECT: SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE When addressing a customer complaint related to a squeaking sound emanating from the rear of the vehicle, and the noise can be isolated to the rear suspension, check the right and left rear shock towers as the most likely source of the noise. Once the noise … Read more
PS307 SUBJECT: PROGRAMMING A THIRD SMART KEY ON CERTAIN 2014-15MY VEHICLES In past Smart Key systems, the maximum amount of keys that could be programmed to a vehicle was 2. On certain 2014-15MY Kia vehicles, the amount of keys that can be programmed to a vehicle has increased to 3. For information on the … Read more