owners manual KIA Optima

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ENGINE COOLANT The high-pressure cooling system has Checking the coolant level (Continued) a reservoir filled with year round anti‐ freeze coolant. The reservoir is filled at • Even if the engine is not operating, the factory. WARNING do not remove the radiator cap or Check the antifreeze protection and the drain plug while the engine and coolant level at least once a year, at the radiator are hot. Hot coolant and Removing radiator cap beginning of the winter season, and be‐ steam may still blow out under fore traveling to a colder climate. pressure, causing serious injury. CAUTION • Never attempt to remove the radi‐ WARNING Maintenance ator cap while the engine is oper‐ • When the engine overheats from ating or hot. Doing so might lead low engine coolant, suddenly add‐ The electric motor (cool‐ to cooling system and engine dam‐ ing engine coolant may cause ing fan) is controlled by age. Also, hot coolant or steam cracks in the engine. To prevent engine coolant tempera‐ could cause serious personal in‐ damage, add engine coolant slowly ture, refrigerant pressure jury. in small quantities. and vehicle speed. • Turn the engine off and wait until • Do not drive with no engine cool‐ It may sometimes operate even it cools down. Use extreme care 8 ant. It may cause water pump fail‐ when the engine is not running. Use when removing the radiator cap. ure and engine seizure, etc. extreme caution when working near Wrap a thick towel around it, and the blades of the cooling fan so that turn it counterclockwise slowly to you are not injured by a rotating fan the first stop. Step back while the blades. As the engine coolant tem‐ pressure is released from the cool‐ perature decreases, the electric mo‐ ing system. tor will automatically shut off. This When you are sure all the pressure is a normal condition. has been released, press down on If your vehicle is equipped with GDI, the cap, using a thick towel, and the electric motor (cooling fan) may continue turning counterclockwise operate until you disconnect the to remove it. negative battery cable. (Continued) 8-49

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