Opening The Hood; Closing The Hood - Kia 2016 Optima Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
HOOD

Opening the hood

1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
Open the hood after turning off the
engine on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P (Park) position
and setting the parking brake.
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2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
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the hood slightly, push the second-
ary latch (1) upward inside of the
hood center and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will completely
rise by itself after it has been
raised about halfway.

Closing the hood

1. Before closing the hood, check the
following:
• All filler caps in the engine com-
partment
installed.
• Gloves, rags or any other com-
bustible
removed from the engine com-
partment.
2. Lower the hood halfway and push
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down to securely lock in place.
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