Emergency Trunk Safety Release; Exhaust Fumes; Rear Cargo Area - Kia Optima 2017 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
NOTICE
If the trunk is closed with the smart
key in it, the chime will sound for ap‐
proximately 3 seconds and the trunk
will reopen.
WARNING
n Exhaust fumes
If you drive with the trunk open, you
will draw dangerous exhaust fumes
into your vehicle which can cause se‐
rious injury or death to vehicle occu‐
pants.
If you must drive with the trunk
open, keep the air vents and all win‐
dows open so that additional outside
air comes into the vehicle.
WARNING
n Rear cargo area
Occupants should never ride in the
rear cargo area where no restraints
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are available. To avoid injury in the
event of an accident or sudden
stops, occupants should always be
properly restrained.

Emergency trunk safety release

(if equipped)
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Your vehicle is equipped with an emer‐
gency trunk release lever located inside
the trunk. If someone is inadvertently
locked in the trunk, moving the handle
in the direction of the arrow will release
the trunk latch mechanism and open
the trunk.
WARNING
• For emergencies, be fully aware of
the location of the emergency
trunk safety release lever in this
vehicle and how to open the trunk
if you are accidentally locked in the
trunk.
• No one should be allowed to occu‐
py the trunk at any time. The
trunk is a very dangerous location
in the event of a crash.
• Use the release lever for emergen‐
cies only. Use extreme caution, es‐
pecially while the vehicle is in mo‐
tion.