Lighting; Battery Saver Function; Headlight Escort Function; Daytime Running Lights - Kia Optima 2017 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle

LIGHTING

Battery saver function

• The purpose of this feature is to pre‐
vent the battery from being dis‐
charged. The system automatically
turns off the parking lights when the
driver removes the ignition
(smart key: turns off the engine) and
opens the driver-side door.
• With this feature, the parking lights
will be turned off automatically if the
driver parks on the side of road at
night.
If necessary, to keep the lights on
when the ignition key is removed,
(smart key: turns off the engine) per‐
form the following:
1. Open the driver-side door.
2. Turn the parking lights OFF and ON
again using the light switch on the
steering column.
CAUTION
If the driver gets out of the vehicle
through other doors (except driver's
door), the battery saver function
does not operate. Therefore, it cau‐
ses the battery to be discharged. In
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this case, make sure to turn off the
lamp before getting out of the vehi‐
cle.
key
Headlight escort function (if
equipped)
If you turn the ignition switch to the
ACC or OFF position with the headlights
ON, the headlights remain on for about
5 minutes. However, if the driver's door
is opened and closed, the headlights are
turned off after 15 seconds.
The headlights can be turned off by
pressing the lock button on the trans‐
mitter (or smart key) twice or turning
the light switch to the OFF position.
Daytime running lights (if
equipped)
The Daytime Running Lights (DRL) can
make it easier for others to see the
front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different
driving conditions, and it is especially
helpful after dawn and before sunset.
The DRL system will turn the dedicated
lamp OFF when:
1. The headlight or fog lamp switch is
ON.
2. The engine is OFF.
Smart cornering lamp (if
equipped)
While driving the corner, for your sight
and safety, the smart cornering lamp is
turned on automatically. The system
will operate automatically as follows.
• When turning the headlight on
• When the angle of steering wheel is
over 25~35 (it is differed from vehicle
speed)
• When the vehicle speed is over
3 km/h
• When driving forward
Traffic change (For Europe)
The low beam light distribution is
asymmetric. If you go abroad to a
country with opposite traffic direction,
this asymmetric part will dazzle on‐
coming car drives. To prevent dazzle,
ECE regulation demand several techni‐
cal solutions (ex. automatic change
system, adhesive sheet, down aiming).
These headlamps are designed to ad‐
just in user setting mode in cluster.