Kia Optima Hybrid Owner's Manual Quiz
Body Electrical System

Description and Operation

In this manual: Body Electrical System
General Information — 4Engine Mechanical System — 50Engine Electrical System — 20Emission Control System — 30Engine Control System/Fuel System — 84Automatic Transmission — 98Drive Shaft and Axle — 15Suspension System — 36Steering — 12Restraints — 50Brake System — 38Body (Interior and Exterior) — 54Body Electrical System — 233Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning — 57
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Description

The VESS (Virtual Engine Sound System) generates engine sound when the hybrid system starts. This sound is intended to allow pedestrians to hear the vehicle, since there is no engine noise during hybrid driving. The VESS operates when the vehicle speed is from 0 to 20 km/h.

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A quick Kia Optima Hybrid Owner's Manual quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.