Kia Optima DL3 Quiz
Body Electrical System

Headlamps

In this manual: Body Electrical System
General Information — 8Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) — 21Maintenance — 27Engine Mechanical System — 45Engine Electrical System — 11Emission Control System — 11Engine Control System/Fuel System — 25Automatic Transmission — 20Drive Shaft and Axle — 7Suspension System — 22Steering — 7Restraints — 11Brake System — 22Body (Interior and Exterior) — 116Body Electrical System — 90Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning — 32
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Components and Component Location

Component Location

1. Low Beam
2. High Beam
3. Daytime Running Light/Position Light		 4. Low Beam Auxiliary Light
5. Turn Signal Lamp

Circuit Diagrams

Connector and Terminal Function

Connector

Terminal Function

Pin Function
Type Type B
1 Low Beam (+) LED Low Beam (+) LED
2 High Beam (+) LED High Beam (+) LED
3 - Turn Signal Lamp (+) LED
4 - -
5 Ground (-) Low Beam Ground (-) Low Beam
6 Ground (-) Drive Ground (-) Drive
7 Ground (-) Position/DRL Ground (-) Position/DRL
8 Ground (-) High Beam Ground (-) High Beam/Turn Signal Lamp
9 Position Light (+) LED Position Light (+) LED
10 DRL (+) LED DRL (+) LED
11 Leveling Device (+) Leveling Device (+)
12 Leveling Signal Leveling Signal
13 Low Beam Signal - Fairy Tale Low Beam Signal - Fairy Tale
14 - Turn Signal Prompt - Fairy Tale

Repair Procedures

Removal

Headlamps

  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

  2. Remove the front bumper assembly.

    (Refer to Body - "Front Bumper Assembly")

  3. Disconnect the headlamp connector (A).

  4. Remove the headlamp (A) by loosening the mounting bolts.

Installation

  1. Install in the reverse order of removal.

Adjustment

Headlamp Aiming

If beam aiming equipment is not available, proceed as follows:

  1. Inflate the tires to the specified pressure and remove any loads from the vehicle except the driver, spare tire and tools.

  2. The vehicle must be on a level floor.

  3. Draw vertical lines (passing through the respective headlamp centers) and a horizontal line (passing through the headlamp centers) on the screen.

  4. If the headlamp leveling device is installed, set the headlamp leveling device switch to position 0.

  5. When the headlamps and battery are in normal condition, aim the headlamps so that the brightest part is on the horizontal and vertical lines.

  6. Cover the outer protrusion of the headlamp (A) and set the cutoff position.

    [Type]

    A: Vertical (High Beam/Low Beam)

    B: Horizontal (High Beam/Low Beam)

    [Type B]

    A: Vertical (High Beam/Low Beam)

    B: Horizontal (High Beam/Low Beam)

Headlamp Aiming Point

[Type]

Vehicle Condition H1 L1 L2 NOTE
Empty 698 (27,4803) 744 (29,2913) ALL DIMENSIONS in mm (inches)
1 Person on Board 693 (27,2834)

[Type B]

Vehicle Condition H1 H2 L1 L2 NOTE
Empty 697 (27.4409) 684 (26,9291) 751 (29,5669) 661 (26.0236) ALL DIMENSIONS in mm (inches)
1 Person on Board 692 (27.2440) 679 (26,7322)

  1. If the headlamp leveling device is installed, set the headlamp leveling device switch to position 0.

  2. Turn on the low beam without the driver.

  3. The cutoff line of the low beam must be projected as shown in the illustration.

  4. Turn on the high beam without the driver.

  5. The hot zone must be projected within the allowable range shown in the illustration.

Test yourself

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