Vehicle-Specific Installation Notes

Rain Tracker Model: RT-50A
Vehicle-Specific Installation Instructions
The instructions included with the product tell you how to install a Rain Tracker. This page gives special vehicle-specific information. Print this page using your browser's print function.

Application Vehicles
These instructions apply to these vehicles, which all have similar wiper systems:

KIA OPTIMA 11 - 13

Wiring Diagrams and Drawings:

2013 Kia Optima- Drawing applies to all application vehicles listed above. Print this.
RT-50A - HSS (Hot Side Switching)- Included with product, so print only if needed.
Troubleshooting procedure- Print out if needed.

Wire colors used in this vehicle:

+12V - PNK
GROUND - BLK
FAST - WHT
SLOW - YEL

Special Rain Tracker Installation Notes for this vehicle:

Write the wire colors of the vehicle on the HSS drawing, and follow that
when you wire up the Rain Tracker. Use the factory drawing as a reference
to help you find the wires. Some models and years may vary slightly in wire colors.
Factory drawings can be wrong, so, confirm wire colors with a multimeter.

All wiper system wires, except +12V, are available at the wiper switch. They
can usually be accessed by removing one or two access panels (Kick Panels) and,
possibly, the shrouds surrounding the steering column.

FIND +12V
For Rain Tracker power (+12V), locate a source of power hot in accessory
or run. Power source should be min. 12-16ga. wire on a 15-25A circuit. This
can be one of the +12V sources as shown on the diagram, or some other accessory
source. The cigarette lighter is often a good +12V source.

WIRE COLORS
Coming from the switch, there are 2 yellow wires. Use the thicker gauge wire for slow.

PLEASE NOTE
We received the diagram for the 2013 Kia Optima from a customer. Considering there were no major design changes since 2011,
we assume the 2011 and 2012 have the same wiper system as the 2013. Please keep this in mind when installing and
always test wires for function.

The Rain Tracker wiper control system works in parallel with the existing wiper system, so the existing manual control modes are not affected. This page generated by vehicle data file name: kia_optima_13.veh