Kia Carnival - Battery Recharging

Maintenance
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Battery
Battery recharging
Your vehicle has a maintenance-
free, calcium-based battery.
䳜 If the battery becomes discharged
in a short time (because, for
example, the headlights or inte
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rior lights were left on whilst the
vehicle was not in use), recharge it
by slow charging (trickle) for 10
hours.
䳜 If the battery gradually dis
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charges because of high electric
load whilst the vehicle is being
used, recharge it at 20-30A for
two hours.
WARNING
Recharging battery
When recharging the battery,
observe the following precautions:
䳜 The battery must be removed
from the vehicle and placed in an
area with good ventilation.
䳜 Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or
flame near the battery.
䳜 Watch the battery during
charging, and stop or reduce the
charging rate if the battery cells
begin gassing (boiling) violently or
if the temperature of the electro
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lyte of any cell exceeds 49󳚛C
(120󳚛F).
䳜 Wear eye protection when check
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ing the battery during charging.
䳜 Disconnect the battery charger in
the following order.
1. Turn off the battery charger
main switch.
2. Unhook the negative clamp
from the negative battery ter
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minal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp from
the positive battery terminal.
WARNING
䳜 Before performing maintenance
or recharging the battery, turn
off all accessories and stop the
engine.
䳜 The negative battery cable must
be removed first and installed last
when the battery is disconnected.
CAUTION
AGM battery (if equipped)
䳜 Absorbent Glass Matt (AGM) bat
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teries are maintenance free and
have the AGM battery serviced by
a professional workshop. Kia rec
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ommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
For charging your AGM battery,
use only fully automatic battery
chargers that are specially devel
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oped for AGM batteries.
䳜 When replacing the AGM battery,
use parts for replacement from a
professional workshop. Kia rec
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ommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.