Replacing components
NOTE
Your vehicle is equipped with maintenance free battery. If your vehicle is equipped
with the battery marked with LOWER and UPPER on the side, you can check the elec
trolyte level. The electrolyte level should be between LOWER and UPPER. If the elec
trolyte level is low, it needs to add distilled (demineralized) water (Never add sulfuric
acid or other electrolyte). When refill, be careful not to splash the battery and adja
cent components. And do not overfill the battery cells. It can cause corrosion on other
parts. Make sure that the cell caps are tightened.
Contact a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia deal
er/service partner.
Battery recharging
Your vehicle has a maintenance-free, calcium-based battery.
• If the battery becomes discharged in a short time recharge it by slow charging
(trickle) for 10 hours.
• If the battery gradually discharges because of high electric load whilst the vehicle is
being used, recharge it at 20~30 A for 2 hours.
WARNING
• When recharging the battery, observe the following precautions:
◦ The battery must be removed from the vehicle and placed in an area with good
ventilation.
◦ Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or flame near the battery.
◦ 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 elec
trolyte of any cell exceeds 49°C (120°F).
◦ Wear eye protection when checking the battery during charging.
◦ 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 terminal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp from the positive battery terminal.
• Before performing maintenance or recharging the battery, turn off all accessories
and stop the vehicle.
• The negative battery cable must be removed first and installed last when the bat
tery is disconnected.
• We recommend that you use batteries for replacement from an authorised Kia deal
er/service partner.
Reset items
Items should be reset after the battery has been discharged or the battery has been
disconnected.
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