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What to do in an emergency Emergency starting
Battery
Keep all flames or sparks away from the
battery. The battery produces hydrogen
gas, which will explode if exposed to
flame or sparks.
Battery cables
Do not connect the jumper cable from
the negative terminal of the booster bat
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tery to the negative terminal of the dis
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charged battery, directly. This can cause
the discharged battery to overheat and
crack or degrade. Make sure to connect
one end of the jumper cable to the nega
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tive terminal of the booster battery, and
the other end to a metallic point, far
away from the battery.
Sulfuric acid risk
Automobile batteries contain sulfuric
acid. When jump starting your vehicle,
be careful not to get sulfuric acid on
yourself, your clothing, or on the vehicle.
This acid is poisonous and highly corro
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sive.
Jump-starting
1. Make sure the booster battery is 12-
volt and that its negative terminal is
grounded.
If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, do not allow the vehicles to
come in contact.
2. Turn off all unnecessary electrical
loads.
3. Connect the jumper cables in the
exact sequence shown in the illustra
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tion.
1) Connect on end of a jumper cable
to the positive terminal of the dis
-
charged battery (1).
2) Connect the other end to the posi
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tive terminal of the booster battery
(2).
3) Proceed to connect one end of the
other jumper cable to the negative
terminal of the booster battery (3),
then the other end to a solid, sta
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tionary, metallic point away from
the battery (4).
Do not allow the jumper cables to
contact anything except the correct
battery terminals or the correct
ground. Do not lean over the bat
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tery when making connections.
4. Start vehicle with the booster battery
and let it run at 2,000 rpm, then start
the vehicle with the discharged bat
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tery.
If the cause of your battery discharg
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ing is not apparent, you should have
your vehicle checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
Battery cables
Do not connect the jumper cable from
the negative terminal of the booster bat
-
tery to the negative terminal of the dis
-
charged battery. This can cause the
discharged battery to overheat and
crack, releasing battery acid.
Make sure to connect one end of the
jumper cable to the negative terminal of
the booster battery, and the other end to
a metallic point, far away from the bat
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tery.
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