Kia pride 1997 - Emergency Starting; Push-Starting; Jump-Starting Procedure

EMERGENCY STARTING
Discharged battery
Make connections in number order
(Disconnect in reverse order after use)
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\ Booster battery
Jumper cables
JUMP-STARTING PROCEDURE
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Make sure the booster battery is 12-
volt and that it's negative terminal is
grounded
If the boost battery is in another vehi-
cle, do not allow the vehicles to touch.
Turn off all unnecessary electrical
loads.
Connect the jumper cables in the
exact sequence in the illustration. First
connect one end of a jumper cable to
the positive terminal of the discharged
battery and the other end to the posi-
tive terminal on the booster battery.
Next connect one end of the other
jumper cable to the negative
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terminal of the booster battery and the
other end to a solid, stationary,
Metallic point away from the battery.
NOT TO THE BATTERY NEGATIVE
(-) TERMINAL, being careful that the
clamps of one cable do not touch or
contact any metal on either vehicle. Do
not lean over the battery when making
connections.
. Start the engine of the vehicle with the
booster battery, and let it run a few
“minutes. Then start the engine of the
vehicle with the discharged battery.
. Carefully disconnect the cables in the
exact reverse order described in
step 4.
Push Starting
A vehicle should not be push started
because it might damage the emission
control system. Follow the directions on
the previous page for jump starting.
CAUTION
Never tow a vehicle to start it because
the sudden surge forward when the
engine starts could cause a collision
with the tow vehicle.
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