What to do in an emergency
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Emergency starting
hydrogen gas which may explode if
exposed to flame or sparks.
If these instructions are not followed
exactly, serious personal injury and
damage to the vehicle may occur! If
you are not sure how to follow this
procedure, seek qualified assistance.
Automobile batteries contain sulfuric
acid. This is poisonous and highly cor
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rosive. When jump starting, wear pro
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tective glasses and be careful not to
get acid on yourself, your clothing or
on the vehicle.
僅 Do not attempt to jump start the vehi
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cle if the discharged battery is frozen
or if the electrolyte level is low; the
battery may rupture or explode.
僅 Do not allow the (+) and (-) jumper
cables to touch. It may cause sparks.
僅 The battery may rupture or explode
when you jump start with a low or fro
-
zen battery.
Jump starting procedure
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
come in contact.
2. Open the engine bonnet.
3. Open the positive terminal cap inside
the engine room fuse box and the
engine cover close to the vehicle
body.
4. Connect the jumper cables in the
exact sequence shown in the illustra
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tion.
1) Connect one 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 (for exam
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ple, the engine lifting bracket) away
from the battery (4). Do not con
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nect it to or near any part that
moves when the engine is cranked.
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.
If the cause of your battery discharg
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ing is not apparent, you should have
your vehicle checked by a profes
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sional workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorized Kia dealer/service
partner.
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 metalic point, far away from the bat
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tery.
Push-starting
Your Manual Transmission/Intelligent
Manual Transmission-equipped vehicle
should not be push-started because it
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