In case of an emergency
Jump starting procedure
✽NOTICE
Push-starting
1.
Make sure the booster battery is
and that its negative termi-
nal is grounded.
If the booster battery is in another minal of the discharged battery.
vehicle, do not allow the vehicles
to touch.
Do not connect the jumper cable
Your manual transaxle-equipped
from the negative terminal of the vehicle should not be push-started
booster battery to the negative ter- because it might damage the emis-
12-volt
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2.
sion control system.
Vehicles equipped with automatic
Do not allow the jumper cables to transaxle cannot be push-started.
contact anything except the cor-
3.
4.
Turn off all unnecessary electrical
loads.
Follow the directions in this section
rect battery terminals or the cor-
for jump-starting.
Connect the jumper cables in the
exact sequence shown in the pre-
vious illustration. First connect one
end of a jumper cable to the posi-
tive terminal of the discharged bat-
tery (➀), then connect the other
end to the positive terminal on the
booster battery (➁). Proceed to
connect one end of the other
jumper cable to the negative ter-
minal of the booster battery (➂),
rect ground. Do not lean over the
battery when making connections.
CAUTION
Never tow a vehicle to start it
because the sudden surge for-
ward when the engine starts
could cause a collision with the
tow vehicle.
5.
Start the engine of the vehicle with
the booster battery and let it run at
2,000
rpm, then start the engine of
the vehicle with the discharged
battery.
If the cause of your battery discharg-
ing is not apparent, you should have
your
vehicle
checked
by
an
then the other end to a solid, sta- Authorized Kia Dealer.
tionary, metallic point (for exam-
ple, the engine lifting bracket)
away from the battery (➃). Do not
connect it to or near any part that
Refer to illustration on page 6-5.
moves
when
the
engine
is
cranked.
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