In case of an emergency
Jump starting procedure
Push-starting
CAUTION - Battery cables
1.
Make sure the booster battery is 12-
volt and that its negative terminal is
grounded.
Your
manual
transmission-equipped
Do not connect the jumper cable
from the negative terminal of the
booster battery to the negative ter-
minal of the discharged battery.
This can cause the discharged bat-
tery to overheat and crack, releas-
ing battery acid.
vehicle should not be push-started
because it might damage the emission
control system.
Vehicles equipped with automatic trans-
mission cannot be push-started.
2.
If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, do not allow the vehicles to
touch.
3.
4.
Turn off all unnecessary electrical
loads.
Follow the directions in this section for
jump-starting.
Connect the jumper cables in the exact
sequence shown in the previous illus-
tration. First connect one end of a
jumper cable to the positive terminal of
the discharged battery (➀), then con-
nect the other end to the positive ter-
minal 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), then
the other end to a solid, stationary,
metallic point (for example, the engine
lifting bracket) away from the battery
Do not allow the jumper cables to con-
tact anything except the correct bat-
tery terminals or the correct ground.
Do not lean over the battery when
making connections.
Start the engine of the vehicle with the
booster battery and let it run at 2,000
rpm, then start the engine of the vehi-
cle with the discharged battery.
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.
5.
If the cause of your battery discharging is
not apparent, you should have your vehi-
cle checked by an Authorized Kia Dealer.
(➃). Do not connect it to or near any
part that moves when the engine is
cranked.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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