2009 Kia Sportage Owners Manual

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 termi-
nal is grounded.
Your
manual    transaxle-equipped
Do   not   connect    the   jumper
cable from the negative terminal
of  the   booster  battery   to  the
negative   terminal   of  the   dis-
charged battery. This can cause
the discharged  battery  to over-
heat  and  crack,  releasing  bat-
tery acid.
vehicle  should  not  be  push-started
because it  might damage  the emis-
sion control system.
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2.
If the booster battery  is in another
vehicle, do  not allow  the vehicles
to touch.
Vehicles  equipped   with   automatic
transaxle cannot be push-started.
Follow  the directions  in this  section
for jump-starting.
3.
4.
Turn off  all unnecessary electrical
loads.
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  (),  then  connect the  other
end to the positive terminal on  the
booster  battery  ().  Proceed   to
connect   one  end   of   the  other
jumper  cable to  the negative  ter-
minal  of the  booster  battery (),
then the other  end to a  solid, sta-
tionary,  metallic  point  (for  exam-
ple,   the  engine   lifting   bracket)
away from the  battery (). Do not
connect it to  or near any part  that
CAUTION
Do not allow the  jumper cables to
contact  anything  except the  cor-
rect battery  terminals  or the  cor-
rect 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  vehicle   with  the  discharged
battery.
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.
If the cause of your battery discharg-
ing is not apparent,  you should have
your
vehicle
checked
by
an
Authorized Kia Dealer.
Refer to illustration on page 6-5.
moves
cranked.
when
the
engine
is
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Product Specification
CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals
Model Year2009
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