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 (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),
then the other end to a solid, sta-
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
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.
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
Authorized Kia Dealer.
Refer to illustration on page 6-5.
moves
cranked.
when
the
engine
is
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