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• Keep all flames or sparks away
from the battery. The battery
produces hydrogen gas which may
explode if exposed to flame or
sparks.
If these instructions are not fol‐
lowed exactly, serious personal in‐
jury 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 corrosive.
When jump starting, wear protec‐
tive glasses and be careful not to
get acid on yourself, your clothing
or on the vehicle.
• Do not attempt to jump start the
vehicle if the discharged battery is
frozen or if the electrolyte level is
low; the battery may rupture or
explode.
• Do not allow the (+) and (-) jumper
cables to touch. It may cause
sparks.
• The battery may rupture or ex‐
plode when you jump start with a
low or frozen battery.
Jump starting procedure
1. Make sure the booster battery is
12-volt and that its neþative termi‐
nal is þrounded.
2. Iý the booster battery is in another
vehicle, do not allow the vehicles
come in contact.
3. Turn oýý all unnecessary electrical
loads.
4. Connect the jumper cables in the
exact sequence shown in the illus‐
tration. First connect one end oý a
jumper cable to the positive termi‐
nal oý the ýuse box (1), then con‐
nect the other end to the positive
terminal on the booster battery
(2).
Proceed to connect one end oý the
other jumper cable to the neþative
terminal oý the booster battery (3),
then the other end to a solid, sta‐
tionary, metallic point (ýor example,
the enþine liýtinþ bracket) away
ýrom the ýuse box (4). Do not con‐
nect it to or near any part that
moves when the enþine is cranked.
Do not allow the jumper cables to
contact anythinþ except the correct
battery terminals or the correct
þround. Do not lean over the bat‐
tery when makinþ connections.
CAUTION
n Battery cables
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 battery to
overheat and crack, releasing bat‐
tery acid.
Make sure to connect one end of the
jumper cable to the negative termi‐
nal of the booster battery, and the
other end to a metallic point, far
away from the battery.
5. Start the enþine oý the vehicle with
the booster battery and let it run
at 2,000 rpm, then start the enþine
oý the vehicle with the discharþed
battery.
Iý the cause oý your battery discharþinþ
is not apparent, have the system
checked by a proýessional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
Push-starting
Vehicles equipped with dual clutch
transmission cannot be push-started.
What to do in an emerþency
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