Kia Soul 2018, Owner'S Manual

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What to do in an emergency
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Jump starting procedure
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NOTICE
If the battery is discharged, the
engine can be started using a battery
of another vehicle and two jumper
cables. Only use jumper cables with
fully insulated clamp handles.
To prevent personal injury or dam-
age to both vehicles, adhere strictly
to the following procedure.
1. Make sure the booster battery is
12-volt and that its negative termi-
nal is grounded.
2. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, do not allow the vehicles
to touch.
3. Turn off all unnecessary electrical
loads.
4. Connect the jumper cables in the
exact sequence shown in the illus-
tration. First connect one end of a
jumper cable to the positive termi-
nal of the discharged battery (1),
then connect the other end to the
positive terminal on the booster
battery (2). Proceed to connect
one end of the other jumper cable
to the negative terminal of the
booster battery (3), then the other
end to a solid, stationary, metallic
point (for example, the engine lift-
ing bracket) away from the battery
(4). Do not connect it to or near any
part that moves when the engine is
cranked. Make sure that there is no
contact between the bodywork of
the two vehicles; otherwise, there
is the danger of short circuits.
CAUTION
- AGM battery
(if equipped)
• Absorbent Glass Matt (AGM)
batteries are maintenance free
and have the AGM battery
serviced by a professional
workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised Kia deal-
er/service partner. For charg-
ing your AGM battery, use only
fully automatic battery charg-
ers that are specially devel-
oped for AGM batteries.
• When replacing the AGM bat-
tery, use parts for replacement
from a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
• Do not open or remove the
cap on top of the battery. This
may cause leaks of internal
electrolyte that could result in
severe injury.
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• If the AGM battery is recon-
nected or replaced, ISG func-
tion will not operate immedi-
ately.
If you want to use the ISG
function, the battery sensor
needs to be calibrated for
approximately 4 hours with
the ignition off.