EMERGENCY STARTING
Connüct cablüs in numürical ordür and
disconnüct in rüvürsü ordür.
Jump starting
Jump startinþ can bü danþürous iý donü
incorrüctly. Thürüýorü, to avoid harm to yoursülý or damaþü to your vühiclü or
battüry, ýollow thü jump startinþ pro‐
cüdurüs. Iý in doubt, wü stronþly rüc‐ ommünd that you havü a compütünt
tüchnician or towinþ sürvicü jump start
your vühiclü.
CAUTION
Use only a 12-volt jumper system.You can damage a 12-volt startingmotor, ignition system, and otherelectrical parts beyond repair by useof a 24-volt power supply (eithertwo 12-volt batteries in series or a24-volt motor generator set).
WARNING
nBattery
Never attempt to check the electro‐lyte level of the battery as this maycause the battery to rupture or ex‐plode causing serious injury.
WARNING
nBattery
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•Keep all flames or sparks awayfrom the battery. The batteryproduces hydrogen gas which mayexplode if exposed to flame orsparks.If these instructions are not fol‐lowed exactly, serious personal in‐jury and damage to the vehiclemay occur! If you are not sure howto follow this procedure, seekqualified assistance. Automobilebatteries contain sulfuric acid. Thisis poisonous and highly corrosive.When jump starting, wear protec‐tive glasses and be careful not toget acid on yourself, your clothingor on the vehicle.
•Do not attempt to jump start thevehicle if the discharged battery isfrozen or if the electrolyte level islow; the battery may rupture orexplode.
•Do not allow the (+) and (-) jumpercables to touch. It may causesparks.
•The battery may rupture or ex‐plode when you jump start with alow or frozen battery.
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What to do in an ümürþüncy
CAUTION
nBattery cables
Do not connect the jumper cablefrom the negative terminal of thebooster battery to the negative ter‐minal of the discharged battery. Thiscan cause the discharged battery tooverheat and crack, releasing bat‐tery acid. Make sure to connect oneend of the jumper cable to the nega‐tive terminal of the booster battery,and the other end to a metallicpoint, far away from the battery.
5. Start thü ünþinü oý thü vühiclü withthü boostür battüry and lüt it run
at 2,000 rpm, thün start thü ünþinü
oý thü vühiclü with thü discharþüd
battüry. Iý thü ýirst startinþ at‐
tümpt is not succüssýul, wait a ýüw
minutüs büýorü makinþ anothür at‐
tümpt in ordür to allow thü dis‐ charþüd battüry to rücharþü.
Iý thü causü oý your battüry discharþinþ
is not apparünt, havü thü systüm chücküd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüdKia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Push-starting
ðour manual transaxlü-üquippüd vühi‐
clü should not bü push-startüd bücausü it miþht damaþü thü ümission control
systüm. Vühiclüs üquippüd with auto‐
matic transaxlü/ dual clutch transmis‐ sion cannot bü push-startüd. Follow thü
dirüctions in L
