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What to do in an emergency

EMERGENCY STARTING

Jump starting

WARNING - Frozen

batteries

Do not attempt to jump start the

vehicle if the discharged battery

is frozen or if the electrolyte

level is low as the battery may

rupture or explode.

Jump starting can be dangerous if

done incorrectly. Therefore, to avoid

harm to yourself or damage to your

vehicle or battery, follow these jump

starting procedures. If in doubt, we

strongly recommend that you have a

competent technician or towing serv-

ice jump start your vehicle.

WARNING - Battery

CAUTION - Push/pull start

to 12 Volt Battery

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Keep all flames or sparks away

from the battery. The battery

produces hydrogen gas which

will explode if exposed to flame

or sparks.

Connect cables in numerical order

and disconnect in reverse order.

Use only a 12-volt jumper sys-

tem. You can damage a 12-volt

starting motor, ignition system,

and other electrical parts

beyond repair by use of a 24-

volt power supply (either two

12-volt batteries in series or a

24-volt motor generator set).

WARNING - Sulfuric acid

risk

When jump starting your vehi-

cle, be careful not to get acid on

yourself, your clothing or on the

vehicle. Automobile batteries

contain sulfuric acid.This is poi-

sonous and highly corrosive.

WARNING - Battery

Never attempt to check the elec-

trolyte level of the battery as

this may cause the battery to

rupture or explode.

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What to do in an emergency

Jump starting procedure

Do not allow the jumper cables to

contact anything except the correct

battery terminals or the correct

ground. Do not lean over the bat-

tery when making connections.

Push-starting

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 come in contact.

Vehicles equipped with automatic

transmission lock system cannot be

push-started.

Follow the directions in this section

for jump-starting.

WARNING - Battery

cables

3. Turn off all unnecessary electrical

loads.

WARNING - Tow starting

vehicle

Never tow a vehicle to start it.

When the engine starts, the

vehicle can suddenly surge for-

ward and could cause a colli-

sion with the tow vehicle.

Do not connect the jumper cable

from the negative terminal of the

booster battery to the negative

terminal of the discharged bat-

tery. This can cause the dis-

charged battery to overheat and

crack, releasing battery acid.

Make sure to connect one end of

the jumper cable to the negative

terminal of the booster battery,

and the other end to a metalic

point, far away from the battery.

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 of 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, sta-

tionary, metallic point (for example,

the engine lifting bracket) away

from the battery (4). Do not con-

nect it to or near any part that

moves when the engine is

cranked.

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 author-

ized Kia dealer.

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What to do in an emergency -> Emergency starting for Your Kia Sportage SUV 2020

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