Kia Soul 2012 User Manual download pdf (Page 285)

What to do in an emergency

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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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Push-starting

Vehicles equipped with automatic

transaxle and manual transaxle vehi-

cles equipped with clutch lock sys-

tem cannot be push-started.

Follow the directions in this section

for jump-starting.

CAUTION - Battery

cables

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.

WARNING - Tow starting

vehicle

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.

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