Kia PICANTO 2023 Manual page 396

What to do in an emergency
connect the other end to the positive
terminal on the booster attery (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, station-
ary, metallic point (for example, the
engine lifting bracket) away from the
battery (4). Do not connect 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 battery
when making connections.
CAUTION
Battery cables
Do not connect the jumper cable from
the negative terminal of the booster bat-
tery to the negative terminal of the dis-
charged battery. This can cause the
discharged 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 metallic
point, far away from the battery.
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 bat-
tery.
If the cause of your battery discharging
is not apparent, have the system
checked by a professional workshop. Kia
recommends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
Push-starting
Your manual transmission-equipped
vehicle should not be push-started
7 6
because it might damage the emission
control system.
Vehicles equipped with automatic trans-
mission cannot be push-started.
Follow the directions in this section for
jump-starting.
WARNING
Never tow a vehicle to start it because
the sudden surge forward when the
engine starts could cause a collision with
the tow vehicle.
Emergency starting