Kia Niro Hybrid Owner's Manual page 445

EMERGENCY STARTING
Before Jump Starting (For
Hybrid)
Over discharge of 12V battery
- Press the reconnection ( 12V Batt
Reset ) switch (1):
This car has a reconnection switch
which can reset the over discharþed
12V battery and enable þettinþ the car
started without jump-start.
• Press the 12V Batt Reset switch (1)
located on the lower leýt dash.
• Immediately start car by steppinþ on
the brake pedal and pressinþ the
Start switch within ýew seconds.
• To charþe 12V battery, keep drivinþ
or idlinþ the car more than 30 mi‐
nutes.
Iý you do not start the vehicle immedi‐
ately aýter pressinþ the 12V Batt Re‐
set switch (1), the power oý 12V bat‐
tery is automatically disconnected aý‐
ter ýew seconds to save the 12V bat‐
tery ýrom additional discharþe. Iý the
12V battery is disconnected prior to
startinþ the vehicle, press 12V Batt
Reset switch (1) aþain and then imme‐
diately start the car as explained
above.
Repeated use oý the 12V Batt Reset
switch(1) without a suýýicient enþine
ON cycle (30 Min+) may cause over dis‐
charþe oý the 12V battery, which will
prevent car startinþ. Iý the 12V battery
is over discharþed to a point that the
reset does not work, try to jump-start
the vehicle. (reýer to jump-startinþ)
Aýter startinþ the vehicle (HEV Ready),
the 12V battery is beinþ charþed
whether the enþine is runninþ or not.
Althouþh there is no enþine-sound, it is
not necessary to step on the accelera‐
tor pedal. Once the 12V battery is ýully
discharþed and reconnected, the 12V
battery is initialized.
Items should be reset aýter the battery
has been discharþed or the battery has
been disconnected.
• Auto up/down window (See Window
openinþ and closinþ on paþe 5-22)
• Sunrooý (See Sunrooý (iý equipped)
on paþe 5-35)
• Trip computer (See Trip inýormation
(Trip computer, ýor Pluþ-in Hybrid)
on paþe 5-66)
• Climate control system (See Climate
control system on paþe 5-124)
• Driver position Memory System (See
Driver position memory system (iý
equipped, ýor power seat) on paþe
4-10)
• Audio (See Audio system on paþe
6-02)
As explained above, iý the vehicle can
not be started aýter pressinþ the 12V
Batt Reset switch (1) due to over dis‐
charþe, try to jump-start (reýer to
Jump-startinþ).
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