Maintenance
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Battery
䳜 If you connect unauthorised elec
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tronic devices to the battery, the
battery may be discharged. Never
use unauthorised devices.
Battery capacity label
Example
* The actual battery label in the
vehicle may differ from the illus
-
tration.
1. AGM80L-DIN: The Kia model
name of battery
2. 80Ah (20HR): The nominal capac
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ity (in Ampere hours)
3. 155RC: The nominal reserve
capacity (in min.)
4. 12V: The nominal voltage
5. 800CCA (SAE): The cold-test cur
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rent in amperes by SAE
6. 640A (EN): The cold-test current
in amperes by EN
Battery recharging
Your vehicle has a maintenance-
free, calcium-based battery.
䳜 If the battery becomes discharged
in a short time (because, for
example, the headlights or inte
-
rior lights were left on whilst the
vehicle was not in use), recharge it
by slow charging (trickle) for 10
hours.
䳜 If the battery gradually dis
-
charges because of high electric
load whilst the vehicle is being
used, recharge it at 20-30A for
two hours.
Recharging battery
When recharging the battery,
observe the following precautions:
䳜 The battery must be removed
from the vehicle and placed in an
area with good ventilation.
䳜 Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or
flame near the battery.
䳜 Watch the battery during
charging, and stop or reduce the
charging rate if the battery cells
begin gassing (boiling) violently or
if the temperature of the electro
-
lyte of any cell exceeds 49󳚛C
(120󳚛F).
䳜 Wear eye protection when check
-
ing the battery during charging.
䳜 Disconnect the battery charger in
the following order.
1. Turn off the battery charger
main switch.
2. Unhook the negative clamp
from the negative battery ter
-
minal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp from
the positive battery terminal.
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