Kia EV jump start process

Kia LogoEV jump start

Your Kia electric vehicle (EV) uses a 12-volt battery to actually start the car, much like a 12-volt battery is used to start an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Plus an EV jump start is possible!

If the start battery has died, you will be locked out of your car. You can find help getting inside your Kia EV, click here!

Once inside your Kia, open the hood. The start battery is located near the driver’s side wheel well and is visible. Note the illustration to the right.

Note: Do not jump start a frozen battery! Remove it and find someplace safe to let it thaw.

Kia EV jump startThe numbers indicate the order that the connections should be made.

  1. Connect the red cable to the positive terminal of the EV.
  2. Connect the other end of the red cable to the positive terminal of the battery being used to jump the EV. The illustration shows a loose battery, but it can in fact be under the hood of another car or truck.
  3. Connect one end of the black or ground cable to the negative terminal on the jump battery, and
  4. Connect the other end of the ground cable to the vehicle’s chassis. Its seen in midair in the illustration. The battery’s ground cable connection to the chassis is likely visible below the battery.

The car should come to life straight away, and the first thing to do is find a service center to have the start battery tested, charged or replaced!

This process applies to the Soul EV, Niro EV, EV6 and EV 9 models. The company makes several more EVs that are available in markets outside North America and this process will likely work with them as well.

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