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Maintenance – KIA Sedona 2008 User Manual

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Maintenance

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Shunt connector

Your vehicle is equipped with a shunt
connector to prevent battery discharge if
your vehicle is parked without being
operated for prolonged periods. Use the
following procedures before parking the
vehicle for prolonged periods.

1. Turn off the engine.
2. Turn off the headlights and tail lights.
3. Open the driver’s side panel cover and

pull up the shunt connector.

NOTICE

• If the shunt connector is pulled up

from the fuse panel, the warning
chime, audio, clock and interior
lamps, etc., will not operate. Some
items must be reset after replacement.
(Refer to “Items to be reset···.” on
page 6-30)

• Even though the shunt connector is

pulled up, the battery can still be dis-
charged by operation of the head-
lights or other electrical devices.

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Shunt connector

BATTERY

WARNING

- Battery

dangers

Always read the following
instructions carefully when
handling a battery.

Keep lighted cigarettes and
all other flames or sparks
away from the battery.

Hydrogen, a highly com-
bustible gas,

is always

present in battery cells and
may explode if ignited.

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