Hyundai Ioniq Quiz
What to Do in an Emergency

Jump Starting Procedure

In this manual: What to Do in an Emergency
Your Vehicle at a Glance — 9Your Vehicle's Safety System — 44Convenient Features of Your Vehicle — 147Driving Your Vehicle — 67What to Do in an Emergency — 34Maintenance — 61Specifications, Consumer Information and Safety Defect Reporting — 13Hybrid System Overview — 36
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1. Position the vehicles close enough for the jumper cables to reach, but do not allow the vehicles to touch.

2. Always keep clear of fans or any moving parts in the engine compartment, even when the vehicles are off.

3. Turn off all electrical devices such as the radio, lights, air conditioner, etc. Place both vehicles in P (Park) and apply the parking brake. Turn both vehicles OFF.

Information

Your vehicle has a battery in the luggage compartment, but when jump starting your vehicle, use the jump terminal in the engine compartment.

Hyundai Ioniq. Jump starting procedure

4. Connect the jumper cables in the exact sequence shown in the illustration. First, connect one jumper cable to the red positive (+) terminal of your vehicle (1).

5. Connect the other end of the jumper cable to the red positive (+) terminal of the booster battery of the assisting vehicle (2).

6. Connect the second jumper cable to the black negative (-) battery terminal or metal ground of the assisting vehicle (3).

7. Connect the other end of the second jumper cable to the black negative (-) chassis ground of your vehicle (4). Do not allow the jumper cables to contact anything except the correct battery terminal, jump terminal, or correct ground. Do not lean over the battery when connecting.

8. Start the engine of the assisting vehicle and let it run at approximately 2000 rpm for several minutes. Then start your vehicle.

If your vehicle does not start after several attempts, it may require service. In this case, seek qualified assistance. If the cause of the battery discharge is not obvious, have your vehicle checked by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

Disconnect the jumper cables in the reverse order of connection:

1. Disconnect the jumper cable from the black negative (-) ground point on the chassis of your vehicle (4).

2. Disconnect the other end of the jumper cable from the black negative (-) battery terminal or metal ground of the assisting vehicle (3).

3. Disconnect the second jumper cable from the red positive (+) terminal of the booster battery of the assisting vehicle (2).

4. Disconnect the other end of the jumper cable from the red positive (+) terminal of your vehicle (1).

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