Once you are finished reviving a dead car battery in your Optima, make sure you drive it for at least 5 minutes before turning it off so your battery isn't dead the next time. Be sure to disconnect the negative cable (black cable) from the ground on the dead car, then disconnect the negative cable from the ground on the donor battery, then disconnect the positive (red cable) from the donor battery and finally disconnect the positive cable from the dead car. When you finish jumpstarting the dead battery car, which battery terminal to disconnect first is important. Cheap jumper cables have very thin wire such as 8 or 10 gauge), which increases how long it will take to charge the battery with jumper cables in your Optima. If it’s higher than that, then something is drawing current, and it must be addressed. Duralast Platinum AGM Battery BCI Group Size 48 760 CCA H6-AGM. The draw should be less than 25 milliamps (0.025 amps). Here’s how: Remove the negative cable from your Optima’s battery and use a multimeter to measure the draw. Hybrid batteries have longer lifespans and can be expected to last 10 to 20 years. On average, Kia batteries should last between three and five years. The Hybrid System Warranty covers your battery for 10 years or 100,000 miles (whichever comes first). It is important to use the best jumper cables you can buy as they have thicker gauge (0, 2 or 4 gauge) wire and will impact how long to charge car battery with jumper cables (your Optima will charge faster with thicker cables). To fix this issue, you’ll need to test for a parasitic power draw. Hybrid owners get a more extensive battery warranty. Assuming that you have a pair of jumper cables, a pair of safety glasses and a friend to give you a jumpstart, the video above will show you where to connect the cables (and in what order!) for your Optima. Check to see if you left your headlights or an interior light on and turn the switch off. If you get into your Optima, turn the key, and your car doesn't start (you may hear nothing or a clicking sound from the engine bay), you have a dead battery and need a jump-start.
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This video shows you how to use jumper cables to jump start a dead battery in your 2016 Kia Optima.
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