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The HEV has not battery, but I read it has pos/neg terminals somewhere. Can the car be used to jump another car?
I agree 100%. I would never jump start anybody with my Niro. Read too many horror stories on Prius Chat when I owned my Prius.I don't know the answer, but I do know that I wouldn't jumpstart another car with my Niro even if I could. Too much chance for it to f*** up my own electrical system in the process.
Ever since I started owning modern cars (with ECUs), I politely decline to offer a jump starts to strangers when they ask me for one, and explain that "last time I did that, it fried my ECU, sorry. I'll happily place a call to a roadside assistance company if you'd like."
If you frequently find yourself needing to jumpstart cars, I recommend buying a portable jumpstarter and keeping it in your car instead.
Doesn’t the PHEV actually have a regular 12V battery in the back?^ interesting about the 12v battery reset button. The PHEV doesn't have that, it's replaced with a button that locks or unlocks the charging cable port.
Yes, you definitely can boost another car with a niro phev. I am a mechanic and I have done it with my own. Just jump from the small car battery located under rear right wheel cover and remember, always ALWAYS boost with good vehicle not running! This is to avoid voltage spikes from two altenators working at same time.The HEV has not battery, but I read it has pos/neg terminals somewhere. Can the car be used to jump another car?
Hey Gadget007, welcome to forum. Its great to have a Niro PHEV owner who is also a mechanic on board here. Looking forward to hearing your take on Niro concerns in the future. Do you work in Kia shop?Yes, you definitely can boost another car with a niro phev. I am a mechanic and I have done it with my own. Just jump from the small car battery located under rear right wheel cover and remember, always ALWAYS boost with good vehicle not running! This is to avoid voltage spikes from two altenators working at same time.
The Niro doesn't have an alternator. Nor is its low capacity battery designed for cold cranking an engine. You can jump the Niro (basically just providing a 12 volt source so the CPU can "start" the car"), but it is a really bad idea to jump another car with the Niro. I believe the manual also explicitly says not to.Yes, you definitely can boost another car with a niro phev. I am a mechanic and I have done it with my own. Just jump from the small car battery located under rear right wheel cover and remember, always ALWAYS boost with good vehicle not running! This is to avoid voltage spikes from two altenators working at same time.
.The Niro doesn't have an alternator. Nor is its low capacity battery designed for cold cranking an engine. You can jump the Niro (basically just providing a 12 volt source so the CPU can "start" the car"), but it is a really bad idea to jump another car with the Niro. I believe the manual also explicitly says not to.
Of course the manual says not to. Too many people simply dont understand how things work and would do it wrong, even when given very specific instructions and the results can be very bad! Im not a kia mechanic, im a marine mechanic by trade. Been testing what "they" tell us cant be done and have proved otherwise 99% of the time. I boosted a dead battery with my niro phev with ignition on but motor not running with about 25% battery left. In just 15 minutes I disconnected the jumper cables and the dead car turned over and started with much more power than I expected. The power that must have gone through the cables must have been huge! I say this because the battery wasn't just low, it was stone dead! Dead batterys dont normally come back that quickly. According to kia, the cars very small 12 volt battery is connected to main battery when ignition is on giving it a tremendous potential for power. I have done this a few times since this and never a problem. Main rule never ever to break, never ever start dead car with cables still connected!The Niro doesn't have an alternator. Nor is its low capacity battery designed for cold cranking an engine. You can jump the Niro (basically just providing a 12 volt source so the CPU can "start" the car"), but it is a really bad idea to jump another car with the Niro. I believe the manual also explicitly says not to.
No, im a marine mechanic, also a computer nut.Hey Gadget007, welcome to forum. Its great to have a Niro PHEV owner who is also a mechanic on board here. Looking forward to hearing your take on Niro concerns in the future. Do you work in Kia shop?
I doubt it. I've jumped a lot of cars in my time, and just what you did can sometimes pick up the voltage enough in a dead flat battery. But it is rare.The power that must have gone through the cables must have been huge! I say this because the battery wasn't just low, it was stone dead! Dead batterys dont normally come back that quickly.