Kia optima hybrid 2012 wont start

Asked by lalalexi Dec 19, 2013 at 01:31 PM about the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

It clicks and makes noise and tgen
everything goes on and off like the brake
lights and things in car

1 Answer

migration_judge_roy answered 10 years ago

New battery....follow the black battery 1/0 cable to where it attaches to the chassis ground....wirebrush the lug by holding the lug with a pliers in one hand and wirebrushin' with the other....on the frame too----keep brushing 'till shiny....bolt them together with the NEW battery and things will be all smiles~

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