Kia Rio: Description

Vehicles have many control units that use more electricity. These units control their own system based on information from diverse sensors. It is important to have a stable power supply as there diverse sensors giving a variety of information. Battery sensor (A) is mounted on battery (-) terminal. It transmits battery voltage, current, temperature information to ECM. ECM controls generating voltage by duty cycle based on these signals.

Battery Sensor

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Removal

1. Disconnect the battery negative (-) cable. 2. Disconnect the battery sensor connector. 3. Remove the battery ...

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