REPAIR MAINTENANCE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Kia Rio (2000 release)

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		Engines A3E, A5D
		Greasing system
		Cooling
		Fuel system
		Ignition system
		Coupling
		Transmission
		Axes and power shafts
		Suspension
		Wheels and tires
		Steering
		Brakes
		Body
		The air conditioning system
		Electrical equipment
			Technical data
			Electrical circuits
			Generator
			Accumulator battery
				Normal battery charging
				Fast battery charging
				Checking the battery
				Check the electrolyte level
				Check the density of the electrolyte
				Check the battery voltage
				Checking the battery voltage under load
				Check the current drawn from the battery when the ignition is switched off
				Checking the voltage drop across the battery terminal connections
			Starter
			Check while cranking the engine is not warmed-up engine
			Check the electrical circuit of the traction relay
			Check of the traction relay
			Check of brushes and brush holder
			Checking the stator coils
			Check rotor
			Removing and installing starter
			Repair of starter
			Multifunction switch
			Sound signal
			Fuse and relay, established in car salon
			Check the door lock switch activator
			Check of the switch of adjustment of position of the door mirror
			Check activator position outside rearview mirror
			Checking the engine window
			Check the rear window defogger
			Repair of a current-carrying strip of a heater
			Windshield Wiper Motor
			Washers
			Adjusting headlights
			Adjustment of light fog lights
			Airbags (SRS)
			Warning Labels
			Airbag and a spiral wire
			Check airbags
			Checking the spiral wire (spring)
			The front passenger airbag
			Electrical circuits

printable version

Check the current drawn from the battery when the ignition is switched off

This test allows you to determine the current consumed by the battery when the ignition is off. Normal current consumption of the electrical equipment of a vehicle with the ignition off and all users must be in the range of 0.005 to 0.025 A. A current value of 0.0025 is required to maintain the operation of the engine control unit memory.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Check that all electrical consumers switched off. Turn off all the lights, remove the key from the ignition and close the door.

2. Disconnect the negative battery terminal.

3. Replace the digital tester measurement limit of the biggest current and switch it between a wire, disconnected from the battery and the negative terminal of the battery.

4. If the current display unit exceeds 0.025 A, remove the fuses one by one, until the current is less than 0.025 A. This will determine the electrical circuit with an additional consumption of electricity.

5. If, after disconnecting the fuse current consumption exceeds the specified value, disconnect the electrical connector from the generator.

6. If the current is reduced to 0.025 mA, check the charging system.

7. After repairing and troubleshooting re-check the current consumed from the battery when the ignition is off.

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