Bolt behind passengers side air cleaner

[hoserama]

Does this bolt serve a purpose or was it placed there to torture the minds of the super inquisitive like myself?

 

[robz32]

AFAIK the bolt serves no purpose, however I would not be surprised if its holding a bracket on the other side.

 

[yesitsakia]

I wondered the same as well. I've seen them on both the 2.0T and 3.3T Stingers.

 

[K8AR]

I've always thought of it as a grounding post for jumpstarting the battery.

 

[mzones]

According to the manual, it is indeed the negative connection point for jumping the car. For the positive, you have to remove the plastic cover with the "+" sign about 18" behind the bolt in question. It is unpainted in order to provide a better connection.

 

[hoserama]

According to the manual, it is indeed the negative connection point for jumping the car. For the positive, you have to remove the plastic cover with the "+" sign about 18" behind the bolt in question. It is unpainted in order to provide a better connection.

thanks!

 

[robz32]

According to the manual, it is indeed the negative connection point for jumping the car. For the positive, you have to remove the plastic cover with the "+" sign about 18" behind the bolt in question. It is unpainted in order to provide a better connection.

Excellent. Thanks for clearing it up.

 

[upstatedoc]

someone reads the manual haha! good work!

 

[MurlinatoR]

Beat me to it! ;-)

 

[ryan.rayle]

According to the manual, it is indeed the negative connection point for jumping the car. For the positive, you have to remove the plastic cover with the "+" sign about 18" behind the bolt in question. It is unpainted in order to provide a better connection.

I work for Kia and you are correct


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[edge9421]

The positive terminal under the hood is way too far from that bolt for a portable jump starter to reach. I don’t use jumper cables anymore because portable jump starters stow in smaller spaces and are also useful for charging a phone in a pinch. I may need to drill and tap a new location for that bolt.


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