Kia Sportage: Charging System / Battery Sensor Description and operation
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.

Specifications
Battery Sensor
Item
Specification
Rated Voltage (V)
12 - 14
Quiescent Current (uA)
...
Removal
1.
Turn the ignition switch OFF and disconnect the battery negative (-)
terminal.
2.
Disconnect the battery sensor connecto ...
Other information:
Description
CMF Battery
The CMF(Closed Maintenance Free) battery is, as the name implies, totally maintenance
free and has no removable battery cell caps.
The CMF(Closed Maintenance Free) battery does not require water replenishment
for the repair.
The battery is ...
Description
Ignition timing is controlled by the electronic control ignition timing system.
The standard reference ignition timing data for the engine operating conditions
are pre-pro grammed in the memory of the ECM (Engine Control Module).
The engine operating conditi ...