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Battery Replaced wont start????

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#1 ·
I replaced my battery on my 2009 kia sportage and when i put the negative terminal on the car the horn goes off and the wipers start going??? It wont turn over and my clicker wont lock or unlock the doors. What can I do???
 
#4 ·
the alarm/immobilizer. as long as youre positive the battery is hooked up correctly, sounds like the car didnt like the way the battery was unhooked and decided to activate the immobilizer. I have no experience or expertise with this, but if it was me, i would look for the immobilizer and/or alarm fuses, pull those and then try hooking up the battery. or at least pull the horn fuse so you can hook the battery up without it blaring and then try to solve the problem. I know of other car brands where locking and then unlocking the doors repeatedly with the remote will re-synchronize the alarm module.
 
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