jump cable CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1993 4.G Owners Manual

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Jump Starting
If your battery has WII down, you may
want to use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start your Corvette.
But
please follow the steps here to do it
safely.
NOTICE
To Jump Start Your Corvette:
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have
a 12-volt battery with a negative
ground system.
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2. Get the vehicles close enough so the
jumper cables can reach, but be sure
the vehicles aren't touching each
other. If they are, it could cause a
ground connection you don't want,
You wouldn't be able to start your
Corvette, and the bad grounding
cguid .. d-amage the electrical systems.

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have loose or ,misskg insulation. If
they do, you could get a shock. The
vehicles. could be damaged, too.
Before: you connect the cables, here &e
same things yo-u should:know, Positive
CAUTION
6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to
the positive (+) terminal of the
vehicle with the:
dead battery. Use -a
remote positive (+) terminal if the
vehicle has -one.
7. Don’t let the other en’d touch .metal.
Connect it
ta tke positive ( + )
tGmina1 of the pod battery. use a
remQte positive (+) terminal if the
vehicle has one..
8. Now connect the black negative (-}
cable to the good battery’s negative
(-) terminal.
D~p’-t let the other end-touch anything
until the nexthtep. The other end of the
negative cable doem% go ta the-dead
battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted
metal’part on the engine of thevehicle
with the dead battery.
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Jump Siaithg (C0;NT.)
9. Attach the cable at least 18 inches
(45 em> away from the dead battery,
but -not near engine
parts that move.
The dectrical cowection is just as
good there, but the chance of sparks
getting back to., the batt-ery is much
less.
10. Now start the vehicle with the go0.d
battery and run the engine
for a
while.
11. Try’to start the vehicle with the
dead battery.
If it won’t start after a>few tries, it
probably needs service.
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12, Remove the cables in reverse order
(as shown in this diagram) to
prevent electrical shorting. Take
care that they don’ttouch each
other or any other m&al.
Towing Your Corvette
Try to have a GM dealer or a
professional towing service tow your
Corvette, The usual towing equipment
is
:
(A) Sling-twe tow truck
(B) Wheel-lift tow truck
(C) Car carrier
If your vehicle has-been changed or
modified since it was factory-new by
adding aftermarket items like fog lamps,
aero skirting, or special-tires and
wheels, these instructions and
illustrations may not be correct.
Before
you do anything, turn on the
hazard warning
flashers.

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Battery
Every new Corvette has a Delco
Freedoma battery. You never have to
add water to one of these. When it's
time far a new. battery, we recommend. a
Delco
Freedom* battery. Get one that
has -the catalog number shorn on the
okiginal battery's label.
Jump Starting
For jump starting iqs.tructions, see the
Iizdex under Jump Starting
Vehicle Storage
If you're not going to drive your vehicle
for 25 days or 'more, take off the black,
negative
(-1 cable from the battery. This
wit1 help keep your battery from
.running down,
Contact your dealer to-learn how to
prepare your vehicle far longer storagg
mriods.
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