dead battery CADILLAC SEVILLE 1995 4.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. Check that the jumper cables don’t have loose or missing insulation. If
they do, you could get a shock. The vehicles could also be damaged.
Before
you connect the cables, here are some things you should know.
Positive
(+ ) will go to positive (+) and negative (-) will go to negative
(-) or a metal engine part. Don’t connect positive (+) to negative (-) or
you’ll get a short that would damage the battery and maybe other
parts, too.
7. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+) terminal of the
8. Don’t let the other end of the positive cable touch metal. Connect it to
vehicle with the dead battery.
the positive
(+ ) terminal of the good battery.
9. Now connect the black negative (-) cable to the good battery’s negative
(-) terminal.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 10. Don’t let the other end of the negative cable touch anything until the
next step. The other end
of the negative cable doesn’t go to the dead
battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted metal part on the engine of the
vehicle with the dead battery.
11. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run the engine for
12. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
awhile.
If it
won’t start after a few tries, it probably needs service.
Attach the
cable at least
18 inches (45 cm) away from the dead
battery, but not near engine parts that move. The electrical
connection is just as good there, but the chance of sparks getting back
to the battery is much less.
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The Inside of Your Cadillac ....................... 6-53
The Outside of Your Cadillac ...................... 6-57
Tires ........................................... 6-59
Top of the Instrument Panel ....................... 6-56
Vinyl .......................................... 6-55
Climate Control ..................................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the .................................. 3-10
Comfort Controls ................................... 3-1
Compact Disc Care .................................. 3-20
Compact Spare Tire ................................ 5-31
Compass, Electrochromic Rearview Mirror ............. 2-61
Console. Center .................................... 2-14
Console Shift Lever ................................. 2-32
Control. Loss of .................................... 4-17
Control of a Vehicle ................................. 4-6
Convenience Net ................................... 2-67
Convex Outside Mirror .............................. 2-65
Coolant ........................................... 6-23
Heater. Engine ............................. 2.23. 6.15
SurgeTank ..................................... 5-17
Cooling System .................................... 5-15
Cornering Lamps ................................... 2-56
Cruise Control ..................................... 2-47
Erasing Speed Memory ........................... 2-52
Getting Out of .................................. 2-52
Passing Another Vehicle While Using ............... 2-51
To Increase Speed ............................... 2-50
To Reduce Speed ................................ 2-51
To Resume a Set Speed ........................... 2-50
To Set .......................................... 2-48
Traction Control Activated ........................ 2-47
Use on Hills .................................... 2-51
Cruise Engaged Message ............................ 2-92
Cupholders ........................................ 2-14
Customer Assistance Information ...... See Owner Assistance
Damage. Finish
.................................... 6-59
Damage. Sheet Metal ............................... 6-59
Daytime Running Lamps ............................ 2-57
De.Ice. Front ....................................... 3-8
Dead Battery ....................................... 5-4
Defects. Reporting .................. See Owner Assistance
Defensive Driving
................................... 4-2
Defog ............................................. 3-5
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