jump cable CADILLAC SEVILLE 1995 4.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine JUMP STARTING
If your battery has run down, you may want to use another vehicle and
some jumper cables
to start your Cadillac. Please follow the steps below
to do it safely.
NOTICE:
Ignoring these steps could result in costly damage to your
vehicle that wouldn’t be covered by your warranty.
wing
to start your Cadillac by pushing or pulling it won’t work
and it could damage your vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine TO JUMP START YOUR CADILLAC
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery with a negative
ground system.
NOTICE:
If the other system isn’t a 12-volt system with a negative gro\
und,
both vehicles can
be damaged.
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 Cadillac and the bad grounding could damage the electrical
systems.
3. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles. Turn off all lamps that aren’t
needed and radios. This
will avoid sparks and help save both batteries,
as well as avoid damage to any of the accessories.
4. Open the hoods and locate the batteries.
Find the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals on each battery.
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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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