dead battery GMC SAVANA 1997 Owners Manual

6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Or use
a remote positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
7.
8.
Don't let the other end
touch metal. Connect
it to the positive
(+)
terminal of the good
battery. Use a remote
positive
(+) terminal if
the vehicle has one.
Now connect the black
negative
(-) cable to
the good battery's
negative
(-) terminal.
Don't let the other end touch anything until the next step.
ProCarManuals.com

9. Make your last connection away from the battery, to
the engine block, frame or other unpainted metal
parts of your vehicle.
A ground location has been
provided through a
stud attached to the body surface.
10. Please remove the cap before using.
11. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine for a while.
12. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery. If it
13. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
won’t start after
a few tries,
it probably needs service.
electrical shorting. Take care that
they don’t touch
each other or any other metal.
ProCarManuals.com

A. Engine Block, Frame, Unpainted Metal Engine Part
or Body Surface
B. Good Battery
C. Dead Battery
Towing Your Vehicle
Try to have your GM dealer or a professional towing
service tow your vehicle. They can provide the right
equipment and know-how to tow it without damage.
See “Roadside Assistance’’ in your Index.
If your vehicle has been changed since it was
factory-new, by adding things like fog lamps, aero
skirting, or special tires and wheels, these things could
be damaged during towing.
Before you do anything, turn on the hazard
warning flashers.
When you call, tell the towing service:
0 That your vehicle has rear wheel drive.
The make, model and year of your vehicle.
Whether you can move the shift lever for
the transmission.
If there was an accident, what was damaged.
5-8
ProCarManuals.com

Climate Control. Standard ......................... 3-2
Climate Control System
........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-8
Comfort Controls ................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-27
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3.18. 3.22
Console Storage
................................ 2-44
Control of a Vehicle
.............................. 4-6
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-44
Coolant
....................................... 6-22
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-16
Cooling System
................................ 5-14
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-36
Cupholders
.................................... 2-44
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information ................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-56
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-55
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-40
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-54
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8-10
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogging
................................. 3-2. 3-4
Defrosting
................................. 3.2. 3.4
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-40 Door
Locks
....................................... 2-4
Sliding
...................................... 2-11
Storagepocket
............................... 2-45
Swing-Out Side
............................... 2-9
Drive Position, Automatic Transmission
............. 2-22
Driver Position
................................. 1-15
Driving
City
........................................ 4-19
. Defensive .................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-25
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-36
On Hill
and Mountain Roads .................... 4-22
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-24
Throughwater
............................... 4-18
WetRoads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-3
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45
Storage
..................................... 2-45
9-3
ProCarManuals.com