dead battery Oldsmobile Achieva 1997 Owner's Manuals

7. 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.
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.
9. 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. 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.
5-6

10. 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.
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
won’t start after a few tries,
it probably needs service.
13. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that
they don’t touch
each other or any other metal.
no I
A. Heavy Metal Engine Part
B. Good Battery
C. Dead Battery
5-7

Clock. Setting the ................................ 3-6
Clutch Fluid. Hydraulic
.......................... 6-23
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-23
Compact Disc Player
............................ 3-13
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-32
Clutch. Hydraulic
............................... 6-23
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
Convenience Net
............................... 2-52
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-50
Coolant Heater. Engine
............................... 2- 19
SurgeTank
.................................. 5-16
Surge Tank Pressure Cap
....................... 6-28
Cooling System ................................ 5- 15
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-6
Cruise Control
................................. 2-39
CruiseLight
................................... 2-71
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users ......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-54
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-54
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-44
Defects. Reporting Safety
......................... 8-8
DeadBattery ................................... 5-3
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-5
Defogging
..................................... 3-4
Defrosting
..................................... 3-4
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-63
Dolby@
€3 Noise Reduction ....................... 3-12
DoorLocks
..................................... 2-4
Driver Position
................................. 1-13
Driving City
........................................ 4-21
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway .................................... 4-22
In a Blizzard
................................. 4-28
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-4
In the Rain
.................................. 4-18
Night
...................................... 4-16
On Curves
.................................. 4-11
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-40
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-24
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-27
WetRoads
.................................. 4-18
Winter
...................................... 4-26
With a Trailer
................................ 4-39
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Through
Water
............................... 4-20