Chevrolet 2004 TRACKER Automobile User Manual


 
{CAUTION:
Fans or other moving engine parts can injure
you badly. Keep your hands away from moving
parts once the engine is running.
5. Check that the jumper cables don’t have loose or
missing insulation. If they do, you could get a
shock. The vehicles could be damaged too.
Before you connect the cables, here are some
basic things you should know. Positive (+) will go to
a positive (+) battery terminal if the vehicle has
one. Negative () will go to a heavy, unpainted
metal engine part or to a remote negative ()
terminal if the vehicle has one.
Don’t connect positive (+) to negative () or you’ll
get a short that would damage the battery and
maybe other parts too. And don’t connect the
negative () cable to the negative () terminal on
the dead battery because this can cause sparks.
6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the dead battery. Use a remote
positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
7. 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.
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