2014 Cadillac CTS Owner Manual - Page 410

10-106 Vehicle Care { Caution If any accessories are left on or plugged in during the jump starting procedure, they could be damaged. The repairs would not be covered by the vehicle warranty. Whenever possible, turn off or unplug all accessories on either vehicle when jump starting. 3. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles. Unplug unnecessary accessories plugged into the cigarette lighter or the accessory power outlets. Turn off the radio and all lamps that are not needed. This will avoid sparks and help save both batteries. And it could save the radio! 4. Open the hoods and locate the positive (+) and negative (−) terminal locations or the remote positive (+) and remote negative (−) terminals of the other vehicle. Then locate the remote positive (+) location on your vehicle. See Engine Compartment Overview on page 10-6 for locations of the terminals. It is on the left side of the engine compartment. See Engine Compartment Overview on page 10-6. You should always use this remote ground location, instead of the terminal on the battery. { Caution Do not connect a negative cable to the Engine Control Module (ECM), ECM mounting bracket, or any cables that attach to the ECM bracket. This may damage the ECM. Always attach the negative cable to the vehicle's remote negative ground location, instead of the ECM, ECM bracket, or any cables attached to the ECM bracket. Your vehicle has a remote negative (−) ground location, as shown in the illustration.