1993 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 208

2. Get the vehicles close enough so thejumpercablescanreach,butbe If theyare, it couldcausea surethevehiclesaren'ttouchingeachother. to start your ground .connection you don't want.Youwouldn'tbeable vehicle,andthebadgroundingcoulddamagetheelectricalsystems. 1 CAUTION I I You couldbeinjured if thevehiclesroll.Set brakefirmly A\ b oneachvehicle.PutanautomatictransmissiontheparkingP (Park)ora in manual transmission in N (Neutral). 3. Turn off theignitiononbothvehicles. Turn off all lightsthataren't needed,andradios.Thiswillavoidsparksandhelpsavebothbatteries. And it couldsaveyourradio! 1' I NOTICE f you leave yourradioon, it couldbe t Nouldn'tbe covered bvvourwarrallLv Iv dar li 1. The Pairs (t)andthe 4. Openthehoodsandlocatethebatteries.Findthepositive negative (-) terminalsoneachbattery. 1 CAUTION A Usingamatchnearabatterycancausebatterygas to explode. Peoplehavebeenhurtdoingthis,andsomehavebeenblinded.Use a flashlight if you need more light. You don't need to add water to the Delco Freedom@ battery installed in everynew GM vehicle.But if a battery has filler caps, be sure the rightamountof fluid is there. If it is low, add water to takecareof thatfirst.Ifyoudon't,explosivegascouldbepresent. it onyou. If Batteryfluidcontainsacidthatcanburnyou.Don'tget you accidentally get it in youreyesoronyourskin,flushthe place with andmedical immediately. water get help I 5. Checkthatthejumpercablesdon'thavelooseormissinginsulation. theydo,youcouldgetashock.Thevehiclescouldbedamaged, If too. Before you connect the cables, here are some things you should know. Positive (t) will go to positive (+) andnegative (-) will go to negative (-) orametalenginepart.Don'tconnect (t)to (-) oryou'llgeta too. shortthatwoulddamagethebatteryandmaybeotherparts, 5-4