1997 Chevrolet Tahoe Owner's Manual - Page 240

Other Warning Devices If you carry reflective triangles, you can set one up at the side of the road about 300 feet (100 m) behind your vehicle. NOTICE: Ignoring these steps could result in costly damage to your vehicle that wouldn't be covered by your vehicle warranty. Trying to startyour vehicle by pushing or pulling it could damage your vehicle. With an automatic transmission, it won't start thatway. 1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery with a negative ground system. Jump Starting If your battery (or batteries) has run down, you may want to use another vehicle and some jumpercables to start your vehicle. But please use the following steps to do it safely. Batteries can hurt you. They can be dangerous because: 0 They contain acid that can burn you. 0 They contain gas that can explode or ignite. 0 They contain enough electricity to burn you. If you don't follow these steps exactly, someor all of these things can hurt you. 2. Get the vehicles close enough so the jumper cables can reach, but be sure the vehicle's aren't touching each other. If they are, it could cause a ground connection you don't want. You wouldn't be ableto start your vehicle, and the bad grounding could damage the electrical systems. To avoid the possibilityof the vehicles rolling, set the parking brake f i i y on both vehicles involved in the jump start procedure. Put an automatic transmission in PARK (P). If you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle, be sure the transfer case is not in NEUTRAL (N). 5-3