1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 210

Problems on the Road 2. Getthevehiclescloseenough so thejumpercablescanreach,butbe If theyare,itcouldcausea surethevehiclesaren'ttouchingeachother. to startyour groundconnectionyoudon'twant. Youwouldn'tbeable vehicle,andthebadgroundingcoulddamagetheelectricalsystems. ' You couldbeinjured if thevehicles roll. Settheparkingbrakefirmly on each vehicle. Put an automatic transmission in P (Park) or a transmission manual in N (Neutral). /9 I I 3. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles. Turn off all lightsthataren't needed,andradios.Thiswillavoidsparksandhelpsave both batteries. And it couldsaveyourradio! NOTICE If youleaveyourradioon, it could be badlydamaged.Therepairs wouldn't be covered by your warranty. 4. Openthehoodsandlocatethebatteries.Findthepositive negative (-) terminalsoneachbattery. EION I P I I i I I 'sing a match a near battery cause can battery gas to explode. rdople havebeenhurtdoingthis,andsomehavebeenblinded.Use flashlightneed light. a you more if You don'tneed to addwater to theDelcoFreedom@batteryinstalled in everynewGMvehicle.Butifabatteryhasfillercaps,besurethe rightamount of fluid isthere. If it islow,addwater to takecare of thatfirst. If youdon't,explosivegascouldbepresent. Batteryfluidcontainsacidthatcanburnyou.Don'tget it onyou. If you accidentally get it inyoureyes or onyourskin,flushtheplace withwaterandgetmedicalhelpimmediately. - I (t) andthe I 5. Checkthatthejumpercablesdon'thaveloose or missing insulation. If they do, you could get a shock. The vehicles could be damaged, too. Beforeyouconnectthecables,herearesomethingsyoushouldknow. Positive (t)will go to positive (t) andnegative (-) willgo to negative (-) or a metal engine part. Don't connect (t)to (-) or you'll get a too. short that would damage the battery and maybe other parts, 5-4