Using a match near a battery can cause battery
gas to explode. People have been hurt doing
this,
and some have been blinded. Use a
flashlight if you need more light.
Be sure the battery has enough water.
You
don’t need to add water to the ACDelco@
battery installed
in
your new vehicle. But if a
battery has filler caps, be sure the right
amount of fluid is there. If
it
is
low, add water
to take care of that first. If you don’t, explosive
gas could be present.
Battery fluid contains acid that can burn you.
Don’t get
it
on you. If you accidentally get
it
in
your eyes or on your skin, flush the place with
water and get medical help immediately.
Fans or other moving engine parts can injure
you badly. Keep your hands away from moving
parts once the engine
is
running.
6.
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 positive
(+)
or to a remote positive
(+)
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.
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