Using a match near a batteq
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
Delco Freedoms battery installed in
every new
GM
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.
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5.
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 things you should
know.
Positive
(+)
will go to positive
(+)
and negative
(-)
will go to negative
(-)
or a metal
engine part. Don’t connect
(+)
to
(-)
or
you’ll get
a
short that would damage the
battery and maybe other parts, too.
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6.
Connect the red positive
(+)
cable to
the positive
(+)
terminal
of
the
vehicle with the dead battery.
Use a remote positive
(+)
terminal
if
the vehicle has one.
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