9-104
VehicleCare
2.
Getthevehicles closeenough
sothejumpercablescanreach,
butbesurethevehicles arenot
touching eachother.Iftheyare,
itcouldcauseaground
connection youdonotwant.
Youwouldnotbeabletostart
yourvehicleandthebad
3. Turnofftheignition onboth
vehicles. Unplugunnecessary
accessories pluggedintothe
cigarette lighterortheaccessory
poweroutlets. Turnofftheradio
andalllampsthatarenot
needed.Thiswillavoidsparks
andhelpsavebothbatteries.
Anditcouldsavetheradio!
grounding coulddamagethe
electrical systems.
4.
Openthehoodsandlocatethe
positive(+)andnegative(−)
terminal locations ortheremote
positive(+)andremote
negative(−)terminals ofthe
othervehicle. Thenlocatethe
remotepositive(+)location on
yourvehicle. SeeEngine
Toavoidthepossibility ofthe
vehicles rolling, settheparking
brakefirmlyonbothvehicles
involved inthejumpstart
procedure. Putanautomatic
transmission inP(Park)ora
manualtransmission inNeutral
beforesettingtheparkingbrake.
Yourvehiclehasaremote
negative(−)groundlocation, as
shownintheillustration. Itis
locatedontherearpassenger
sideofthevehicle.SeeEngine
Compartment Overview on
page 9‑6.Youshouldalways
usethisremotegroundlocation,
insteadoftheterminal onthe
battery.
Compartment Overview on
page 9‑6 formoreinformation
onlocations theterminals.
Notice: Ifyouleavetheradioor
otheraccessories onduringthe
jumpstartingprocedure, they
couldbedamaged.Therepairs
wouldnotbecoveredbythe
warranty.Alwaysturnoffthe
radioandotheraccessories
whenjumpstartingthevehicle.
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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