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NOTICE:
Ignoring these steps could result in
costly damage to your vehicle that
wouldn’t be covered by your
warranty. Trying to start your
Chevrolet by pushing or pulling it
could damage your vehicle, even if
you have a manual transaxle. And
if
you have an automatic transaxle, it
won’t start that way.
To
Jump
Start
Your
Chevrolet:
1.
Check the other vehicle. It must have
a 12-volt battery with a negative
ground system.
NOTICE:
If the other system isn’t
a
12-volt
system with
a
negative ground,
both vehicles can be damaged.
2.
Get the vehicles. close enough
so
the
jumper cables can reach, Ijut be suke
the vehicles aren’t touching each
other. If they are, it could cause a
ground connection you don’t want.
You
wouldn’t be able to start your
Chevrolet, and the bad grounding
could damage the electrical systems.
You
could be injured
if
the vehicles roll.
Set the parking brake
firmly
on each
vehicle. Put an automatic transaxle in
P
(Park) or a manual transaxle in
N
(Neutral).
3.
Turn
off
the ignition on both
vehicles. Turn
off
all lights that aren’t
needed, and radios. This
will
avoid
sparks and help save both batteries.
And
it
could save your radio!
NOTICE:
If
you
leave your radio on, it could
be badly damaged. The repairs
wouldn’t
be
covered by
your
warranty.
4.
Open the hoods and locate the
batteries.
Find the positive
(+)
and negative
(-)
terminals on each battery.