Suzuki reno 2006 Owner's Manual page 196

Checking Things Under the Hood:
SERVICE AND APPEARANCE CARE
3) Turn off the ignition on both vehicles.
Unplug unnecessary
plugged into the cigarette lighter or in
the accessory power outlet. Turn off the
radio and all lamps that aren't needed.
This will avoid sparks and help save
both batteries. And it could save your
radio!
4) Open the hoods and locate the batter-
ies. Find the positive (+) and negative
(–) terminal locations on each vehicle.
Your vehicle's positive (+) terminal is
located under a red tethered cap on the
battery. The negative (–) terminal is
located under a black tethered cap on
the battery. See "Engine Compartment
Overview" in this section for more infor-
mation on location. Flip the caps up to
access the positive (+) and negative (–)
terminals.
WARNING
An electric fan under the hood can
start up and injure you even when the
engine is not running. Keep hands,
clothing and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
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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 battery installed in your new vehi-
cle. 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.
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 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 with the dead battery has one.
Don't connect positive (+) to negative
(–) or you'll get a short that would dam-
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age 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.
WARNING
An electric fan under the hood can
start up and injure you even when the
engine is not running. Keep hands,
clothing and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.