Cadillac 1975 Owner's Manual page 54

I causes as battery explosion, battery acid,
I or electrical burns; and/or (2) damage to
I electronic components of either vehicle.
J Never expose battery to open flame or
{ electric spark — batteries generate a gas
| which is flammable and explosive. Do not
[ allow battery fluid to contact eyes, skin,
I fabrics, or painted surfaces — fluid is a
, corrosive acid. FLUSH ANY CONTACTED
I AREA WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY AND
I THOROUGHLY. Be careful that metal
' tools, or jumper cables do not contact the
I positive battery terminal (or metal in con-
| tact with it) and any other metal on the
< car, because a short circuit could occur.
| Batteries and battery acid should always
. be kept out of the reach of children.
|UMP START PROCEDURE
1. Wear eye protection and remove rings,
metal watch bands, and other metal
jewelry.
2. Set parking brake firmly, and place au¬
tomatic transmission in "PARK'' (neutral
for manual transmission) in both vehi¬
cles (don't let vehicles touch); turn igni¬
tion key to "LOCK" in car with dis¬
charged battery. Also turn off lights, hea¬
ter, and all unnecessary electrical loads.
3. Attach one end of a jumper cable to one
battery's positive terminal (identified by
a red color, "+", or "P" on the battery
case, post, or clamp), and the other end
of the same cable to the positive terminal
of the other battery.
4. Attach the remaining jumper cable
FIRST to the negative terminal (black
color, or "N") of the OTHER
vehicle's battery, (regardless of which
vehicle has the discharged battery) and
THEN to the negative terminal of the
battery in THIS car — thus taking advan¬
tage of this battery's flame arrestor fea¬
ture, should a spark occur.
5. Start the engine in the vehicle that is
providing the jump start (if it was not
running). Let run a few minutes, then
start the engine in the car that has the
discharged battery.
6. Reverse the above sequence EXACTLY
when removing the jumper cables, tak¬
ing care to remove the cable from the
FIAME
ARRESTOR DISC
negative terminal of the battery in THIS
car as the FIRST step.
FIG. 3-2: FLAME ARRESTOR BATTERY
VENT CAP
Engine Coolant
CAUTION: To help avoid the danger of t
being burned, do not remove radiator cap |
while engine and radiator are still hot, be-
'
cause the cooling system will blow out |
scalding fluid and steam under pressure. |
• Do not remove radiator cap to check en¬
gine coolant level; check coolant visu¬
ally at the see-through coolant reservoir.
• Proper coolant level at normal engine
operating temperature is between the