Chevrolet Captiva C140 Manual page 231

Before jump starting Before jump starting Before jump starting Before jump starting Before jump starting
1. Apply parking brake.
2. For a vehicle with automatic transaxle,
shift to PARK, and for manual transaxle,
shift to NEUTRAL.
3. Switch off all electrical accessories.
CAUTION CAUTION
CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION
• • • • • T T T T T urn audio syst urn audio syst urn audio syst urn audio syst urn audio system off bef em off bef em off bef em off befor or or or ore jump em off bef e jump e jump e jump e jump
starting your vehicle. Otherwise you starting your vehicle. Otherwise you starting your vehicle. Otherwise you starting your vehicle. Otherwise you starting your vehicle. Otherwise you
may damage audio system. may damage audio system. may damage audio system. may damage audio system. may damage audio system.
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• • • • • Always route jumper cables so they Always route jumper cables so they Always route jumper cables so they Always route jumper cables so they
Always route jumper cables so they
cannot catch on rotating parts in the cannot catch on rotating parts in the cannot catch on rotating parts in the cannot catch on rotating parts in the cannot catch on rotating parts in the
engine compartment. engine compartment. engine compartment.
engine compartment. engine compartment.
Otherwise you may damage vehicle and Otherwise you may damage vehicle and
Otherwise you may damage vehicle and Otherwise you may damage vehicle and Otherwise you may damage vehicle and
cause serious injur cause serious injur cause serious injur cause serious injur cause serious injury y y y y . . . . .
Attaching jumper cables Attaching jumper cables Attaching jumper cables
Attaching jumper cables Attaching jumper cables
To jump start your vehicle, connect the jumper
cables in the following order:
1. Connect one end of the first jumper cable
to the positive terminal of the battery pro-
viding the jump start (identified by "+" sign
on the battery case or terminal).
2. Connect the other end of this same jumper
cable to the positive terminal of the dis-
charged battery ("+" sign).
3. Connect the first end of the other jumper
cable to the negative terminal of the bat-
tery providing the jump start (identified by
"–" sign on the battery case or terminal).
EMERGENCIES 5–17
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Last connection to the vehicle to be Last connection to the vehicle to be Last connection to the vehicle to be Last connection to the vehicle to be Last connection to the vehicle to be
charged should NOT be made to the charged should NOT be made to the charged should NOT be made to the charged should NOT be made to the charged should NOT be made to the
negative (–) battery terminal. negative (–) battery terminal. negative (–) battery terminal. negative (–) battery terminal. negative (–) battery terminal.
• • • • • Attach the clamp for this last con- Attach the clamp for this last con- Attach the clamp for this last con- Attach the clamp for this last con-
Attach the clamp for this last con-
nection to a steel bracket bolted to nection to a steel bracket bolted to nection to a steel bracket bolted to nection to a steel bracket bolted to nection to a steel bracket bolted to
the engine block. the engine block. the engine block. the engine block. the engine block.
• • • • • This last connection should be as far This last connection should be as far This last connection should be as far
This last connection should be as far This last connection should be as far
away from the battery as possible. away from the battery as possible. away from the battery as possible. away from the battery as possible. away from the battery as possible.
Connecting the jumper cable to the Connecting the jumper cable to the Connecting the jumper cable to the Connecting the jumper cable to the Connecting the jumper cable to the
negative terminal of the discharged negative terminal of the discharged negative terminal of the discharged negative terminal of the discharged negative terminal of the discharged
battery could result in arcing and pos- battery could result in arcing and pos- battery could result in arcing and pos- battery could result in arcing and pos- battery could result in arcing and pos-
sibly a battery explosion. sibly a battery explosion.
sibly a battery explosion. sibly a battery explosion. sibly a battery explosion.
Serious personal injury or vehicle dam- Serious personal injury or vehicle dam- Serious personal injury or vehicle dam- Serious personal injury or vehicle dam- Serious personal injury or vehicle dam-
age can result. age can result. age can result. age can result. age can result.