Owner`s manual
Using
a
match near
a
battery can cause battery
gas
to
explode. People have been hurt doing this,
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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 ACDelco Freedom@
battery installed
in
every new
GM
vehicle. But
if
a battery has fiiler 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.
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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.
Find the positive
(+)
and negative
(-)
terminals on
6.
Check that the jumper cables don’t have loose
or
each battery.
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
(+)
and negative
(-)
will
go
to negative
(-)
or a metal engine
part.
Don’t connect positive
(+)
to
negative
(-)
or you’ll get a short that would damage
the battery and maybe other
parts,
too.
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CAUTION:
Fans
or
other moving engine parts can injure you
badly. Keep your hands
away
from moving parts
once the engine
is
running.
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