Chevrolet 1997 Cavalier Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 211)

5.

Find the positive

(+)

and negative

(-)

terminals

on

each battery.

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 Delco Freedom@ battery

installed

in

every new

GM

vehicle. But

if

a battery

has fiiier 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.

6.

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

(+)

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.

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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