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and transmission are otherwise
nor
mally operable.
Use only towing equipment spe
cifically designed for this purpose,
following the instructions of the
equipment manufacturer. Also, a
safety chain system must be used.
For such towing, the vehicle park
ing brake must be released, trans
mission must be in neutral and
igni
tion lock turned to OFF position.
Remember that power brake and
steering assists will not be available
when engine
is inoperative.
Emergency Starting
• Never tow the car to start be
cause the surge forward when
the engine starts could cause a
collision with the tow vehicle.
• Engines in vehicles with auto
matic transmissions cannot be
started
by towing or pushing
the car.
ENGINE COOLANT
• To start the car when the Ener
gizer (battery) is discharged, use
a single auxiliary battery or
Energizer of the
same nominal
voltage
(12 volts) as the dis
charged battery, with suitable
jumper cables.
• Make connections as set forth
below under
"J ump Starting
with Auxiliary (Booster)
bat
tery"
to lessen the chance of
personal injury or property
damage.
Do
not use these instructions in
connection with any vehicle having
a positive-ground electrical system
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-either to start your vehicle or the
other
one-an explosion may result
which could cause personal injury
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Motors cars have negative-ground
electrical systems and can be used
to jump start one another.
If you
cannot determine how the other
vehicle
is grounded (by checking
specifications in the owner's man
ual, etc.) we recommend that you
attempt no jump starting with that
vehicle.
Jump Starting with
Auxiliary (Booster) Battery
Both booster and discharged
battery should be treated carefully
when using jumper cables. Follow
exactly the procedure outlined be
low, being careful not to cause
sparks:
1.
Set parking brake and place
automatic transmission in
"PARK" (neutral for manual
transmission).
Turn off lights,
heater and other electrical loads. 2.
Remove vent caps from both
the booster and the discharged
batteries. Lay a cloth over the
open vent wells of each battery.
These two actions help reduce
the explosion hazard always
present in either battery when
connecting
"live" booster bat
teries to
"dead" batteries.
3. Attach one end of one jumper
cable to the positive terminal of
the booster battery (identified
by a red color,
"+" or "P" on
the battery case, post or clamp)
and the other end of same cable
to positive terminal of discharged
battery. Do
NOT permit cars to
touch each other,
as this could
'establish a ground connection
and counteract the benefits of
this procedure.
4. Attach one end of the remaining
negative cable to the negative
terminal (black color,
"-" or
"N") of the booster battery, and
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the other end to the' de1cotron
mounting bracket (see illustra
tion) of your 1973 Monte Carlo
(do not connect directly to neg
ative post of dead battery) -
taking care that clamps from
one cable do not inadvertently
touch the clamps on the other
cable. Do not lean over the
battery when making this con
nection.
Reverse this sequence exactly
when removing the jumper cables.
Re-install vent caps and throw
cloths away
as the cloths may have
corrosive acid on them.
