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If your battery  has run down,  you  may  want  to use  another  vehicle  and 
some  jumper  cables to  start  your  Cadillac.  But  please  follow  the steps 
below  to do  it  safely. 
NOTICE: 
Ignoring  these  steps  could  result  in  costly  damage  to  your 
vehicle  that  wouldn’t  be  covered  by 
your warranty. 
nying  to  start  your  Cadillac 
by pushing or pulling  it  won’t 
work, and it could  damage  your  vehicle. 
TO JUMP START YOUR CADILLAC: 
1. Check  the  other  vehicle. It must  have  a 12-volt  battery  with a negative 
ground system. 
NOTICE: 
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If the  other  system  isn’t  a 12-volt  system  with a negative  ground, 
both  vehicles  can  be  damaged. 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 2. Get  the vehicles  close  enough so the jumper  cables  can  reach,  but  be 
sure  the vehicles  aren’t  touching  each  other. 
If they  are, it  could  cause 
a  ground  connection  you  don’t  want.  You  wouldn’t  be  able to start 
your  Cadillac,  and  the bad  grounding  could  damage  the electrical 
systems. 
3. Turn off the  ignition  on both  vehicles.  Turn off all  lights  that aren’t 
needed,  and  radios.  This  will  avoid sparks  and  help  save  both 
batteries.  And 
it could  save  your  radio! 
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If you leave  your  radio  on,  it could  be  badly  damaged. The 
repairs  wouldn’t be covered  by  your  warranty. 
4. Open  the hoods  and  locate  the batteries. 
Find  the positive 
(+) and  negative (-) terminals  on  each  battery. 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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  things  you should  know. 
Positive 
(+) will go to  positive (+) and  negative (-) will go to  negative 
(-) or  a metal  engine  part. Don’t  connect (+) to (-) or you’ll  get  a 
short  that would  damage  the battery  and  maybe other parts,  too. 
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7. Connect  the red  positive (+) cable  to the  positive (+) terminal of the 
8. Don’t  let  the  other  end  touch  metal.  Connect it to the  positive (+) 
vehicle  with  the dead  battery. 
terminal 
of the good battery. 
9. Now  connect  the black  negative (-) cable  to  the  good  battery’s 
negative 
(-) terminal. 
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