1994 CHEVROLET S10 jump cable

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If you carry reflective triangles, you can set one up at the side of the road
ab.out
300 feet (100 m) behind your vehicle.
Jump Starting
If your battery has run down, you may want to use another ve\
hicle and some
jumper cables to
start your vehicle. 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.
Trying to start your vehicle by pushing or pulling
it could
damage your vehicle, even
if you have a manual transmission.
And
if you have an automatic transmission, it won’t start that
way.

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To Jump Start Your Vehicle:
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery wlm a\
negauve
ground system.
NOTICE:
If the other system isn’t a 12-volt system with a negative \
ground, both vehicles can be damaged.
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
vehicle, and the bad grounding could damage the electrical syst\
ems.
You could be injured if the vehicles roll, Set the parking brake
firmly
on each vehicle. Put an automatic transmission in “P” (Park)\
or a
manual transmission
in “N’ (Neutral). If you have a four-wheel drive
vehicle with
a manual transfer case shift lever, be sure the transfer case
is not in “N’ (Neutral).
3. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles. Turn off all lights t\
hat aren’t
needed, and radios. This will avoid sparks and help save both batteries.
And it could save your radio!
I NOTICE:
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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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they do, you could get a shock. The vehicles could also be damaged.
Before you connect the cables, here are some basic things you should \
how. Positive (+) will go to positive (+) and negative (-) will go to
negative
(-) or SL 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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