1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme dead battery

7.
8. Don’t let the other: end
l touch. metal. Connect it ’ toihe positive (+)
terminal of the good
battery. Use a remote
. . positive (+) terminal if
the vehicle has one.
,9. Now connect the black
negative
(-) cable to the
Conpect the red positive
(+) cable to the positive (+) good battery’s negative
tekninal
of the vehicle with the dead battery. Use a (-) terminal. Don’t let
remote positive
(+> terminal if the vehicle has one. the other end touch
anything until the next
step.
The other end of
the negative cable
doesn’t go to the dead
battery. It goes to a
heavy, unpainted, metal
part on the engine
of the
vehicle with the dead
battery;
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10. Attach the cable at least 18 inches (45 cm) away
from the dead battery, but not near engine parts that
move. The electrical connection
is just as goad
there, but the chance of
sparks getting back to the
battery is much less.
11. . Now start the vehicle with the good battery and'run
the engine for a while.
12. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery. If it
won't
start after a few tries, it probably needs
service.
13. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that they don't touch
each other or any other metal.
I
A. Heavy Metal Engine Part
B
. Good Battery
C. Dead Battery
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Damage. Finish ............................... 6-54
Damage. Sheet Metal ...... .- ..................... 6-54
Daytime Running Lamps .......................... 2-32
Dead Battery ................................... 5-2
Defects. Reporting ............................... 8-4
Defensive Driving
................................ 4-1
Defogger. Rear Window .......................... 3-7
Defogging and Defrosting Windows ........... i ,. 3-3. 3-7
Display. Head-Up
....... ., ...................... 2-55
Dome Lights ................................... 2-34-
DoorLocks ..................................... 2-3
Driver Position
.................................. 1-12
Driver Temperature Knob .......................... 3-4
Driving
'
AtNight ................................... 4-13
City
........................................ 4-17
Defensive
................................... 4-1
Drunken
.................................... 4-2
Freeway
........................................ 4-18
In a Blizzard
............ 1 ................ 1 .. 4-24
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
IntheRain
.................................. 4-15 .
On -Curves ................................... -4-8
. On Grades with a Trailer .............. : . : ...... 4-33
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-20
On Snow
and Ice ..................... 1 ........ 4-23
Through Deep Standing Water .................. 2-13
Winter ....................................... 4-22
With a Trailer
............................... 4-32
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2
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