1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE dead battery

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. 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.
I A CAUTION:
Fans or other moving engine parts can injure you
badly. Keep your hands away from moving parts
once the engines are running.
5. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Use a
remote positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
5-4

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. Don’t let the other end
touch metal. Connect
it
to the positive (+)
terminal of the good
battery. Use a remote
positive
(+) terminal if
the vehicle has one.
7. Now connect the
black negative
(-) cable
to the good battery’s
negative
(-) cable.
Don’t let 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 of the vehicle
with the dead battery.
8. 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 good
there, but the chance
of sparks getting back to the
battery is much less.
9. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine for a while.
10. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
If it won’t start after a few tries, it probably
needs service.
5-5

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 11. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that they don’t touch
each other or any other metal.
-
-
A. Heavy Metal Engine Part
B. Good Battery
C. Dead Battery
5-6
Towing Your Vehicle
Try to have your GM dealer or a professional towing
service tow your vehicle. See “Roadside Assistance” in
the Index. They can provide the right equipment and
know how to tow it without damage.
If your vehicle has
been changed since it was
factory-new, by adding such things as fog lamps, aero
skirting, or special tires and wheels, these things could
be damaged during towing.
Before
you do anything, turn on the hazard
warning flashers.
When-you call, tell the towing service:
0 That your vehicle has rear-wheel drive, or that it has
The make, model and year of your vehicle.
Whether you can move the shift lever for the
the four-wheel-drive option.
transmission and transfer case,
if you have one.
0 If there was an accident, what was damaged.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-28
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3-1 8. 3-20
Compact Disc Player Errors
.................. 3-1 8. 3.22
Compass. Electronic
............................. 2-39
Compass. Rearview Mirror with
................... 2-39
Composife Headlamps
........................... 6-37
Console Storage
................................ 2-42
Control of a Vehicle
.............................. 4-5
Convenience Net
............................... 2-47
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-42
Coolant
....................................... 6-25
Heater, Engine
............................... 2- 12
Cooling System
................................ 5-1 1
Cruise Control ................................. 2-32
Cupholders
............................... 2-42, , 2-44
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Us.ers
......... 8-3
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8- I
Damage, Finish ............................... 6-58
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-58
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-36
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-66
Dead Battery
................................... 5-2
Defects, Reporting Safety
......................... 8-8
Defensive Driving
............................... 4- 1
Defogger, Rear Window .......................... 3-9
Defogging
..................................... 3-8
Defrosting
...................................... 3-8
Dolby@ B Noise Reduction
.................. 3-16. 3-17
RecoveryTank
............................... 5- 13
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-6 .
DomeLamps .................................. 2-38
Door Locks
....................................... 2-2
Panel
........................................ 2-7
Rear Security Locks
............................ 2-3
Side
........................................ 2-6
Driver Position
...... : .......................... 1-21
Driving Storage
Pocket
...... ~ ........................ 2-'46
City
........................................ 4-32
Defensive
.................................... 4-1
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-33
Guidelines
.................................. 4-13
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-39
IntheRain
.................................. 4-29
Night
...................................... 4-27
Off-Road
................................... 4-14
OnCurves ................................... 4-8
On Grades While Towing
a Trailer ............... 4-51
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-35
On Snow and Ice .............................. 4-38
Throughwater
............................... 4-31
WetRoads
.................................. 4-29
Winter
...................................... 4-37
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-49
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Utility)
................... 1-6
Electrical Equipment, Adding
........... 2- 12, 3-26, 6-6 1
Electrical System ............................... 6-61
Electric Tailgate Glass Release
.................... 2-27
Electrochromic
. Daymight Rearview Mirror .......... 2-39
9-3