1996 GMC SAVANA dead battery

5. 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 will get a short that would
darr ;e t‘ battery and maybe other parts, too.
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Fans or other moving engine parts can injure you
badly. Keep your hands away from moving parts
once the engines are running. 6. 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.
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7. 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. Now
connect the black
negative
(-) cable to
the good battery‘s negative
(-) terminal.
Don’t let the other end touch anything
until the
next step.
9. Make your last connection away from the battery,
to the engine block, frame or other metal parts of
your vehicle.
10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine for
a while.
1 I. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
If it won’t start after a few tries, it probably
needs service.
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12. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care
that they don’t touch
each other or any other metal.
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A. Engine Block, Frame, Heavy Metal Engine Part
B. Good Battery
C. Dead Battery
Towing Your Vehicle
Try to have your GM dealer or a professional towing
service tow your vehicle. They
can provide the right
equipment and know how to tow it without damage. See
“Roadside Assistance” in your Index.
If your vehicle has been changed since it was
factory-new, by adding things like 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:
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That your vehicle has rear wheel drive.
The make, model and year of your vehicle.
Whether you can move the shift lever for
the transmission.
If there was an accident, what was damaged.
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Climate Conlrol System ........................... 3- 1
Clock. Setting the ................................ 3-9
Comfort Controls
................................ 3- 1
Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-28
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3- 17. 3- I9
Console Storage ................................ 2-41
Control of
a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convex Outside Min-or
.......................... 2-40
Coolant
....................................... 6-20
Recovery
Tank ............................... 5- 13
Cooling System ................................ 5- 12
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-6
Cruise Control
................................. 2-32
Cupholders
.................................... 2-41
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-3
Customer Assistance Information ................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8- 1
Damage . Finish ............................... 6-57
Darnage
. Sheet Metal ............................ 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-36
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-49
Dead Battery
................................... 5-2
Defects. Reporting Safety ......................... 8-8
Defensive Driving
............................... 4- 1
Defogger. Rear Window .......................... 3-8
Defogging ................................. 3-2.3-4
Defrosting
................................. 3-2.3-4
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-37
Door
Locks ....................................... 2-3
Sliding ...................................... 2-8
Storage
..................................... 2-41
Storagepocket
............................... 2-41
Swing-Out Side
............................... 2-7
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-19
Driver Position ................................. 1-13
Driving
City
........................................ 4-18
Defensive
.................................... 4-1
Drunken ..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-19
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-24
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
TntheRain .................................. 4-15
Night
...................................... 4-13
OnCurves
................................... 4-8
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-21
On Snow and Ice ............................. 4-23
Throughwater
............................... 4-17
WetRoads
.................................. 4-15
Winter
...................................... 4-23
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.................... 6-61
Electrical System ............................... 6-61
Electronic Road Speed Governor (Gasoline Engines) ... 2-55
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