1997 CHEVROLET EXPRESS dead battery

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Or use
a remote positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
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.
8. 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.
5-6
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 9. Make your last connection away from the battery, to
the engine block, frame or other unpainted metal
parts of your vehicle.
A ground location has been
provided through a stud attached
to the body surface. 10.
Please remove the cap before using.
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.
5-7

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A. Engine Block, Frame, Unpainted Metal Engine Part
B. Good Battery or
Body Surface
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:
That your vehicle has rear wheel drive.
0 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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Climate Control. Standard ......................... 3-2
Climate Control System
........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-8
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-27
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3-18. 3-22
Console Storage
................................ 2-44
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-44
Coolant
....................................... 6-22
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-16
Cooling System
................................ 5- 14
Courtesy Transportation ........................... 8-8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-36
Cupholders
.................................... 2-44
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage. Finish ............................... 6-56
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-55
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-54
Daytime
Running Lamps
......................... 2-40
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8- 10
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogging
................................. 3-2. 3-4
Defrosting
................................. 3.2. 3.4
Dome
Lamps .................................. 2-40
Door
Locks ....................................... 2-4
Sliding
..................................... 2-11
Storage
..................................... 2-45
Storagepocket
............................... 2-45
Swing-Out Side
............................... 2-9
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-22
Driver Position
................................. 1-15
Driving
City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-25
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
In the Rain .................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing
a Trailer ............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-22
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-24
Throughwater ............................... 4-18
WetRoads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45