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the negative (–) terminal which
is grounded (attached to the
engine block, or frame rail).
2. Position the vehicle with the good (charged) battery so that
the booster (jumper) cables will
reach. But never let the
vehicles touch. Also, be sure
the booster cables to be used
do not have loose or missing
insulation.
3. In both vehicles, turn off the ignition (engine control) switch
and all lights and accessories
except the hazard flasher or
any lights needed for the work
area. In both vehicles, apply
the parking brake firmly and
move the selector lever to the
"P" position.
4. Unlatch the latches (1) and
remove the battery cover (2)
and connect the jumper cables
in the numbered sequence in
the drawing below. Make sure
the cable clamps do not touch
any other metal parts. Make sure the cables are not
on or near pulleys, fans or
other parts that will move when
the engine is started.
When it is difficult to start the
engine in a cold area, first start
the engine of the vehicle with
the booster battery or batteries
and a few minutes after that
start the engine of the disabled
vehicle.
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5. After connecting the cables,start the engine of the vehicle
with the booster battery. 6. Slightly rev up the engine of
the vehicle with the booster
battery and start the engine of
the disabled vehicle. 7. If the engine in the disabled
vehicle starts, remove the
jumper cables in the reverse
sequence as they were
connected.
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376 Index
FuelBiodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 230
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 227
G
Gauges
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . . 72
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . 72
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
General Information Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Getting In and Out of the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . 94
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 277, 280
Daytime Running Lamps(DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . 81
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . 93
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 150
Hooks Shopping Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
I
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Idle Shutdown Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 370
Information on Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
L
Lamps
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287