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Cadillac Escalade (Europe) Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 6/20/12
10-72 Vehicle Care
5. Check that the jump leads do
not 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 (+) or to a remote
positive (+) terminal if the
vehicle has one. Negative (-) will
go to a heavy, unpainted metal
engine part or to a remote
negative (-) terminal if the
vehicle has one.
Do not connect positive (+) to
negative (-) or you will get a
short that would damage the
battery and maybe other parts
too. And do not connect the
negative (-) cable to the
negative (-) terminal on the dead
battery because this can cause
sparks.
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.
7. Do not 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
negative (-) terminal of the good
battery. Use a remote
negative (-) terminal if the
vehicle has one.
Do not let the other end touch
anything until the next step. The
other end of the negative (-)
cable does not go to the dead
battery. It goes to a heavy,
unpainted metal engine part or
to the remote negative (-)
terminal on the vehicle with the
dead battery.
9. Connect the other end of the
negative (-) cable to the remote
negative (-) terminal, on the
vehicle with the dead battery.
10. Now start the vehicle with the
good battery and run the
engine for a while.