Chevrolet 2000 Tahoe, Owner'S Manual

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4. Open the hoods and locate the positive (+) and
negative (
-
) terminal locations on the other vehicle.
Your vehicle has a remote positive (+) jump starting
terminal and a remote negative (
-
) jump starting
terminal. The remote positive (+) terminal is located
behind a red plastic cover near the driver’s side of the
engine accessory drive bracket. To uncover the remote
positive (+) terminal, open the red plastic cover.
The remote negative (
-
) terminal is located on the
engine accessory drive bracket. This is marked “GND”
on V8 engines.
You should always use the remote positive (+) and the
remote negative (
-
) terminals instead of the positive (+)
and negative (
-
) terminals on your battery.
CAUTION:
If your vehicle has air conditioning, the auxiliary
electric fan under the hood can start up even
when the engine is not running and can injure
you. Keep hands, clothing and tools away from
any underhood electric fan.
CAUTION:
Using a match near a battery can cause battery
gas to explode. People have been hurt doing this,
and some have been blinded. Use a flashlight if
you need more light.
Be sure the battery has enough water. You don’t
need to add water to the ACDelco
R
battery
installed in every new GM vehicle. But if a
battery has filler caps, be sure the right amount
of fluid is there. If it is low, add water to take
care of that first. If you don’t, explosive gas
could be present.
Battery fluid contains acid that can burn you.
Don’t get it on you. If you accidentally get it in
your eyes or on your skin, flush the place with
water and get medical help immediately.