1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual

2. Get the vehicles close enough so the jumper cablescan reach, but be sure the vehicles aren’ttouchingeach other. If they are, it could cause a groundconnection you don’t want. You wouldn’t be able tostart your vehicle, and the bad grounding coulddamage the electrical systems.To avoid the possibility of the vehicles rolling, setthe parking brake firmly on both vehicles.involved inthe jump start procedure. Put an automatic transaxlein PARK (P) before setting the parking brake.An electric fan can start up even when the engineis not running and can injure you. Keep hands,clothing and tools away from any underhoodelectric fan.3. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles. Unplugunnecessary accessories plugged into the cigarettelighter or accessory power outlet. Turn off all lampsthat aren’t needed as well as radios. This will avoidsparks and help save both batteries. In addition, itcould save your radio.NOTICE:If you leave your radio on, it could be badlydamaged. The repairs wouldn’t be covered byyour warranty.4. Open the hoods and locate the batteries. Find thepositive (+) and negative (-) terminals on eachbattery. Your vehicle has a remote positive (+)terminal for this purpose. (The battery is under theback seat.)5-4