2001 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual - Files

1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-voltbattery with a negative ground system.NOTICE:If the other system isn’t a 12-volt system with anegative ground, both vehicles can be damaged.Get the vehicles close enough so the jumper cablescan reach, but be sure the vehicles aren’t touchingeach other. If they are, it could cause a groundconnection you don’t want. You wouldn’t be ableto start 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.Put an automatic transaxle in PARK (P) and amanual transaxle in NEUTRAL before setting theparking brake.2. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles. Unplugunnecessary accessories plugged into the cigarettelighter. Turn off all lamps that aren’t needed as wellas the radios. This will avoid sparks and help saveboth batteries. In addition, it could save the radio!NOTICE:If you leave your radio on, it could be badlydamaged. The repairs wouldn’t be covered byyour warranty.5-4