2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual

CAUTION:Using a match near a battery can cause batterygas to explode. People have been hurt doing this,and some have been blinded. Use a flashlightif you need more light.Be sure the battery has enough water. You don’tneed to add water to the ACDelco batteryinstalled in every new GM vehicle. But if abattery has filler caps, be sure the right amountof fluid is there. If it is low, add water to take careof that first. If you don’t, explosive gas couldbe present.Battery fluid contains acid that can burn you.Don’t get it on you. If you accidentally get it inyour eyes or on your skin, flush the place withwater and get medical help immediately.5. Check that the jumper cables don’t have loose ormissing insulation. If they do, you could get a shock.The vehicles could also be damaged.Before you connect the cables, here are some basicthings you should know. Positive (+) will go topositive (+) and negative (-) will go to a heavy,unpainted metal part on the engine of the vehiclewith the dead battery. Don’t connect positive (+)to negative (-) or you will get a short that woulddamage the battery and maybe other parts, too.Also, don’t connect negative (-) to negative (-).For more detailed information, read Steps 6 through12 following.CAUTION:Fans or other moving engine parts can injure youbadly. Keep your hands away from moving partsonce the engine is running.5-5