1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 190

Problems on the Road Jump Starting (CONT.) 4. Open the hoods and locate the 3. Turn off the ignition on both 2. Get the vehicles close enough the so batteries. vehicles. Turn off all lights thataren't jumper cables can reach, but be sure needed, and radios. This will avoid the vehicles aren't touching each sparks and help save both batteries. other. If they are, it could cause a And it could save your radio! ground connectionyou don't want. An electric fan canstart up You wouldn't be able to start your even when the engine is not Oldsmobile, and the bad grounding I uming and can injure you. Keep could damage the electrical systems. hands, clothing and toolsaway from any underhood electric fan. r I L vehicles roll. You could be injuredif the Set the parking brake firmly on each vehicle. Put an automatic transaxle inP (Park) or a manual transaxle N (Neutral). in Find the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals on each battery. I88