Cadillac escalade ext 2002 Manuel D’Utilisation

2. Get the vehicles close enough so the jumper cables

can reach, but be sure the vehicles aren’t touching
each other. If they are, it could cause a ground
connection you don’t want. You wouldn’t be able 
to start your vehicle, and the bad grounding could
damage the electrical systems.

To avoid the possibility of the vehicles rolling, 
set the parking brake firmly on both vehicles
involved in the jump start procedure. Put an
automatic transmission in PARK (P) or a manual
transmission in NEUTRAL before setting the
parking brake.

3. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles. Unplug

unnecessary accessories plugged into the cigarette
lighter or accessory power outlets. Turn off the radio
and all lamps that aren’t needed. This will avoid
sparks and help save both batteries. And it could
save your radio!

4. Open the hoods and locate the positive (+) and

negative (

-

) terminal locations of the other vehicle.

Your vehicle has a remote positive (+) jump starting
terminal and a remote negative (

-

) jump starting

terminal. You should always use these remote
terminals instead of the terminals on the battery.

The remote positive (+) terminal is located under a
red plastic cover near the engine accessory drive
bracket. To access the remote positive (+) terminal,
open the red plastic cover.

The remote negative (

-

) terminal is located on the

engine accessory drive bracket and is marked “GND.”

See “Engine Compartment Overview” in the Index
for more information on location.