Jump Starting; Jump Starting - North America; Vehicle Care- Page 298

2017 Buick enclave Owner Manual

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In Brief
Seats and Restraints
Instruments and Controls
Driving and Operating
Vehicle Care
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Buick Enclave Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-

9955666) - 2017 - crc - 8/4/16

Vehicle Care

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Jump Starting

Jump Starting - North
America

For more information about the
vehicle battery, see

Battery - North

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If the vehicle battery has run down,
you may want to use another
vehicle and some jumper cables to
start your vehicle. Be sure to use
the following steps to do it safely.

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Warning

WARNING:

Battery posts,

terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Batteries also
contain other chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer.

WASH HANDS AFTER

HANDLING.

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Warning (Continued)

See

California Proposition

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Warning

Batteries can hurt you. They can
be dangerous because:

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They contain acid that can
burn you.

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They contain gas that can
explode or ignite.

.

They contain enough
electricity to burn you.

If you do not follow these steps
exactly, some or all of these
things can hurt you.

Caution

Ignoring these steps could result
in costly damage to the vehicle
that would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Trying to start
the vehicle by pushing or pulling it
will not work, and it could damage
the vehicle.

1. Check the other vehicle.

It must have a 12-volt battery
with a negative ground system.

Caution

If the other vehicle does not have
a 12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be
damaged. Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.

2. Get the vehicles close enough

so the jumper cables can
reach, but be sure the vehicles
are not touching each other.
If they are, it could cause a

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  • 1. Check the other vehicle.
  • 2. Get the vehicles close enough so the jumper cables can reach, but be sure the vehicles are not touching each other.