Vehicle care 10-81 – CHEVROLET 2012 Corvette User Manual

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Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual - 2012

Vehicle Care

10-81

10. Now start the vehicle with the

good battery and run the
engine for a while.

11. Try to start the vehicle that had

the dead battery. If it will not
start after a few tries, it
probably needs service.

Notice: If the jumper cables are
connected or removed in the
wrong order, electrical shorting
may occur and damage the
vehicle. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Always connect and remove the
jumper cables in the correct
order, making sure that the
cables do not touch each other or
other metal.

Jumper Cable Removal

A. Heavy, Unpainted Metal Engine

Part or Remote Negative (−)
Terminal

B. Good Battery or Remote

Positive (+) and Negative (−)
Terminals

C. Dead Battery or Remote

Positive (+) Terminal

To disconnect the jumper cables
from both vehicles, do the following:

1. Disconnect the black

negative (−) cable from the
vehicle that had the dead
battery.

2. Disconnect the black

negative (−) cable from the
vehicle with the good battery.

3. Disconnect the red positive (+)

cable from the vehicle with the
good battery.

4. Disconnect the red positive (+)

cable from the other vehicle.

5. Return the engine fuse block

cover to its original position.

6. You may also need to initialize

the power windows. See “Power
Window Initialize” under Power
Windows on page 2‑18
for more
information.

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