Jump starting a car with the 5th gen

[The Blue Angel]

This thread is full of win!!

[MedicalCowboy]

Samson the jäger dog is also excited for his papa president

[007s 'Vert]

Originally Posted by Scooter11

Great advice man! Just outta curiosity, what time did this happen yesterday? It'd be pretty ironic if it were around 1pm.

Yep.....1:00 pm.....Riviera on the Strip

[Scooter11]

Originally Posted by The Smashin' Pumpkin

This thread is full of win!!

Lol, we try!

[lawman007]

How about booze and booze?
;-)

[Scooter11]

Originally Posted by Lil'BlueCoupe

Yep.....1:00 pm.....Riviera on the Strip

Haha, that's too funny!!! I shoulda called you then, I could still be a proud member of the "I've never opened my owners manual" club.

[Scooter11]

Originally Posted by MedicalCowboy

Samson the jäger dog is also excited for his papa president

That dog really does look excited!

[45thCamaro]

Originally Posted by MedicalCowboy

I don't have an Effin owner's manual so what am I suppose to do?

If you need I can email you the 2012 owners manual in a PDF.

[Scooter11]

Originally Posted by 45thCamaro

If you need I can email you the 2012 owners manual in a PDF.

I think there's an app for that, if I'm not mistaken I have it!

Yep, just checked. The myChevrolet app

[MedicalCowboy]

Originally Posted by 45thCamaro

If you need I can email you the 2012 owners manual in a PDF.

Nah I'm good brother. If there's seriously something I can't figure out I will just go out back and whoop my own a$$ lol

[AGM 1LE]

Originally Posted by Lil'BlueCoupe

I had to rescue my mom yesterday in a parking structure downtown Vegas.
I already knew about the positive post and was looking around for a ground connection, just a few seconds later I spotted the little ground stub sticking out from the side, this is the first car I ever owned that had that, I was a bit impressed, my mom was a bt confused as to why her PT Cruiser didnt have that as well.
Another note for jumping other cars- always make it a habit to NOT have your car running when you are jumping another car, I never even have the keys in the ignition when I do it. If there is anything wrong with the car you are helping, there is a chance their trouble code can transfer to your car and through a "check engine" light in your car, dont ask me how I know this.
If their car cannot get started after the initial turn overs, then there is a lot more wrong with it then just a dead batttery.
Luckilly my moms car was just dead from her leaving her lights on

How can a code transfer through their battery into your battery then into your computer? No data transfer there so not really possible. And I always have the engine running when I jump someone.

[007s 'Vert]

Originally Posted by AGM 1LE

How can a code transfer through their battery into your battery then into your computer? No data transfer there so not really possible. And I always have the engine running when I jump someone.

I really dont know either, just something I was told by a couple of different mechanics, one time I was told that when I came in for a trouble light on my '04 Monte Carlo, the guy was actually one of my friends that I trusted with my car. I told him I jumped someones car the prior day that obviously had issues other then just a dead battery, he reset the trouble code and I no longer had the code come back up which by the way was something to to with a bad alternator....and my alternator checked out just fine.
It may be a myth but I have jumped other folks cars with out my car on or running, and never had any issues afterward since then.....gonna continue doing it that way.
I also DO know that if you weld on a vehicle while the battery is connected you CAN and WILL blow out the alternator........dont ast me how i know that as well......almost got fired when the alternator on my company work truck lost its alternator the day after I welded on the ladder rack while it was on it......

[AGM 1LE]

Originally Posted by Lil'BlueCoupe

I really dont know either, just something I was told by a couple of different mechanics, one time I was told that when I came in for a trouble light on my '04 Monte Carlo, the guy was actually one of my friends that I trusted with my car. I told him I jumped someones car the prior day that obviously had issues other then just a dead battery, he reset the trouble code and I no longer had the code come back up which by the way was something to to with a bad alternator....and my alternator checked out just fine.
It may be a myth but I have jumped other folks cars with out my car on or running, and never had any issues afterward since then.....gonna continue doing it that way.
I also DO know that if you weld on a vehicle while the battery is connected you CAN and WILL blow out the alternator........dont ast me how i know that as well......almost got fired when the alternator on my company work truck lost its alternator the day after I welded on the ladder rack while it was on it......

Im betting the alternator code was from some logic in the computer being tripped when the added load of starting a car was applied and batt voltage got lower than expected for an instant

[ravensjeff]

Originally Posted by AGM 1LE

Im betting the alternator code was from some logic in the computer being tripped when the added load of starting a car was applied and batt voltage got lower than expected for an instant

I'm sure that is probably the case.

I had to jump my Impala the other day with our new Equinox and had to search for the ground. The engine compartment is plastic.