Cadillac 2011 STS Owner's Manual

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Black plate (38,1)Cadillac STS Owner Manual - 2011BatteryRefer to the replacement number on the original batterylabel when a new battery is needed. See EngineCompartment Overview on page 6‑13 for batterylocation.{ DANGER:Battery posts, terminals, and related accessoriescontain lead and lead compounds, chemicalsknown to the State of California to cause cancerand reproductive harm. Wash hands afterhandling.Vehicle Storage{ WARNING:Batteries have acid that can burn you and gasthat can explode. You can be badly hurt if you arenot careful. See Jump Starting on page 6‑38 fortips on working around a battery withoutgetting hurt.Infrequent Usage: Remove the black, negative (−) cablefrom the battery to keep the battery from running down.Extended Storage: Remove the black, negative (−)cable from the battery or use a battery trickle charger.Jump StartingFor more information about the vehicle battery, seeBattery on page 6‑38.If your vehicle's battery has run down, you may want touse another vehicle and some jumper cables to startyour vehicle. Be sure to use the following steps to do itsafely.{ WARNING:Batteries can hurt you. They can be dangerousbecause:. They contain acid that can burn you.. They contain gas that can explode or ignite.. They contain enough electricity to burn you.If you do not follow these steps exactly, some orall of these things can hurt you.6-38