Chevrolet Equinox owners: jump starting problem.?

Question

With the way the Equinox has its battery tucked away in favor of a remote positive terminal, is it possible to jump-start someone else's vehicle? I recently tried, and was unsuccessful, which I attribute to the fact that the jumper cable was only connected to my positive terminal. I could find no help in the manual (it only told how to recieve a jump-start, not give one).

If you have successfully used your Equinox to jump another car, please tell me how. Thank you.

Answer 1

With any car set up like that, you need to attach the black (ground) cable to a metal part of the vehicle, to provide a complete circuit for the jump start. GM has been making battery setups like that for years, I have a 1994 Pontiac with the same thing! You will also find that on other makes of vehicles!!

With the positive cable to the remote positive terminal, and the negative to a good ground, you should be able to jump start another vehicle!

Answer 2

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Which Scosche interface are you using? Most of them don't require an accessory power connection; you just have to connect them to constant voltage and they'll produce a 12V RAP output to use for the radio accessory input. If you're somehow connecting 12 volts to a data wire in the radio harness, that could certainly be causing your problem. Edit: I took a look at the instructions for this adapter, and I think you may be reading them incorrectly. The only accessory wire on the module is an output, not an input; it's meant to be connected to the red wire on your after-market head unit. (There's a relay diagram that's not required unless your after-market deck or other accessories require more than 2 amps of current. It wouldn't be necessary to supply the accessory input of most after-market head units). No connection to a vehicle accessory circuit is required. The module generates its own 12v accessory output, by reading and interpreting the vehicle data bus signal. I'd remove the connection to your heated seat fuse. The only thing connected to the red wire from the module should be the red wire from the head unit. It's possible that the accessory voltage is causing problems with the module. If disconnecting your extra wiring doesn't solve it, you'll probably need to replace the adapter. Since the Scosche adapter communicates with your vehicle's computer system through the data bus connection at the radio, a malfunctioning adapter module could certainly cause problems with other vehicle systems--including the Passlock anti-theft system, which would prevent your car from starting.

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Answer 4

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