Today, I jump started my mother-in-laws Chevrolet Malibu from my MY. I checked owners manual that is available on the system screeen and it gave instructions for getting a jump. If there was a reference to giving a jump or telling you not to do it, I didn't see it. The battery is located under the cover at the back of the frunc. It pops off easily enough and there is (at least on mine).a full size 12 battery. The The positive and negative terminals were clearly marked and it was easy to attach jumper cables. I didnt' see any obvious other places to put the negative jumper on.
The Malibu doesn't have a real big engine so we waited 3 or 3 minutes before attempting to start it. It wasn't the most robust start, but the standard battery in the MY turned the Malibu's engine over and it started in about 3 or 4 seconds. I don't think it would start a big V8 in a truck but the Malibu the Tesla was fine. After disconnecting the cables, the cover was pretty easy to snap back into place. I drove the Tesla about 25 minutes to get home after this and didn't notice any issues.
Did I do anything wrong, that might have harmed the MY?
The Malibu doesn't have a real big engine so we waited 3 or 3 minutes before attempting to start it. It wasn't the most robust start, but the standard battery in the MY turned the Malibu's engine over and it started in about 3 or 4 seconds. I don't think it would start a big V8 in a truck but the Malibu the Tesla was fine. After disconnecting the cables, the cover was pretty easy to snap back into place. I drove the Tesla about 25 minutes to get home after this and didn't notice any issues.
Did I do anything wrong, that might have harmed the MY?