Cadillac 2004 XLR - Manual (Page 266)

7. Don’t let the other end
touch metal. Connect it
to the positive (+)
terminal of the good
battery. Use a remote
positive (+) terminal
if the vehicle has one.
8. Now connect the black
negative (
−
) cable to
the negative (
−
)
terminal of the good
battery. Use a remote
negative (
−
) terminal
if the vehicle has one.
Don’t let the other end touch anything until the next
step. The other end of the negative (
−
) cable
doesn’t go to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy,
unpainted metal engine part or to a remote
negative (
−
) terminal on the vehicle with the dead
battery.
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