Oldsmobile 2002 Alero - Manual (Page 214)

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6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the dead battery. Use a remote positive (+)
terminal if the vehicle has one.
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.