Oldsmobile 2001 Alero - Manual (Page 215)

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7. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery.
8. 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.
9. Now connect the
black negative ( - )
cable to the
good battery’s
negative (
- ) terminal.
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 part on the engine of the vehicle with the
dead battery.