1993 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 237

(-) or ametalengine part. Don'tconnect (t)to (-) or you'll geta shortthatwoulddamagethebatteryandmaybeotherparts,too. Fansorothermovingengine parts can injure you badly.Keepyour handsawayfrommovingpartsoncetheenginesarerunning. 6. Connectthe red positive (t) cable to thepositive (t) terminal of the (t)terminal if the vehiclewiththedeadbattery.Usearemotepositive vehicle has one. 7. Don't let theother end touchmetal.Connect it to thepositive (t) terminal of thegoodbattery.Usearemotepositive (t) terminal if the vehicle has one. 8. Now connecttheblacknegative (-) terminal. (-) cable to thegoodbattery'snegative Don'tlet the other end touchanything until thenextstep.Theotherend of thenegativecable doesn't go to thedeadbattery. It goes to a heavy unpaintedmetalpart on theengine of thevehiclewith the deadbattery. 9. Attachthecableat least 18 inches (45 cm)awayfromthedeadbattery, but notnearengine parts thatmove.Theelectricalconnection is just as good there, but thechanceofsparksgettingback to thebattery is much less. 5-5