1998 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 228

8. Now connect the black negative (-) cable to the good battery's negative (-) terminal. Don't let the other end -touchanything until the next step. 11. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery. If it won't start after a few tries,probably it needs service. 12. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent electrical shorting. Take care that they don't touch each other or any other metal. c I-B+ The other endof the negative (-) cable does not go to the dead battery. goes to a heavy unpainted It metal partof the vehicle with the dead battery. 9. Make your last connection away from the battery, to the engine block, frameor other unpainted metal part of your vehicle. The electrical connection is just as good there, but the chanceof sparks getting back to the battery is much less. A. Engine Block, Frame, Unpainted Metal Engine 10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run Part or Body Surface the engine for a while. B. Good Battery C. Dead Battery r1