1997 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 219
1997 Pontiac Bonneville Manual
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8. Don't letthe other end touch metal.Connect it to the positive (+) terminal of the good battery. Use a remote positive (+) terminal if the vehiclehas one. 7. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+) terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Use a remote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one. Now connect the black negative (-) cable to the good battery's negative (-) terminal. other end Don't let the touch anything until the next step. The other end of the negative cable duesn't go to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted metal part on the engineof the vehicle with the dead battery.
7.
Connect
the
red positive
(+)
cable
to
the
positive
(+)
terminal
of
the vehicle with the dead battery.
Use a
remote positive
(+)
terminal
if
the vehicle has
one.
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.
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
duesn’t
go
to
the
dead battery.
It
goes to
a
heavy unpainted metal
part
on
the
engine
of
the
vehicle with the dead
battery.