1994 Buick Century Owner's Manual - Page 179

Don't let theother end touch anything until the next doesn't go to step. The other end of the negative cable the deadbattery. It goes to a heavy unpainted metalpart on the engine of the vehicle with the deadbattery. 11. Try to start thevehicle with the dead battery. If it won't start aftera few tries, it probably needs service. 9. Attach the cable at least18 inches (45 cm) away from the dead battery, but not near engine parts that move. The electrical connection is just good there, as but the chance sparks gettingback to thebattery is of much less. 12. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent electrical shorting.Take care that they don't touch each other or any other metal. -7 + GOOD B A ~ E R Y DEAD BAlTERY Remove cables in this order. 10.Now start thevehicle with the good battery and run the engine for a while. 177