1993 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 221

Before you connect thecables, here aresome things you shouldknow. Positive (t)willgo to positive (t) and negative (-) will go to anegative (-) ora metal enginepart.Don'tconnect (t)to (-) oryou'llgeta shortthatwoulddamagethe battery and maybeotherparts,too. L CAUTION A Fans or other moving engine can you parts injure bad1 Keep handsawavfrommoving parts oncetheenginesarer ling. ur 6. Connect the red positive (t) cable to thepositive (t)terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Use aremote positive (t) terminal if the vehicle hasone. Dead Battery ( ) t Good Battery (+) ' 1 II ' 6 PO268 7. Don'tlettheother end touch metal. Connect it tothepositive (t) terminal of the goodbattery.Usearemotepositive (t) terminal if the vehiclehasone. 8. Nowconnect the black negative (-) cable to thegoodbattery'snegative (-) terminal. Don'tlet the other end touch anything untilthenextstep.Theotherend of the negative cable doesn't go to the dead battery.Itgoes to aheavy unpaintedmetalpartonthe engine of the vehiclewith the dead battery. 9. Attach the cable at least 18 inches (45 cm)awayfrom the dead battery, but notnearengine parts that move.The electrical connectionisjust as good there, butthechance of sparks getting back to the battery ismuch less. 5-5