1994 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 189

5. Check that the jumper cables don't have loose or missing insulation. If they do, you could get a shock. The vehicles could be damaged, too. Before you connect the cables, here are some basic things you should know. Positive (+) will go topositive (+) and negative (-) will go to negative (-) or a metal engine part. Don't connect (+) to (-) or you'll get a short that woulddamage the battery and maybeother parts, too. 6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+) terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Usea remote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one. Dead Battery (+) Good Battery (+) 'I 7. 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. 8. Now connect the black negative (-) negative (-) terminal. cable to the good battery's Don't let the other end touch anything until the next step. The other end of the negative cable doesn't go tothe dead battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted metal partof the vehicle with the dead battery. 5-5