1993 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 197

Problems on the Road Jump Starting (CONT.) 2. Get the vehicles close enough the so 3. Turn off the ignition on both 4. Open thehoods and locate the batteries. jumper cables can reach, but be sure vehicles. Turn off all lights that aren't needed, and radios. This will avoid the vehicles aren't touching each other. If they are, it could cause a sparks and help save both batteries. ground connectionyou don't want. And it could save your radio! You wouldn't be ableto start your Oldsmobile, and the bad grounding could damage the electrical systems. A You could be injuredif the vehicles roll. Set the parking brake firmly on each vehicle. Put an automatic transaxle inP (Park) or a manual transaxle N (Neutral). in Find the positive and negative (+) (-) terminals on each battery.