2003 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 308

r Fans or other moving engine parts can injure you badly. Keep your hands away from moving parts once the engine is running. 7. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the remote positive (+) terminal of the dead battery. Use a remote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one. 6. 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 to positive (+) or to a remote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one. Negative (-) will go to a heavy, unpainted metal engine part or to a remote negative (-) terminal if the vehicle has one. Don't connect positive (+) to negative (-) or you'll get a short that would damage the batterv and maybe other parts too. And don't connect the negative (-) cable to the negative (-) terminal on the dead battery because this can cause sparks. 8. Don't !et 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. 5-49