6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)terminal of the dead battery. Use a remotepositive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one.7. Do not let the other end touch metal. Connect it tothe positive (+) terminal of the good battery. Use aremote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one.8. Now connect the black negative (−) cable to thenegative terminal of the good battery. Use aremote negative (−) terminal if the vehicle has one.Do not let the other end touch anything until thenext step. The other end of the negative (−) cabledoes not go to the dead battery. It goes to aheavy, unpainted metal engine part or to a remotenegative (−) terminal on the vehicle with thedead battery.9. Connect the other end of the negative (−) cable atleast 18 inches (45 cm) away from the dead battery,but not near engine parts that move. The electricalconnection is just as good there, and the chanceof sparks getting back to the battery is much less.Use a remote negative (−) terminal if the vehicle hasone. Your vehicle’s remote negative (−) groundlocation is for this purpose.10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and runthe engine for a while.11. Try to start the vehicle that had the dead battery.If it will not start after a few tries, it probably needsservice.5-48
