9-104 Vehicle Care8. Now connect the blacknegative (−) cable to thenegative (−) terminal of the goodbattery. Use a remotenegative (−) terminal if thevehicle has one.Do not let the other end touchanything until the next step. Theother end of the negative (−)cable does not go to the deadbattery. It goes to a heavy,unpainted metal engine part orto a remote negative (−) terminalon the vehicle with the deadbattery.9. Connect the other end of thenegative (−) cable away from thedead battery, but not nearengine parts that move. Theelectrical connection is just asgood there, and the chance ofsparks getting back to thebattery is much less.Your vehicle has a remote (−)terminal for this purpose.10. Now start the vehicle with thegood battery and run theengine for a while.11. Try to start the vehicle that hadthe dead battery. If it will notstart after a few tries, itprobably needs service.Notice: If the jumper cables areconnected or removed in thewrong order, electrical shortingmay occur and damage thevehicle. The repairs would not becovered by the vehicle warranty.Always connect and remove thejumper cables in the correctorder, making sure that thecables do not touch each other orother metal.Jumper Cable RemovalA. Heavy, Unpainted Metal EnginePart or Remote Negative (−)TerminalB. Good Battery or RemotePositive (+) and RemoteNegative (−) TerminalsC. Dead Battery or RemotePositive (+) Terminal
