Chevrolet 1997 Tahoe Owner's Manual page 243

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 (-) cable to
the good battery's
negative (-) cable.
Don't let the other end touch anything until the next
step. The other end of the negative
(-)
cable doesn't go
to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted metal
part of the vehicle with the dead battery.