Chevrolet 1999 Malibu Owner's Manual page 196

7. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Use a
remote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
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It goes to a heavy unpainted metal part on the engine of
the vehicle with the dead battery.
8. 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.
9. Now connect the black
-
negative ( ) cable to the
good battery's negative
-
( ) terminal. 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.
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