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5 . 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
(+)
and negative
(-)
will go to a metal
engine part, Don't connect positive
(+)
to
negative
(-)
or you'll get a short that would damage
the battery and maybe other parts too.
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6 . Connect the red
positive
(+)
cable to the
positive
(+)
terminal of
the vehicle with the
dead battery.
7.
Don't let the other end
touch metal. Connect it
to the positive
(+)
terminal of the
good battery.
8. 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. It goes to a
heavy unpainted metal
part on the engine of the
vehicle with the
dead battery.
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