Pontiac 2003 Montana Owner's Manual page 367

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Fans or other moving engine parts can injure
you badly. Keep your hands away from moving
parts once the engine is running.
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.
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
8. Now
connect
the
black
positive (+) or to a
remote
positive (+) terminal if
negative (-) cable
to
the vehicle has one. Negative (-) will go to a heavy,
the
negative
(-)
unpainted metal engine part or to a
remote
terminal of the
good
negative (-) terminal if the vehicle has
one.
Don't
battery. Use a remote
connect positive (+) to negative (-) or
you
will
get
a
negative (-) terminal
short that would
damage
the battery and
maybe
if the
vehicle
has
one.
other parts, too. And don't connect the negative (-)
cable to the negative (-) terminal on the dead
battery because this can cause sparks.
terminal of the dead battery. Use a remote
positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
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