Chevrolet VENTURE 2005 Owner's Manual page 369

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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.
5. Check that the jumper cables do not 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 (+) or to a remote positive (+) terminal if
the vehicle has one. Negative ( ) will go to a heavy,
unpainted metal engine part or to a remote
negative ( ) terminal if the vehicle has one. Do not
connect positive (+) to negative ( ) or you will
get a short that would damage the battery and
maybe other parts too. And do not connect
the negative ( ) cable to the negative ( ) terminal
on the dead battery because this can cause sparks.
6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the dead battery. Use a remote
positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
7. Do not 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
negative ( ) terminal of the good battery. Use a
remote negative ( ) terminal if the vehicle has one.
Do not let the other end touch anything until the
next step. The other end of the negative ( ) cable
does not go to the dead battery. It goes to a
heavy, unpainted metal engine part, or to a remote
negative ( ) terminal on the vehicle with the
dead battery.
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