Ford Windstar Owner's Manual page 274

Park the second vehicle close to the hood of your vehicle,
3.
but make sure the vehicles do not touch each other. Set the
parking brake on both vehicles and stay clear of the engine
cooling fan.
Check the battery terminals and remove any excessive
4.
corrosion before you attach the jumper cables.
Turn on the heater blower in both vehicles. Turn off all other
5.
switches and lights in both vehicles to prevent possible
damage to either vehicle's electrical systems.
To connect the jumper cables:
Connect one end of the first jumper cable to the positive (+)
1.
terminal of the dead battery. (You can connect either jumper
cable to the positive (+) terminal, as long as you use the
same cable for both positive terminals.) Most jumper cables
have a red cable and a black cable. The red cable is generally
used for the positive terminals and the black for the negative
ones.
Connect the other end of the first cable to the positive (+)
2.
terminal of the booster battery.
Connect one end of the second cable to the negative ( )
3.
terminal of the booster battery — NOT to the dead battery.
Connect the other end of that cable to a good, unpainted
4.
metallic surface in the engine compartment of the vehicle
that needs a jump-start. The following illustration shows
where you can find a metallic surface.
Do not connect the end of the second cable to the
negative ( ) terminal of the battery to be jumped. A
spark may cause an explosion of the gases that surround
the battery.
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