Chevrolet 1995 Cavalier Owner's Manual page 180

5. Find the positive
(+)
and negative
(-)
terminals
on
each battery.
6.
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 negative
(-)
or a metal engine part. Don't connect (+) to (-) or
you'll get a short that would damage the battery and
maybe other parts, too.
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