Chevrolet 1997 Cavalier Owner's Manual page 212

7. Remove the red plastic cap, and connect the red
positive
(+)
cable to the positive
(+)
terminal of the
vehicle with the dead battery. Use a remote positive
(+)
terminal if the vehicle has one.
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8. 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.
9. 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 pan on the engine of
the vehicle with the dead battery.
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