Oldsmobile 2003 Alero Owner's Manual page 259

Don't connect positive (+) to negative (-) or you'll
7. Don't let the other end
get a short that would damage the battery and
touch metal. Connect it to
maybe other parts, too. And don't connect
the positive (+) terminal
the negative (-) cable to the negative (-) terminal
of the good battery. Use a
on the dead battery because this can cause sparks.
remote positive (+)
terminal if the vehicle
has one.
6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the dead battery. Use a remote
positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
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