Pontiac 1993 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 175

Problems on the Road
Jump Starting
(CONI)
6. 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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7. 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.
8. 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 part on the engine of the vehicle
with the dead battery.
9. Attach the cable at least 18 inches
(45 cm) away from the dead battery,
but not near engine parts that move.
The electrical connection is just as
good there, but the chance of sparks
getting back to the battery is much
less.
1 0. Now start the vehicle with the good
battery and run the engine for a
while.
11. Try to start the vehicle with the
dead battery.
If it won't start after a few tries, it
probably needs service.