Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 195

Use a remote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has
one.
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.
7. Connect the red positive
(+)
cable to the positive
(+)
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery.
II
9. Now connect the
black negative (-)
I
cable to the good
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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.
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