Pontiac 1997 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 199

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.
. .
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.
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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.