Geo Prizm 1997 Owner's Manual page 187

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CAUTION: (Continued)
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Battery fluid contains acid that can burn you.
Don't get it on you. If you accidentally get it in
your eyes or on your skin, flush the place with
water and get medical help immediately.
5. Check that the jumper cables don't have loose or
missing insulation. If they do, you could get a shock.
The vehicles could be damaged, too.
Before you connect the cables, here are some basic
things you should know. Positive
(+)
will go to
positive
(+)
and negative
(-)
will go to negative
(-)
or a metal engine part. Don't connect positive
(+)
to
negative
(-)
or you'll get a short that would damage
the battery and maybe other parts, too.
Fans or other moving engine parts can injure you
badly. Keep your hands away from moving parts
once the engine is running.
6. Connect the red positive
(+)
cable to the positive
(+)
7. Don't let the other end touch metal. Connect it to the
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery.
positive
(+)
terminal of the good battery.
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.
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