Jump Starting - Honda 1993 Accord Wagon Online Reference Owner's Manual

To start a car with a dead battery, use another battery ot the same voltage
and the proper jumper cables.
Procedures other than those below could cause injury or
damage from battery acid spray, explosion or charging system
overload.
Never connect the jumper cable directly to the negative post of
the "dead" battery.
Never allow the two cars to touch each other.
Never allow the jumper cable clamps to touch each other.
Never lean over the battery when making connections.
Never attempt to jump start a vehicle with a frozen battery. The
battery could rupture and explode. If you suspect a frozen
battery, do not attempt a jump start until the fluid thaws.
CAUTION: If jumper cables are connected backwards, the car's
main fuse may blow.
1. Turn off all lights, heater and other electrical loads, set the parking
brake, and shift the transmission to Neutral or Park.
2. Use one cable to connect the positive terminal of the booster battery
to the positive terminal of the "dead" battery.
Do not attach
cable here.
DEAD
Positive to positive.
BATTERY
BOOSTER
BATTERY

Jump Starting

Negative to
the engine,
not to the
battery.