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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 an unpainted
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.
6. Connect the
red positive (+) cable
to the positive (+)
terminal of the vehicle
with the dead battery.
7. Don’t let the other end
touch metal. Connect it
to the positive (+)
terminal of the
good battery.
8. Now connect the
black negative (
-
)
cable to the
good battery’s
negative (
-
)
terminal.