Pontiac 2001 Bonneville, Owner'S Manual

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8. Don’t let the other end
of the cable touch metal.
Connect it to the
positive (+) terminal of
the good battery. Use a
remote positive (+)
terminal if the vehicle
has one.
9. 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 engine
part on the vehicle with the
dead battery.
10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine for a while.
11. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
If it won’t start after a few tries, it probably
needs service.