Fans or other moving engine parts can injure you; badly. Keep your hands away from moving parts; once the engine is running.- Page 214

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6. 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 heavy, 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.

CAUTION:

Fans or other moving engine parts can injure you
badly. Keep your hands away from moving parts
once the engine is running.

7. 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.

8. 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.