I was on my way to work and saw two cars with both of their hoods up. And jumper cables attached. So I kept telling myself "they don't need my help". The further away I drove, the more guilty I felt about not checking. I'm glad I did, because when I got there... they didn't have the little suv running. Then I saw that it was a newer ford escape where the 12v car battery is pretty much behind the firewall. So I connected the red to the battery and the black to a ground, and helped them get on their way.