- A working car battery
- Jumper cables
Warning: There is a potential of getting electrocuted. The following instructions should be done with extreme caution.
1. Park the vehicle with the working battery facing the vehicle with the dead battery so that the cars are headlights are facing one another.
2. Shut off both engines and open the hoods on each vehicle. Make sure that both cars hoods are securely open and not going to fall.
3. Take out a pair of jumper cables.
4. Attach the red jumper cable (positive cable) to the working battery's positive terminal
5. Attach the other end of the red jumper cable (positive cable) to the positive terminal on the battery that is dead.
6. Attach the black cable (negative cable) to the dead battery's negative terminal.
7. Attach the final black clip (negative cable) to a piece of solid metal away from the working car battery.
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8. Once the jumper cables are all attached start the engine of the vehicle with the working battery.
9. After the vehicle is on try to start the engine of the car with the dead battery.
10. Once the car has been started remove the jumper cables and close the hoods of both cars.
11. Drive the newly jumped car around for 10-15 minutes to give the battery time to charge, and if it does not start upon trying again it is time to replace the car battery with a new one.
