How To Connect Jumper Cables?

Make sure both vehicles are turned off

Put both transmissions in park or neutral and set the parking brakes

Identify the positive battery terminals marked with a plus sign

Connect one red clamp to the dead battery’s positive terminal

Connect the other red clamp to the good battery’s positive terminal

Identify a clean, unpainted metal ground on the dead vehicle away from the battery

Connect one black clamp to the good battery’s negative terminal

Connect the other black clamp to the grounded metal point on the dead vehicle

Start the working vehicle and let it run for a few minutes

Try starting the dead vehicle

Remove the clamps in reverse order

Keep the clamps from touching each other while connected

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