Park a working vehicle close to the dead car without letting the vehicles touch
Put both vehicles in park or neutral and turn off both ignitions
Set both parking brakes
Open both hoods
Identify the positive and negative battery terminals
Connect one red clamp to the dead battery positive terminal
Connect the other red clamp to the working battery positive terminal
Connect one black clamp to the working battery negative terminal
Connect the other black clamp to an unpainted metal ground on the dead car away from the battery
Start the working vehicle and let it run for a few minutes
Try to start the dead vehicle
If it starts, keep it running
Remove the jumper cables in reverse order
Let the jumped car run to recharge the battery
Seek professional help if the car does not start after a few attempts