Park a working vehicle close to the dead vehicle without touching
Turn off both vehicles and remove the keys
Put both vehicles in park or neutral and set the parking brakes
Open both hoods and locate the batteries
Identify the positive and negative terminals on both batteries
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 vehicle
Start the working vehicle and let it run for a few minutes
Try starting the dead vehicle
If it starts, keep it running
Remove the cables in reverse order
Drive the vehicle for at least 20 minutes
If it does not start, wait a few minutes and try again
If the battery is damaged or keeps dying, replace it