How to Jumpstart a Car Battery?

Park both vehicles close enough for the jumper cables to reach

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 battery terminals

Connect one red clamp to the dead battery positive terminal

Connect the other red clamp to the good battery positive terminal

Connect one black clamp to the good battery negative terminal

Connect the other black clamp to an unpainted metal ground on the dead car

Start the vehicle with the good battery

Wait a few minutes

Try starting the dead vehicle

If it starts, let both vehicles run for several minutes

Remove the cables in reverse order

Keep the revived vehicle running

Drive the vehicle to recharge the battery

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