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
