How To Jumpstart A Car With Jumper Cables?

Park both vehicles close enough for the jumper cables to reach, but do not let them touch

Turn off both vehicles, remove the keys, and set the parking brakes

Put both vehicles in park or neutral

Open the hoods and locate the batteries

Identify the positive terminal marked with a plus sign and the negative terminal marked with a minus sign or ground point

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

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

Connect one black clamp to the good battery’s 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 starting the dead vehicle

If it does not start, wait a few more minutes and try again

Once the dead vehicle starts, keep both vehicles running

Remove the cables in reverse order

Let the revived vehicle run for at least 15 to 20 minutes

Drive the vehicle to help recharge the battery

Replace the battery if it repeatedly fails to hold a charge

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