Need a jump? Seems like a basic thing to do for your car, but you'd be surprised how many people can't use jumper cables properly.
● Find a car to serve as the boosting car.
● Park the two cars -- the dead car and the boosting car -- close to one another, making sure that they're not touching each other.
● Make sure both cars' engines are turned off, and both cars are in park.
● Clamp the red jumper cable (i.e. the positive cable) to the dead car's positive battery terminal, which is marked with a "+." Make sure that the clamp is firmly connected to the battery.
● Clamp the other end of the red jumper cable to the booster car's positive battery terminal, also marked with a "+." Make sure that the clamp is firmly connected to the battery.
● Clamp the black jumper cable (i.e. the negative cable) to the booster car's negative battery terminal, which is marked with a " - ". Make sure that the clamp is firmly connected to the battery.
● Clamp the other end of the black jumper cable to a bare, metal surface on the engine of the dead car. This can be a bolt or a screw. This provides grounding for the jump start [source: Brauer].
● Ensure that the jumper cables are not touching any engine parts.
● Start the booster car's engine and let it idle for a few minutes.
● Start the dead car's engine and let it idle for a few minutes.
● Disconnect the black jumper cable from the once-stalled engine. Then disconnect the black jumper cable from the booster car.
● Remove the red jumper cable from the booster car. Then remove the red jumper cable from the once-stalled car.
Original Article: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/how-to-use-jumper-cables.htm
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