So you are set for that appointment early in the morning and you try to start your car only to find out that it wont come up because of a dead battery. Confused and disappointed, what do you do next.
It is a necessity for car owners to have jump cables in their trunk, if you don't ensure you get one today, it is a real life saver.
OK you have a jump cable, what else do you need, you need a donor car battery so if you have just one car and you're still being mean to your neighbor better change for good because they come in really handy on days like this.
listed below are the steps to properly jump start a dead battery.
1. Connect the red clamp from one end of the jumper cables to the positive post on your dead car.
2. Connect the red clamp from the other end of the jumper cables to the positive post on your donor car.
3. Connect a black clamp from your jumper cables to the negative post on your donor car.
4. Connect the other black clamp to the negative post on your dead car.
5. Start the charged car and let it run for about 2-4 minutes.
6. Try to turn your dead car on. If it starts, perfect! If not, let the battery charge more.
7. Once your dead car is running, remove the clamps in order of 4, 3, 2, 1. Never let the clamps touch though!
8. Drive your (once) dead car for at least 30 minutes so the battery fully charges.
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