| Jump Starting Batteries |
| How do I jump start my battery?
First, be sure to follow these important safety tips: |
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Read your auto manual on jump starting. |
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Put on protective eye wear and clothing and remove all jewelry. |
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Don't allow smoking, open flames or sparks near the battery. |
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Don't attempt to jump start a car if gasoline fumes are present around either the source vehicle (good battery) or the dead vehicle. |
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Check the water level in the dead vehicle's battery and fill if needed. |
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Use extreme caution with jumper cables! |
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Avoid connecting cables in reverse polarity. |
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Place the source vehicle close enough to the dead vehicle so that the jumper cables reach between the batteries without stretching. |
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Do not let the vehicle bumpers touch. |
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Turn the source vehicle off before making any jumper cable connections between the two batteries. |
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Clean the battery terminal surfaces of corrosion to ensure clean and quick connections. |
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To jump start your vehicle, follow these 6 steps: |
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Connect one end of the positive (+) cable to the positive (+) post of the dead battery. |
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Connect the other end of the positive (+) cable to the positive (+) post of the source vehicle battery. |
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Connect one end of the negative (-) cable to the negative (-) post of the source vehicle battery. |
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Connect the other end of the negative (-) cable to the engine block of the dead vehicle, while following the safety tips above. |
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Start the source vehicle, increase rpm to about 2,000 and allow two to five minutes for the dead battery to charge a little. |
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Start the dead vehicle and remove the cables in reverse order. |
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