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Jumping a Car

  1. Locate battery (jumper) terminals
  2. Park close for cables to reach
  3. Connect the jumper cables in this order:
    1. Red clamp to dead battery’s positive (+) terminal
    2. Red clamp to good battery’s positive (+) terminal
    3. Black clamp to good battery’s negative (-) terminal
    4. Black clamp to unpainted bare metal (ground)
  4. Start good car’s engine, idle for a few minutes
  5. Attempt to start dead car’s engine
  6. Remove jumper cables in opposite order