How to Jump-Start a Car - State Farm

ST. LOUIS - May 16, 2018 - PRLog -- If your vehicle's battery dies, it can be handy to know how to jump-start a car so you're prepared to get it going again.

NOTE: Consult your owner's manual first, as it has the best information for your specific vehicle.

In absence of your owner's manual …

Grab the clean, corrosion-free jumper cables you keep in your vehicle. Or ask a fellow motorist for a pair.

Pull the working vehicle close to, but not touching, the stalled one. Turn off ignitions in both cars.

Put both vehicles in park or neutral.

• Engage emergency parking brakes.
• Pop hoods. Put on safety glasses.
• Remove any terminal covers.
• Wipe or wire-brush dirty terminals.

Be careful!

• Don't jump a leaky or frozen battery.
• Don't let cable clamps touch.
• Don't reverse the polarity (connecting positive + to negative -) or damage may occur.

1. Begin at the dead battery. Attach a red clamp to the positive + terminal.
2. Next, move to the working battery.
   • Attach the other red clamp to the positive + terminal.
   • Attach the black clamp to the negative - terminal.
3. Attach the last black clamp to an unpainted metal surface on the stalled car.
   • Preferably the engine block, cylinder head or other chassis ground.
4. Start the working vehicle. Let the engine run a few minutes.
5. Try to start the dead vehicle.

If it works …

• Disconnect cables in reverse order.
• DO NOT shut the engine off. Let it run for about 15 minutes to recharge the battery.

Still dead?

• Recheck clamp connections.
• Run working vehicle again.
• Try to start it again.

Still nothing?

That's where State Farm® Emergency Road Service coverage comes in handy.

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