How to Properly Jump Start A Car With Booster Cables

How to Properly Jump Start A Car With Booster Cables. #yourhomegarage #deadbattery #wontstart I would also recommend: How To Test Your Car Battery With A Multimeter    • How To Test Your Car Battery With A Multim...   Timecode: 0:00 - Intro 0:09 - Prepare vehicles 2:06 - Connecting jumper/booster cables 7:03 - Vehicle starting process 8:15 - Disconnecting jumper/booster cables Steps to jump start a car battery: Pull the booster vehicle so it’s close to the car with the dead battery. You want them close enough so that the jumper cables will reach, but not so close that they touch. Turn off the ignition of both cars. Be sure both cars are in park (or in neutral if they have a manual transmission), put on the parking brakes and double check that all the car accessories are turned off. Unplug anything that’s hooked up to the cigarette lighter that might be plugged into your car, like a USB charger. Check to make sure the jumper cables you’re using are well insulated and clean. As you prepare to connect the cables, you may want to consider wearing protective eye equipment as well as safety gloves. Connect the positive end (typically red) of one of the jumper cables to the positive terminal on the dead battery (labeled with a “+” sign). Generally, the battery’s positive terminal is larger than the negative one and could have a cover on it. Attach the other red clip to the positive terminal of the other car (Booster car). Attach the negative end of the cable (typically black) to the negative battery terminal. This is normally marked with a “–“ sign on the booster car. Connect the other end of the negative cable to the dead battery. Be sure that it’s attached to an unpainted metal surface on the engine of the dead car. This could be an unpainted bolt or bracket that is as far from the dead battery as possible. Doing this provides a solid ground and reduces the possibility of igniting the hydrogen gas emitted by the car battery. Safety Tip: You want to make sure that the last jumper connection made is the dead battery, not the live battery on the booster car. Visually check that jumper cables are connected securely to the battery. Also, double check that the cables aren’t dangling near any moving engine parts in either vehicle. Start the booster car and let the booster car idle for several minutes. The length of idle time depends on how dead the battery is. If it’s an old battery that’s been dead for longer than a month, then the boost process could take a while. If the battery is new and drained due to lights or accessories left on, then the battery won’t need a lot of idling time. Start the dead car and let both vehicles idle. If the dead vehicle doesn’t start, don’t persist or you could damage the starter. At this point, you might want to consider other factors as to why the vehicle won’t start. Once the dead vehicle has been boosted, remove the jumper cables in the reverse order. Again, watch that you don’t let the cables fall into the engine or allow the cable ends to touch each other. Disconnect the negative cable (typically black) from the engine block or unpainted surface of the car that was jump started – this will break the circuit. Then unhook the other end of the negative cable (black) from the negative post (marked with a “–“ sign) of the booster car battery. Remove the positive cable (typically red) from the positive terminal (marked with a “+” sign) of the booster car battery. The final step is to disconnect the other end of the positive cable (red) from the positive post (marked with a “+” sign) of the formerly dead battery. Drive the car that was just jumped to a safe place before you turn off the engine. Depending on the condition of the battery (new versus old), it could require another boost to get the juices properly flowing, so keep in mind when you shut it off that there is a chance you’ll have to repeat the boost process to get it back on again. Disclaimer: Due to factors beyond the control of Andrew Persaud and YOUR HOME GARAGE, I cannot guarantee against improper use or unauthorized modifications of this information. Andrew Persaud and YOUR HOME GARAGE assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. Andrew Persaud and YOUR HOME GARAGE recommends safe practices when working on vehicles and or with tools and products seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Andrew Persaud and YOUR HOME GARAGE, no information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Andrew Persaud and YOUR HOME GARAGE.