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How to Jump-Start a Car With Jumper Cables
5 Steps to Jump Your Car Battery
Using jumper cables, attach the red clamps first, starting with the good car. Clamp to the cars' positive terminals, usually red but not always.
Connect one black clamp to the good car’s negative battery terminal. Clamp the other on a metal component like a bracket, not the dead battery.
Start the cars, good car first. If the dead car doesn’t start at first, give it a few minutes before trying again.
Detach the black clamps. Start with the d...
