How to Jump Start Car
One of the most valuable skills to obtain as a Post Falls ID driver is how to jump start a car correctly. There is a lot of misinformation, especially when the process gets shown on TV shows, movies, and commercials.
Understanding how to jump start a car is simple, and many people pick it up on their first try. However, if performed incorrectly, you could easily torch your vehicle’s electronics, leaving it useless.
Read on to learn how to jump start a car when the battery has died. You should be able to produce
enough of a charge to get to a store and replace it with a new one quickly.
Understanding how to jump start a car is simple, and many people pick it up on their first try. However, if performed incorrectly, you could easily torch your vehicle’s electronics, leaving it useless.
Read on to learn how to jump start a car when the battery has died. You should be able to produce
enough of a charge to get to a store and replace it with a new one quickly.
Make Sure the Car Remains Cool
Most drivers discover that their vehicle’s battery has died when they go to start their car. That is actually better in a sense, as it allows you to get to work directly.
If it was running just a moment before, then chances are likely that the car’s insides are too hot to
touch. You’ll need to pop the hood and wait for all the fluids to calm down before trying to handle
anything.
Batteries especially must get handled with care as they often leak acid when it overheats. Battery acid is highly corrosive and will easily tear through clothing, objects, and possibly flesh.
If it was running just a moment before, then chances are likely that the car’s insides are too hot to
touch. You’ll need to pop the hood and wait for all the fluids to calm down before trying to handle
anything.
Batteries especially must get handled with care as they often leak acid when it overheats. Battery acid is highly corrosive and will easily tear through clothing, objects, and possibly flesh.
Hook the Cables
Taking your jumper cables, you’re going to connect the terminals to both your battery, as well as your volunteer’s, both vehicles getting left in the “park” gear. Start with latching the red ends to the positive terminals of your battery first, then the positive ends of theirs.
You must make sure that you line up the right ends of the cables to the correct port. Note that in some vehicles, such as hybrids, electric cars, or other alternative fuel models, that they may have different requirements.
Similarly, connect one of the black clamps to the negative end of the charged battery in your friend’s car. The next part is a straightforward step, but it’s also among the most important.
You must make sure that you line up the right ends of the cables to the correct port. Note that in some vehicles, such as hybrids, electric cars, or other alternative fuel models, that they may have different requirements.
Similarly, connect one of the black clamps to the negative end of the charged battery in your friend’s car. The next part is a straightforward step, but it’s also among the most important.
Allow for Discharge
Take the free black cable end, the one that isn’t connected yet, to the negative terminal. The second one, instead, gets clamped onto an unpainted metal surface, likely one of the struts that are keeping your hood propped open.
The reason for this is you are transferring positively charged energy from the right battery and sending it into yours. The discharged electricity must go somewhere, but it can’t go into your car’s cell.
If you don’t allow the discharged electrons to flow somewhere, they could quickly start an electrical fire once given some gas. And if that happens, you’ll both need tow drivers.
The reason for this is you are transferring positively charged energy from the right battery and sending it into yours. The discharged electricity must go somewhere, but it can’t go into your car’s cell.
If you don’t allow the discharged electrons to flow somewhere, they could quickly start an electrical fire once given some gas. And if that happens, you’ll both need tow drivers.
Call for Roadside Assistance
If you are not sure that you have your cables connected correctly or you’re worried about harming your vehicle instead, you may want to call a roadside assistance service provider. At True Roadside Assistance, we remain the convenient and affordable choice for more solutions.