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Jump Starting



Battery, jump starting

- car with good battery must NOT be running when connecting jumper cables






Connect jumper cables in following order:
1 - one end of positive cable to + post of good battery

2 - other end of positive cable to + post of dead battery

3 - one end of negative cable to - post of good battery

4 - other end of negative cable to engine block of car with dead battery

- start car which has good battery first
- next start car which has dead battery
- disconnect jumper cables in reverse order