How to Deal with a Dead Battery in an Automatic Transmission Car?

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MacAva
07/29/25 2:13pm
Here are the solutions: 1. If you are on a highway or in a place where no help or tools are available, you can only seek assistance from an emergency rescue center. They can dispatch an emergency charging vehicle for quick charging or arrange a tow truck to take your car to a nearby repair shop for charging. 2. If the car battery dies at home or in a populated area and you cannot find a spare battery, as long as you have a charger, you can charge the car battery yourself. Depending on the situation, you can also remove the car battery and take it indoors for fast charging. Generally, using the fast charging mode for about ten minutes should be enough to start the car. Be careful when removing the battery to avoid damaging any wiring terminals. 3. If you have jumper cables in your car, you can also ask for help from passing vehicles or friends and family. Find a functioning car to assist. Connect the positive terminal of the assisting car's battery to the positive terminal of the dead battery, then connect the negative terminals of both batteries. After that, attempt to start the car with the dead battery. Once the car starts, disconnect the negative cable first, followed by the positive cable.
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