How to Jump Start a Battery?
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To jump start a battery, follow these steps: 1. First, you need another vehicle nearby to provide the jump. When selecting jumper cables, always identify the positive and negative terminals correctly—red is positive, and black is negative. Attach the red clamp to the positive terminal of the charged battery, then connect the other red clamp to the positive terminal of the dead battery. Next, attach the black clamp to the negative terminal of the charged battery and the other black clamp to the negative terminal of the dead battery. 2. Once the cables are connected, start the engine of the assisting vehicle to provide a stable voltage to the dead battery. Pressing the accelerator can speed up the charging process.