What to Do When a 24V Truck Battery Dies?
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Use an emergency power source to charge the battery. After starting and recovery, the truck will automatically charge the battery. Jump-start the truck using cables from another vehicle. If the truck is empty, you can push-start it, and it will automatically charge the battery. Call your insurance company for assistance or replace the battery with a new one.
I remember last winter when my truck's 24V battery died, luckily my colleague's car gave me a jump start. The steps were: park both vehicles side by side, ensuring no parts touch. Take the jumper cables, first clamp the red clip to the positive terminal of the live battery, and the black clip to the negative terminal of the live battery. Then, clamp the other end's red clip to the dead battery's positive terminal, and the black clip to a metal part of the engine frame of the dead vehicle—avoid directly clamping to the battery's negative terminal. Start the engine of the live vehicle and wait a few minutes for the charge to transfer, then attempt to start my truck. Once successful, immediately drive for a while to recharge the battery. If no other vehicle is available to help, find a downhill slope to push-start the truck, but manual operation is quite troublesome with a heavy 24V system. It's best to always carry a backup jump starter or emergency battery box in the vehicle.
