What to Do When an Automatic Transmission Car Runs Out of Battery?

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ValerieLynn
07/30/25 7:12am
When an automatic transmission car runs out of battery, you can use jumper cables to start it. The method for connecting car battery jumper cables is as follows: Bring the fronts of the two cars close together, connect one end of the red cable to the positive terminal of the rescued car's battery and the other end to the positive terminal of the rescuing car. Connect the black cable to the negative terminal of the rescuing car and the other end to the negative terminal of the rescued car. After the cables are connected, start the rescuing car first, then start the rescued car. When operating the battery, both the vehicle and the rescuing car must remain turned off. The order for connecting the jumper cables is to first connect the positive terminal of the dead battery to the positive terminal of the rescuing car, then connect the negative terminal of the dead battery to the negative terminal of the rescuing car.
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