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If your battery has died, you may be able to use jump cables to jump start it from some good Samaritan’s vehicle. If you can safely use jump cables on your vehicle, make sure that the battery on the good Samaritan’s vehicle has at least as much voltage as your own.
As long as you hook up the cables properly, it doesn’t matter whether your vehicle has negative ground and the GS’s vehicle has positive ground, or your vehicle has an alternator and the GS’s vehicle has a generator.
Note that if either vehicle has an electronic ignition system or is an alternatively fuelled vehicle, the use of jumper cables may damage it. To safely jump a start, follow these steps:
1. Take Out Your Jumper Cables.
2. Place both vehicles in Park or Neutral and shut off the ignition in both cars.
3. Attach one of the red clips to the positive terminal of your battery.
4. Attach the other red clip to the positive terminal of the other car.
5. Attach one of the black clips to the negative terminal on the other battery.
6. Attach the last black clip to an unpainted metal surface on your car that isn’t near the battery.
7. Start the working vehicle and let the engine run for a few minutes.
8. Try to start your vehicle.
If the jump works and your car starts, don’t shut off your engine! Drive around for at least 15 minutes to recharge your battery. If the car won’t start the next time you use it, the battery isn’t holding a charge and needs to be replaced.
To be on the safe side it’s always good to ensure you have some type of breakdown protection. You can get State Insurance rescue for $30 a year with any personal State car insurance policy. Find more info here www.state.co.nz/car-insurance.
Khadija Arshad is a freelance content writer and has explored various fields of content and blog writing with an experience of 4 years at this field. She loves to write about cars and her dream car is Lamborghini Veneno.
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