When temperatures drop, your battery can have a hard time holding a strong charge. This increases the chances that you may turn the key and hear that "click, click, click" that means only one thing -- a dead battery. Often a smaller battery can have a hard time starting at very low temperatures, like below 10 degrees, but be fine the rest of the year. If you find yourself with a dead battery or a slow cranking engine on a cold morning, you'll be looking for somebody to give you a jump start. This is a simple, effective way to start your car when your battery's dead, but make sure you know what not to do before you start attaching jumper cables to your car or truck. Brushing up on how to safely jump start your car is a good idea. Better safe than sorry!
Dead Battery? Be Sure You Know How to Jump Start Your Car
By Matthew Wright, About.com Guide January 17, 2012
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Really? I have to go to another page to read the article after I click the link to read it? Don’t waste my time if you want me to see what you have to say!
Yes, please go directly to the article you tease.
Yes, how long do you expect us to spend on a simple article.
It isn’t that complicatedand could fit on the first page.
My alternative if I have to go thru this:
UNSUBSCIBE!!
Go ahead and “unsubscibe” then… Whatever that is… It’s a blog. Calm down.
Matt,it would be better to attach red positive of the dead battery first, next to booster battery red terminal .3rd step negative of booster battery and then 4th step:the chassis or engine ground point of the stranded vehicle.
“Important TIP:
*Never drive with your hood raised. Not only do you have no visibility, you could damage your hood components or the hood itself.” Seriously???
I have a batttery problem I think. My son’s car was broke down from last spring till recently. I fixed the problem and the battery was dead..I expected that..I jumped it and it runs rough and the dashboard lights flicker..Nothing to do with the recent repair.. It’s charging at 13 volts but when I shut it down it drops to 9 volts..Bad battery..I got that..My question is can the battery be so dead to cause the rough running and flickering lights??
Is there any risk to eiteher car’s electrical system if I try to jump start a car with a cable that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket of both vehicles?