A DEAD BATTERY CAN RUIN YOUR DAY IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALWAYS CARRY JUMPER CABLES IN CASE OF A ROAD SIDE EMERGENCY. IF YOUR BATTERY WON'T START YOUR CAR ENGINE, THEN A JUMP START FROM ANOTHER VEHICLES JUST MIGHT DO THE TRICK. YOU CAN STORE JUMPER CABLES UNDER THE SEAT OR IN YOUR TRUNK. ALL YOU NEED IS ANOTHER FRIENDLY MOTORIST TO LEND YOU A HAND.
IT IS EASY TO DO AND WILL QUICKLY GET YOU ON YOUR WAY. TO GIVE YOU A JUMP START. SIMPLY CONNECT THE JUMPER CABLES AS FOLLOWS:
CONNECT THE RED CLAMP TO THE POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE DISCHARGED BATTERY AND THE OTHER RED CLAMP TO THE POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE JUMPING CAR BATTERY. THE
BLACK CLAMP IS CONECTED TO THE METAL CAR FRAME(LIKE A BOLT) ON THE CAR BEING JUMPED, THE OTHER BLACK CLAMP TO THE BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL ON THE CAR DOING THE JUMPING. THE TERMINAL POST ARE USUALLY MARKED WITH THE LETTERS POS AND NEG. SOMETIMES THEY SIMPLY USE A (+) FOR THE POSITIVE AND A (-) FOR THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL. THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL WILL HAVE A WIRE THAT WILL BE BOLTED TO THE ENGINE OR CAR FRAME. ALWAYS CARRY A PAIR OF JUMPER CABLES IN CASE YOU HAVE A DEAD BATTERY. DO NOT LET THE CLAMPS AT EITHER END OF THE JUMPER CABLES TOUCH EACH OTHER WHILE CONNECTED TO EITHER BATTERY. |
