Steps and Precautions to Jumpstarting a Car Battery
When a battery dies and you have jumper cables, there are steps and precautions to take. If the jumper cables are loose or put on wrong, it can cause a spark, fire, or cause an explosion. Here is how to place the jumper cables on the battery the right way:
- Keep the red and black clamps separate at all times and locate the battery posts positive (+) and negative (-).
- Put the positive clamp on the dead battery's positive post and the negative clamp on a plastic area of the vehicle.
- Go to the live battery with the car running, put…