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Important: Turn off the lights!
Leaving lights on is the most common cause of a dead battery.
💡 Headlights
🔆 Interior lights
📻 Radio / Accessories
🔋 Avoid Dead Battery & How to Jump-Start
Step-by-step guide for a dead battery
1
Preparation
🔑 Turn off both vehicles
🅿️ Engage the handbrake
↔️ No contact between vehicles
2
Connect cables correctly
🔴
Red to Plus (+) of dead battery
🔴
Other end to Plus (+) donor vehicle
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Black to Minus (−) donor vehicle
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Black to ground point (metal on engine block)
⚠️ NOT directly to minus of dead battery!
⚠️ NOT directly to minus of dead battery!
3
Start
🚙 Start donor vehicle
⏱️ Let it run for 1–2 minutes
🚗 Then start broken-down vehicle
4
Remove cables (reverse order!)
- ⚫ Black (ground / engine block)
- ⚫ Black (donor − minus)
- 🔴 Red (donor + plus)
- 🔴 Red (broken-down vehicle + plus)
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Drive afterwards!
To recharge the battery:
- 🚗 Drive at least 20–30 minutes
- 🔄 Constant driving, not just idling
- ⚡ Best: highway / main road (higher RPM)
❗ Important notes
- 🔧 If the car won't start again → Battery defective
- ⚡ If frequent discharge → Have the alternator checked
- ❄️ In winter: Battery especially vulnerable
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