I have Tried 2 pairs of Jumper cables to Jump-start my fiance's Beetle.
After connecting/reconnecting both pairs several times, car running, not running etc etc.. I tapped the cables together to see if it would even spark.. Nope (did this with both sets of cables)
I do not find it likely I have 2 sets of bad cables, is there something that makes it not possible to jump another car with a Terrain, or is there some other hoop I need to jump through because it has remote terminals?
I recently experienced a bad battery and had to find somebody who can do a jump start over a cable with another vehicle. It got me thinking I don't want to bother other people of the misery of having a bad battery in the middle of the night. Luckily there is this Truck Pac ES6000 Jump Starter Review 2021 | Guide & FAQ | MOTORING CRUNCH
I recently experienced a bad battery and had to find somebody who can do a jump start over a cable with another vehicle. It got me thinking I don't want to bother other people of the misery of having a bad battery in the middle of the night. Luckily there is this Truck Pac ES6000 Jump Starter Review 2021 | Guide & FAQ | MOTORING CRUNCH
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I have never jumped anyone off my 2011 Equinox, though, and I hope I never do. Just afraid of damaging the electronics.
I remember one time here at work, someone with a '97-ish Grand Prix needed a jump, and a co-worker jumped it from his '97 Monte Carlo. Well, that was the end of the Monte Carlo's Alternator! Had never seen that happen before!
If jumping someone else make sure your vehicle is turned off when connecting cables. That minimizes any spikes or surges protecting your vehicle. If their battery is that flat and needs a slight charge then you run your engine to charge it then turn yours off before retrying to start the dead one. Again that isolates your electronics protecting your vehicle.
You’re never supposed to connect two car batteries in parallel ... but probably 90% of people do ... by connecting POS to POS and NEG to NEG. When you make that last connection and it sparks/arcs on the battery post, there’s a chance the battery could explode. That’s why you make that last NEG connection on the Dead car away from the battery, on a good ground point. If it sparks/arcs there, there’s no chance the battery will explode.
To remember the order of putting the cables on the batteries, I use the following:
Start with B+, End with B-
So: Bad POS to Good POS, then Good Neg To Bad NEG (but use engine ground point, NOT the NEG post on the Bad Battery!)
If you mean me sorry for the capitals. Didn't notice.
I was just saying if you are giving someone a boost you want to remove the cables before they make an attempt to start their vehicle
If you mean me sorry for the capitals. Didn't notice.
I was just saying if you are giving someone a boost you want to remove the cables before they make an attempt to start their vehicle
Although I suppose you could attempt to charge the dead car's battery, allowing the removal of the cables(would take a long time), you have to leave the cables connected for jump starting purposes.
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