It seems as though winter has finally thawed for good and it’s time to hit the roads again! But, is your car’s battery road ready? Whether you had to quarantine for a week or two or the weather prohibited you from traveling, your car may have sat idle for longer than intended and your battery might be worse for wear. If your battery happens to die, Mercedes-Benz of Danbury wants to make sure you’re prepared to revive it! So, take a look at our guide for how to jump-start your battery. And if you have to use our guide to jump your vehicle more than once or twice, schedule a service appointment with our certified service technicians today and let us make sure your car is ready for the Spring season ahead.
Mercedes-Benz Of Danbury’s Guide For How To Jump-Start Your Dead Battery:
- Take out your jumper cables. Be warned, these cables are NOT included in your vehicle’s standard kit. You can easily purchase a set of cables at any automotive retailer.
- Place both vehicles in Park or Neutral and shut off the ignition in both cars. (DO NOT HAVE YOUR CAR ON WHILE YOU TRY TO ATTACH THE JUMPER CABLES.)
- Attach one of the red clips to the positive terminal of your battery. This terminal will be labeled “POS” or “+” and is usually bigger than the negative terminal.
- Attach the other red clip to the positive terminal of the other car. (Follow the order carefully. It’s important)
- Attach one of the black clips to the negative terminal on the other battery.
- Attach the last black clip to the negative terminal of your car’s dead battery.
- Use one of the metal struts that hold the hood open.
- Start the working vehicle and let the engine run for a few minutes.
- Try to start your vehicle.
- If it won’t start, make sure that the cables are properly connected and remain connected to the running vehicle’s engine for five minutes. Then try to start your car again. If it still won’t start, you may need to call for a tow. If your car does star, drive it around for 15 to 20 minutes afterwards to be sure the charge has stuck to your battery.
We hope our guide has helped you feel more confident to take on anything the road throws at you!
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