Drained or dead batteries are common predicaments that we, the towing experts here at Towing Chicago, provide convenient, direct to location solutions for. Car engines need working batteries with electrical charges to help start, and there’s many reasons car batteries stop working. In this blog entry, the vehicle rescue and battery jump starting expert team here at Towing Chicago will detail the process of starting a car with a drained battery.
Car Jump Starting Process
Your car’s engine might not be starting due to an empty battery. Batteries can be drained due to sheer age, or because you left the lights or the radio on in the car. In order to jump start your car, attach jumper cables from the drained battery to a good battery. Turn on the car with the good battery and let it run for a bit to charge up the dead battery. You can also use a battery charger, allowing the drained battery to sit on the battery charger for a while. You can ALSO utilize a charged jump starting box ust attach it to the drained battery, and allow it to charge it up.
Car Jump Starting in a Rush
If your car’s drained battery hasn’t experienced serious damage, you can jump start it with methods like battery chargers, jump start boxes, or cable attachment to a running car in about 15 minutes! This is an efficient process that gets you back driving on the road in no time at all.
Jump Starting Do’s and Don’ts
Modern vehicles with drained batteries require brand new equipment and the latest technique for jump starting. First off, here’s a list of what to do when jump starting a modern vehicle:
- DO read your car’s manual to verify if there’s jump start lugs to attach the cables to. Some cars might have a voided warranty if it is jump starting – verify this isn’t the case.
- DO check the voltage of the vehicle jumping the drained battery. If the car’s have different voltage levels, it can cause serious damage to both cars.
- DO park the cars at a distance so the jumper cables can reach without touching each other.
- DO turn off the motor of the car with the fully charged battery, and activate the emergency brakes on both cars.
- DO unplug accessories within the car.
- DO wear goggles and gloves when jump starting.
Here’s what NOT to do when Jump Starting your vehicle:
- DON’T stand or lean over the battery of either of the cars.
- DON’T EVER smoke while jump starting a vehicle.
- DON’T attempt jump starting if there’s any frozen fluids or liquids present – this can cause engines to explode.
- DON’T jump start cracked or leaking car batteries.