How To Jump Start a Car

You are just about to make your commute from Queens to Brooklyn, and your car won’t start. A vehicle that won’t start is one of the most common issues that is faced by drivers. Even if you’re driving a new vehicle, there are a lot of external factors, such as an extreme winter, that can force you to have to jump start your vehicle. Skip calling a roadside service and follow the guide provided by Major World on how to properly jump start a car to get back on the road in no time. 

How To Jump Start a Car: Step-by-Step Guide

To get started, you’ll need a set of jumper cables and another vehicle. Once you’ve got that settled, follow these steps:

1. Have the car with the good battery park facing the other vehicle, then make sure that the vehicle is turned off. Check to make sure both parking brakes are engaged.
2. Open both hoods and find the batteries. You may need to remove a plastic hood to expose the battery terminals.
3. Identify the positive and negative terminals. Make sure they’re clean and free of any corrosion.
4. Connect the red clamp to the positive post on the dead battery.
5. Uncoiling the battery cable, hook the other red clamp to the positive terminal of the battery with the charge.
6. Connect the black clamp to the negative post on the good battery. 
7. For the final clamp, connect it to an unpainted metal surface on your car’s frame.
8. Once everything is hooked up securely, start the engine of the vehicle with the good battery first, then the one with the dead battery.
9. Once the dead vehicle has been jump-started, carefully remove the jumper cables in the reverse order that they were placed on, then shut off the car that was used to help jump-start the dead car.
10. Keep the engine running on the restarted vehicle for at least 10 minutes to ensure that the weak battery doesn’t die again right away. Consult your owner’s manual for more info on recommended times.

Turn to Major World for Auto Service in NY

If the steps provided above did not work, we can help. Visit or contact one of our service centers near Bronx, and we’ll get you back on the road in no time.