How to Properly Jump-Start a Car

It can be frustrating when your car won’t start. Sometimes, all your car may need to get back on the East Boston roads is a proper jump-start. Learn how to properly jump-start a car with the service center at Pride Chevrolet, Inc.. If you still have battery troubles after learning the proper way to jump-start a car, then visit us for any of your battery or service needs.

The Proper Way to Jump-Start a Car

Ready to get your car back on the Swampscott roads? You’ll need some jumper cables and a car with a properly working battery. Once, you have those, you’re ready to go. Here’s the simple way to jump-start your car battery: 

1. Park the car with a good battery facing away from your car, and be sure that the vehicle is turned off. 
2. Pop open the hoods of both cars, and find their batteries. 
3. Find the positive and negative terminals on the batteries, and make sure that they’re free of any corrosion. 
4. Put the red clamp of the jumper cable on the positive terminal on the dead battery. 
5. Put the other red clamp on the positibe terminal of the good battery. 
6. Put the black clamp on the negative terminal of the good battery. 
7. Put the final clamp on the negative terminal of the good battery. 
8. With everything hooked up properly, start up the car with the good battery, wait a few minutes, and then start up the car your car. 
9. Once the dead battery car has been successfully jump-started, take off the cables in the reverse order they were attached. Shut of the good battery car afterwards. 
10. Be sure to keep the engine running for at least 10 minutes so that the battery doesn’t die again. 

If you don’t have jumper cables, visit our parts store at Pride Chevrolet, Inc.. 

Chevy Roadside Assistance Jump-Start Car Service

If your Chevy vehicle needs a jump-start on the side of the road in Revere, then you can always rely on roadside assistance if you don’t have another car or jumper cables to help start your car. For Chevy roadside assistance, just call the number at 1-800-243-8872 for 24/7 roadside assistance. A professional will meet you at your location and perform a jump-start car service as soon as possible. If your car won’t jump-start, then roadside assistance will be able to have it towed to the nearest dealership. 

Roadside assistance should be included in your new vehicle’s warranty plan, but ask our finance center for more details about roadside assistance coverage if you have a used vehicle.

Car Won’t Jump-Start? 

If your car won’t jump-start even after you’ve attempted to jump-start it, then it could need a new battery, or it could be an indication of a larger issue. Here are some ways to go about your car not jump-starting: 

• If you only hear a clicking sound when trying to start your car, then it could be a faulty starter. 
• If the electrical systems turn on while the engine fails to turn over, then you could be dealing with multiple issues, including the ignition switch, battery, starter, or a fuse. 

If your car won’t jump-start, then schedule service with Pride Chevrolet, Inc., and let us help you get back on the Lynn roads in no time. If you’re having issues jump-starting your car in the cold, you can also check out these tips on how to start your car in the cold and what to do!

Service Your Battery at Pride Chevrolet, Inc.

Whether you need to jump-start your car battery, have it replaced, or anything else, contact us at Pride Chevrolet, Inc. to get your vehicle diagnosed, so you can get back on the road and back to your routine.