What to do when car battery dies?
Lack of battery maintenance, leaving headlights, interior lights, air conditioner and the radio on when the car engine is not running is a few reasons to make your car batteries dead. Car battery is the most important component to provide electric energy to use when starting the engine.
Without good working car battery, your car engine's would not start to crank and here you go, a stalls car. So what do we do when car battery dies? Here some action you can do when your car battery dies, check it out...
The first thing to do when your car battery dies is to do a jump start car battery. To do a jump start car battery, you need two more things. First, properly jumper cable and then a good working car.
Jump start car battery is a methode to starting your car engine by connecting your dead battery with a jumper cable to another working car battery. So the electric energy from the working car battery is used to starting your car engine.
This methode is working for all car transmission type, either it's an automatic car transmission or it's a manual car transmission. For a complete way to do jump start car battery, you can read the older blogpost that i have wrote before about How to jump start a car?
The simple and cheapest methode when your car battery dies is to do push-start a car. But, to do push-start a car, you need assistance at least 2 people or friends to help you push the car. Another things to consider before you do push-start a car is your car must have a manual transmission and a gasoline car engine. It's useless if your car have an automatic transmission and or with a diesel car engine.
This push-start a car is a methode to starting the engine by using running car wheels to rotate the engine crankshaft and make the engine to starting. How to do push-start a car? Here is a simple brief to do push start a car:
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The last way but in expensive cost when your car battery dies is to replace you dead battery. To do this, just call your road assistance and tell him to help you and come with a new brand car battery. Another option is you go to the battery shop, buy a new battery with the same size and replace your car battery by your own self.
Without good working car battery, your car engine's would not start to crank and here you go, a stalls car. So what do we do when car battery dies? Here some action you can do when your car battery dies, check it out...
1. Jump start car battery
The first thing to do when your car battery dies is to do a jump start car battery. To do a jump start car battery, you need two more things. First, properly jumper cable and then a good working car.
Jump start car battery is a methode to starting your car engine by connecting your dead battery with a jumper cable to another working car battery. So the electric energy from the working car battery is used to starting your car engine.
This methode is working for all car transmission type, either it's an automatic car transmission or it's a manual car transmission. For a complete way to do jump start car battery, you can read the older blogpost that i have wrote before about How to jump start a car?
2. Push-start a car
The simple and cheapest methode when your car battery dies is to do push-start a car. But, to do push-start a car, you need assistance at least 2 people or friends to help you push the car. Another things to consider before you do push-start a car is your car must have a manual transmission and a gasoline car engine. It's useless if your car have an automatic transmission and or with a diesel car engine.
This push-start a car is a methode to starting the engine by using running car wheels to rotate the engine crankshaft and make the engine to starting. How to do push-start a car? Here is a simple brief to do push start a car:
- Turn the ignition key to "ON" position
- Put the manual transmission in second gear or third gear.
- Press the clutch pedal
- Let your assistance push the car forward to gain the speed (5 to 10 mph) or more.
- Release the clutch pedal quickly while the car still move forward
- As you releasing the clutch pedal, the engine will "chug" a moment then it's begin to start and run.
- When the engine is running, press the clutch pedal and brake pedal to stop the car.
- Turn the transmission to Neutral position.
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3. Replace your dead battery
The last way but in expensive cost when your car battery dies is to replace you dead battery. To do this, just call your road assistance and tell him to help you and come with a new brand car battery. Another option is you go to the battery shop, buy a new battery with the same size and replace your car battery by your own self.