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Jump Starting a Car Battery with Another Vehicle

Model: BMW Serie 5 E39 - Years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Part: Battery

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This video shows you how to jump start your car using jumper cables. If your car's battery is completely dead and you can't get it to start, the quickest solution is to jump start it with another vehicle.

Using the jumper cables as a bridge for electrical energy, you can provide the initial boost needed to start your car. To make the connections safely, the negative terminal, which is black, should be connected to a metal part of the body, while the red cable, the positive, should be connected to the terminal above the intake manifold.


Updated on 10 February 2026 by ScegliAuto


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