1. Make sure both cars are turned off.

2. Connect one end of the red (positive) jumper cable to the positive terminal on the stalled battery.

3. Then connect the other red (positive) cable clamp to the positive terminal of the ood battery.

!. Connect one end of the black (ne ative) jumper cable to the ne ative terminal of the ood battery.

". Then connect the other black (ne ative) cable to a clean# unpainted metal surface under the disabled car$s hood. %ome&here on the en ine block is a ood place. 'nless you &ant to see flyin sparks and a possible e(plosion# do not connect the ne ative cable to the ne ative terminal of the dead battery# .

). %tart the car that$s doin the jumpin # and allo& it to run for about 2 to 3 minutes before startin the dead car. *. +emove cables in reverse order. ,. -eep the jumped car runnin for at least 3. minutes to ive the battery sufficient time to rechar e itself.

/nd you$re done. 0ive yourself a pat on the back for a manly job &ell done. 'nfortunately# jumper cables &ill not brin inanimate objects to life. 1ncludin hot model &omen you build in your lab.

+emember2

The hardest part of the job is simply rememberin &here to put each cable. Many a man has broken out in a s&eat &onderin if he is about to make a

&ron move and toast himself to a crisp. 3ere$s the ood ne&s2 1t$s probably impossible to electrocute yourself from jump startin a car. The battery mi ht ive you a bi shock# but the volta e is too lo& to penetrate your skin and put you do&n for the count.

4ut no one &ants to be on the receivin end of a 5ap# no matter ho& mild. %o come up &ith a mnemonic device to help you remember &hich color oes &here. 1 personally think2 red6blood6life6positive7black6death6ne ative.

3o& to 8ump %tart a Car 9ithout Cables

1f you have a standard transmission car# you can jump start that bad boy &ithout usin cables. 3ere$s ho& you do it2

1. :ind a stretch of clear do&nhill road.

2. :ully depress the clutch and put the car in first ear.

3. Turn the i nition to on.

!. Take your foot off the brake and start rollin do&n the hill# leavin the clutch fully depressed.

". Coast do&n the hill until you reach " or * miles per hour.

). +elease the clutch ;uickly. <ou should feel the en ine turn and start. 1f it doesn$t start the first time# depress the clutch and release it a ain.

*. 1f you don$t have a hill# et some of your buddies to ive you a push and

follo& the steps above.