How to Jump Start A Car - A Checklist

There are tons of great resources for jump starting a car on the Internet, but I needed a very short aviator-style checklist I could keep bookmarked on my phone. This is that list.

Jump Start Procedure

1. Both vehicles - OFF
2. Red cable to positive terminal of dead battery - CONNECTED
3. Red cable to positive terminal of good battery - CONNECTED
4. Black cable to negative terminal of dead battery - CONNECTED
5. Black cable to frame or engine block of dead vehicle - CONNECTED

6. Good vehicle - START

7. Wait 3 minutes

8. Dead vehicle - START
9. Black cable to dead vehicle - DISCONNECTED
10. Black cable to good vehicle - DISCONNECTED
11. Red cable to good vehicle - DISCONNECTED
12. Red cable to good vehicle - DISCONNECTED