Method 1: Find yourself someone with a vehicle and a set of jump leads to help you out.
Park the assisting vehicle so the jump leads will reach between the two vehicles. The two vehicles must not touch.
Switch off your ignition and all electrical devices of both cars. Connect one end of the red positive lead to the positive terminal of your battery. Connect the other end of this lead to the positive terminal of the donor battery.
Connect the black negative lead to the donor battery first, then attached the other end to an unpainted metal surface of your car, away from the battery (e.g. a metal strut for the bonnet). Check all four grips are secure.
Start the engine of the donor vehicle and run it at idling speed. Let it run for a couple of minutes then start your car’s engine.
Remove the negative jump lead, then the positive one, disconnecting from the battery on your own vehicle first. Make sure they don’t touch each other or any other metal surface.
Drive, or leave your engine running for 30 minutes. Have your battery checked out at your garage workshop.
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