We all have been in situations where the car was not starting due to a dead battery. We might have left the lights on while the car was parked, or the battery was just nearing its end life, after which you will need to jump start your car. . Whatever the reason, we have all gone through it. In a manual car, it is not so much a worry. You just put the transmission into the 1st gear and ask someone to push it from behind. Once the car starts moving, crank the clutch and turn the car on. It is enough to give the battery a jolt.
However if you are based in UAE you can always call Pitstoparabia Battery Maintenance team for road-side assistance.
9 times out of 10, the car will start once you try to turn it on. However, this can only be done in a manual transmission vehicle. In an automatic transmission vehicle, you cannot just put the car into ‘D’ and ask someone to push it from behind. In most cases, the car will not even move. Even if it does, you risk damaging the transmission box. So, the question arises to what you can do if the battery of an automatic transmission car dies. To know the answer, keep reading this article.
Starting an Automatic Transmission with a Dead Battery
We will be honest with you here. There is only one real way of starting an automatic car with a dead battery. You cannot push start it like a manual car as mentioned before. Therefore, the only way to start it is by using another battery or power source and attach it to the dead battery. This will give the dead battery an enough boost for it to turn on.
To do so, you will need jumper cables. The jumper cables are also referred to as booster cables or jump leads. In this article, we will tell you how you can recharge a dead battery using another car. It is better to park the cars in a way that the hoods are next to one another (nose to nose). Therefore, park the functional car right in front of the dead car with the hoods facing each other. Be careful to maintain a safe distance.
Now, make sure that the two cars are completely turned off. Open the bonnet/hood of both vehicles. The next step must be done carefully. Take out the jumper cables. Attach the positive end of the jumper cable to the positive terminal of the dead battery. Then, attach the other positive end with the positive terminal of the functional car. Afterwards, attach the negative end to the negative terminal of the functional car.
Do not attach the negative part of the jumper cable with the negative terminal of the dead car battery. Instead, attach it to the grounded metal part of the dead car. This will ground the dead battery car. Start the functional car. After 5 minutes, start the dead car. It should turn on just fine. If not, then allow for 5 more minutes of charging. Once done, remove the grounded jumper cable first. Then remove the negative cable on the functional car.
In the next step, remove the positive cable from the functional car and finally the positive cable from the former dead car. Allow the previously dead car to charge the battery by keeping it on. It will give the alternator enough time to charge the battery properly.
Final Thoughts
This concludes our article today. We hope that you find it informative. Let us know how your experience of charging a dead car battery of an automatic transmission car went.
