You get what you pay for with jumper cables, so it's worth spending a little extra for a good set. It really doesn’t take a lot to wind up with a dead battery: a dome light accidentally left on ...

You can jump-start a dead car battery by using jumper cables to connect its terminals to the terminals of a functioning car battery or a standalone jump starter kit. However, if you don’t know how to ...

Jump starting a car with a dead battery is a fairly simple procedure, but make sure you check these things before attempting it on a modern vehicle.