Jump starting - which manual is correct?

[wild1poet2]

racer d ....I did end up needing a new battery.

My car is an '04 which I bought as a "leftover" in late '05 when the new '06's were coming in, and the dealership wanted to move it off the lot. Hence, I bet the battery probably discharged while sitting there all that time waiting for me to come along. I keep it on a battery tender during the winter.

Anyway, I jumped the battery and took it to the dealer to be load tested and to have my charging system checked out since I wasn't sure what killed the battery. I did not remove the battery so as to preserve the trouble codes.

They took my car right in and withing a few hours it was all set to go with everything reset. But the $311 charge really shocked me!! That is the most expensive battery replacement I have ever incurred. LOL

[vipola]

Actually, this thread is curious, Jump Start for me means give a push to the car or bike to force the engine to turn instead of using the Starter. It's not often used with car but common with motorcycle.

This this is more about 'boosting' a car..

[wild1poet2]

just different lingo. around here "boosting" a car means to steal a car... LOL
....although I have heard jumper cables referred to as booster cables

pushing a bike to start it, is called "push start"... same with car

when I first went to England I was intrigued with ; windscreen, boot, roundabout, bonnet, car park, lorry and petrol. Many more like queue and "a rubber"... LOL