How to Charge a Car Battery

The best way to charge a car battery is to use a good quality battery charger. Not all chargers are created equally... read more about car battery chargers here

Here's a step by step guide to charging a car battery

• Use the right charger for your car battery. Read your car's manual to check - call us if you're not sure
• Read the charger manual be sure you understand how the charger works and if you need to take any precautions
• Remove the battery cables from the car battery terminals. Remove the negative (black) cable first and then the positive (red) cable
• Be sure the battery charger is unplugged and the power switch is off
• Connect the positive (generally red) charger cable to the positive (+) battery terminal and the negative (generally black) cable to the negative (-) battery terminal
• Some older style battery chargers give you the choice to charge the battery slowly (trickle charge) or quickly. Trickle charging is better. Newer car battery chargers are fully automatic
• If your charger is not fully automatic you might need to set a time for charging
• Leave the charger or cables undisturbed while the battery is charging
• Turn off and unplug the charger when the battery is fully charged
• Disconnect the cables - negative cable first then positive
• Connect up your battery
• Then you're good to go!

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