Jumping your Audi Q5 or Q7 allows you to get back on the road in a matter of minutes. Read on to learn how to quickly you can jump your dead battery. Show This article applies to the Audi Q5/Q7 (2009-present). Every driver is most likely to experience a dead battery in their driving lives. Knowing how to use jumper cables can be the difference between waiting for a tow truck on the side of the road, and driving home. As a modern vehicle, the Audi Q5 or Q7 has a lot of electrical components. Sometimes people forget to turn some of these components off, such as the dome light, and they end up draining their batteries. This guide will show you how you can get your Audi to start again, then drive it back home while charging the battery. Read on to learn how to jump start your car. Materials Needed
Step 1 – Park cars close togetherPark the working car close to the dead one. You want your jumper cables to be able to reach from one engine compartment to the other. Then open both hoods on the working car and the dead one. Figure 1. Open the hood.Step 2 – Connect positive terminalWith both cars off, connect your positive cable (red) to the positive battery terminal on the dead car, then connect the other positive side to the working car. In the Q5 or Q7, you will want to connect the cable to a piece of metal dedicated for this specific reason, you can find it under the red cover with the positive sign. Figure 2. Connect the red cable to positive terminal.Step 3 – Connect negative terminalConnect the negative cable to the negative terminal on the donor vehicle, then connect the other side to the negative terminal on your Audi. Figure 3. Negative terminal on the right.Step 4 – Start the carStart the donor car, then wait five to 10 minutes for the battery to charge. Start the dead car, then remove the negative terminal from the dead car, then remove the negative one from the donor car, and remove the positive from the donor car, then remove it from the dead car. Make sure you drive your car for 30 minutes to allow the battery to charge before you turn it off again. Related Discussions
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