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Camaro and Firebird: How to Jump Start Battery

Jump starting your car battery is an essential skill and helps in emergency situations. Find out how to by reading ahead.

By AJ Mawley - March 2, 2016

This article applies to the Pontiac Firebird and Chevy Camaro (1990-2002).

Jump-starting a car is easy, but you need to follow some safety precautions to make sure you do not harm yourself or the vehicle. It is a good idea to always keep a set of jumper cables with you in case your battery happens to die. Jump-starting a car is essentially using another vehicle's battery to transfer energy to your car and allow your car to start. Follow these directions below to find out how.

Camaro and Firebird How to Jump Start Battery

Material Needed

  • Jumper cables

Step 1 – Connect jumper cables

First, connect one positive end of the jumper cables to the running car's battery. Make sure that the positive and negative terminals are not touching at either end. Connect the other positive cable end to the dead battery. Then, connect a negative end to the running car's battery and connect the other negative end to the dead battery or a metal ground. Try to start the car and see if it will turnover. If it doesn't turnover right away, then wait a minute or two and try again.

Jump starting a Camaro or Firebird
Figure 1. Jump-starting battery.

Step 2 – Remove cables

Remove the jumper cables in the opposite of the order they were put on. Make sure no positive and negative terminals touch at any point. That's it! You have jump started your car.

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