That's actually the preferred method. You hook up the jumper cables and attempt to start. If the car does not start immediately, you stop cranking and you start the other car, let the other car charge the first car for a bit, and then retry with the other car idling.
The battery seems to be a problem on this vehicle. A recharge could fix the issue but a new battery may be necessary.
You can start a car without a battery if you hook up a jump pack or use jumper camples but it could fry your alternator. It is pointless to charge a car without a battery. When you charge the car you are charging the battery.
bad battery or loose battery cable
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The battery is dead - you would need to boost the vehicle in order for it to start , but once you shut the vehicle off it will not start again without boosting or hooking it up to a battery charger
The battery could be dead. The battery connections could be loose. (Check these before you do anything else.) The alternator could be bad. It is not the Battery being dead other wise other things would work like horn, radio, lights, and other things. I would Start with your starter. If your starter dies the truck dies everything shuts down and when you try to start it nothing happen. That is where I would start first and then I would start on the other things.
Dead or weak battery?
If your car battery is dead, you will not be able to start your vehicle without a jump using jumper cables. When the car won't start and the lights on the dash aren't working, it is most likely your battery.
Sounds like a dead battery. You need the battery to start the car, but once it is running the engine runs completely off of the alternator (which also recharges the battery if the battery is still good).
battery is in the trunk, put the red to red and black to black and have the other car running to charge your battery and give it a couple mins then start your miata
Among other things; Just because a battery has approximately 12 volts does not mean it is good. It can produce those 12 volts but without the amperage available from a good battery, you will get nothing. defective plates in the battery will allow it to generate 12 volts while severely reducing the available "cranking amps". Quickest way to rule out a battery is with a jump start.
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