Battery is dead! Left lights on

Welterweight · 10-15-2015, 01:32 PM

Options? Can I just get a jump? Have a friend en route at the moment and cables in hand. Thanks guys!

zero2sixtyZ · 10-15-2015, 01:45 PM

Posted in the New England forum. Yes, terminals in engine bay.

Welterweight · 10-15-2015, 01:48 PM

Posted twice for fastest response. His car is also a BMW 2014 328xi do I use his battery hook ups?!?!

BeastMode335i · 10-15-2015, 01:50 PM

Yes, that's what I had to do when my battery died last week.. Just used the terminals in the engine bay and even with my battery disconnected it still gave me enough juice from a jump to open my doors and trunk..

limitdown · 10-17-2015, 09:35 AM

You can connect the clamps directly to the terminals/posts inside the engine. There's no need to put the negative clamp on a ground.

If you're using your car to jump another one, you also clamp directly to your engine's terminals/posts.
I did this recently when jumping my wife's Toyota.

Welterweight · 10-17-2015, 01:33 PM

Left the car alone for an hour and a half and it cranked and started up. I got lucky. Almost never happens with this car!

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BeastMode335i Maximus Decimus Meridius 1130 Rep 4,584 Posts Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Down South iTrader: (2)	Yes, that's what I had to do when my battery died last week.. Just used the terminals in the engine bay and even with my battery disconnected it still gave me enough juice from a jump to open my doors and trunk.. __________________ F30 335i Melbourne Red Metallic M-Sport Package
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limitdown First Lieutenant 187 Rep 337 Posts Drives: 2007 335i E93 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Location iTrader: (0)	You can connect the clamps directly to the terminals/posts inside the engine. There's no need to put the negative clamp on a ground. If you're using your car to jump another one, you also clamp directly to your engine's terminals/posts. I did this recently when jumping my wife's Toyota. Last edited by limitdown; 10-18-2015 at 08:56 AM..
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Welterweight Major 98 Rep 1,321 Posts Drives: Truck in snow, coupe in summer Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Boston iTrader: (3) Garage List 2012 BMW 328i [0.00] 2005 Dodge Ram Quad ... [0.00] 2009 BMW 335xi E92 [10.00]	Left the car alone for an hour and a half and it cranked and started up. I got lucky. Almost never happens with this car!
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