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How to jump start a 2010 Honda Insight This guide will teach you how to solve the problem of a dead battery in a Honda Insight by providing a step by step process of jump starting a car. Written By: Hannah Jackson How to jump start a 2010 Honda Insight Draft: 2019-09-04 Guide ID: 37583 - This document was generated on 2019-09-21 01:37:05 PM (MST). © iFixit — CC BY-NC-SA www.iFixit.com Page 1 of 10

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Page 1: How to jump start a 2010 Honda Insight · How to jump start a 2010 Honda Insight This guide will teach you how to solve the problem of a dead battery in a Honda Insight by providing

How to jump start a 2010 Honda InsightThis guide will teach you how to solve the problem of a dead battery in a Honda Insight by

providing a step by step process of jump starting a car.

Written By: Hannah Jackson

How to jump start a 2010 Honda Insight Draft: 2019-09-04Guide ID: 37583 -

This document was generated on 2019-09-21 01:37:05 PM (MST).

© iFixit — CC BY-NC-SA www.iFixit.com Page 1 of 10

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INTRODUCTION

Is your car not starting? Is there a clicking noise when you turn your key in the ignition? If yes, thenyou have a dead battery. Follow the directions below in order to jump start your car!

TOOLS:8 Gauge Booster Cables (Jumper Cables) (1)Another Vehicle (1)

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Step 1 — How to jump start a 2010 Honda Insight

Make sure that both cars are turnedoff.

Pop open the hood of the Insight bypulling the lever located here:

Step 2

Open the hood by reaching underthe hood (in the front and center)and pulling the lever.

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Step 3

Lock open the hood by grabbing therod and inserting it into the hole onthe under side of the hood.

Step 4

Open the hood of the charged car,and lock it up into place (with rod ifnecessary).

Spring-action rod

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Step 5

Grab your jumper cables.

Step 6

Locate the battery in the dead-battery car and the charged-batterycar.

The battery always has a big redplastic part that will indicate thepositive terminal.

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Step 7

WARNING! DO NOT LET THELEADS TOUCH EACH OTHER ORANY OTHER METAL!

Attach the RED lead to the chargedcar's battery where the positive(RED) terminal is.

Step 8

Attach the other RED lead to thepositive (RED) terminal of the deadcar's battery.

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Step 9

Attach the BLACK lead to thecharged car's battery where thenegative terminal is.

Step 10

Attach the other BLACK lead to the grounding strap located here:

Do not connect the black lead to any other part of the car.

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Step 11

Start the engine of the charged carand let the engine run for 1-2minutes.

Step 12

Start the engine of the dead car andlet it run for 2-3 minutes.

NOTE: If your Insight does not startat this point, let the battery chargefor a few more minutes.

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If your car still does not run after all of this, call a mechanic because you may have a bigger problemthan a dead battery.

Step 13

After the Insight has successfullystarted and has been running for afew minutes, remove leads inreverse order from attachment.

WARNING: DO NOT LET THELEADS TOUCH EACH OTHER ORANY OTHER METAL!

Step 14

Drive the Insight for at least 30minutes before turning it off again toensure a full charge for your battery.

NOTE: You may also simply let theengine run for 30 minutes ratherthan driving.

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