Is It Ok To Jump Start Modern Cars. Hereof is it OK to jump start modern cars. Here is a look at a few jump start car techniques to get the engine turning over when it or the key FOB is out of juice.
There is a very real potential to incorrectly connect two vehicles using jumper cables and cause degradation of electrical. Jumpstart damage to computers with donor engine running. Theres a risk of serious overvoltage when jump-starting and that can damage any electronic equipment and even headlights that are on during the procedure.
Now consider the possible jump-start damage to computer when the donor vehicle is running.
When you are satisfied that jump starting your car is safe its wise to invest in a set of jump leads with built-in surge protection which acts in a similar. In order to properly jump-start a car you will need to create a circuit that carries the current from the live battery over to the dead one. My wife heard a report on a local radio station warning people not to use jumper cables on modern cars. The guy said they could cause unstable voltage and damage on-board computer operations.
