How To Start Your Car Without Jump Leads If The Battery Is Flat

Sometimes you may find yourself in a situation where your battery is Almost flat and you have no access to jump leads. Here is another way of starting your car. (MANUAL transmission only!)

Note: if the car has power steering, the steering wont work until the engine starts. This is the same with the brakes after a few presses.

​As long as the car attempts to start up this should work. If the battery is completely flat this method will probably not work and you may need to charge the battery up over night.

Step One- Get in the car. Turn off all electric using devices (this does include a charger attached to a phone) take the handbrake off and put the car into second or third gear keeping your foot on the clutch. 

Step Two- Switch the ignition on 

Step Three- You need a push!! Ask a someone to help you with this

Step Four- When the car is reasonably in motion (5-15 MPH the higher the better. A hill usually helps), take your foot of the clutch and the car will start!

Step Five- Once its started, be careful of what is ahead, push the clutch down and stop. Don’t turn the key off or you will have to repeat the process. 

Step Six- Write a comment below if you have ever used this technique to start your car.