car dead battery

Car won’t even cough? Classic dead battery—don’t panic, it’s more common than flies at a barbie.

Check for dim lights or a lazy click; if so, jump‑start using leads: red to the flat battery’s +, red to the donor’s +, black to donor −, and the other black to a clean metal ground on your car—never the flat battery’s −.

Start the donor, then yours, let it idle a few minutes, and don’t yank the leads off like a magician; remove in reverse order.

If it dies again, the battery may be cactus or the alternator’s having a sulk—get a load test, and expect replacement batteries to run about AUD 150–400 fitted.

No tools, no clue, or it’s a modern stop‑start system? Call roadside assist and save the drama for the group chat.