Originally Posted by
Green Growler
Did you follow the procedure in the hand book ?
If you connected the jump lead to the negative terminal of the flat battery you are very lucky if you didn't cause some damage.
It has been known for voltage spikes to fry ECU's !!! (let alone exploding batteries, lol)
The only other thing I can think of is, if you tried to turn the car with the flat battery over straight away ?
If the battery was completely flat, it is always a good idea to give it a minute or two to take some charge on board before you try starting it.
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