How to jump-start a car

Title: How to jumpstart a car

Duration: 1:36 minutes

Description:

A how to video to show someone how to properly and safely jumpstart a car.

Shell Motoring Tips - How to jumpstart a car – Transcript

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Atmospheric, storytelling and soft background music; the same music continues throughout the video.

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Screen starts with a white backdrop as the shell lock-up enters from the right of the picture while the video title text slides into the middle of the screen.

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How to jump start a car

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Jump starting your car is easy enough to do but you need to be careful. 

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Screen transitions to a page that lists the product names and pictures detailing exactly what a user will need to be able to perform the task of jumpstarting a car.

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What you’ll need: 

• Jump leads
• Another car with a similar-sized engine
• Gloves  

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What you’ll need: 

• Jump leads
• Another car with a similar-sized engine
• Gloves 

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Screen transitions to another page that lists the product names and pictures detailing what may also be useful to perform the task of jumpstarting a car.

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Useful to have:

• Safety goggles
• Torch

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Page transitions to a white screen with text instructing the viewer that this is the first step of the process.

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1 – Get ready

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Switch engine off

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Make sure the engine is switched off. Turn off all lights and the radio as well.

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Moving image of a person’s arm removing a set of keys from a red car’s ignition. The arm then closes the car door and places the keys on the roof of the car. 

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Check battery 

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The individual moves to the side of the car, opens the door and pops the bonnet using the lever underneath the dashboard. 

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Pop the bonnet to inspect the battery and check if there’s any sign of damage or leakage. If there is, then don’t perform a jump start.

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The mechanic moves to the front of the car, lifts the bonnet and secures it with the stand. The mechanic then lifts the battery flap to check for any damage or leakage. 

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2 – Prepare both cars

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The camera moves to show some jump lead cables (one red and one black) draped over a stack of tyres within a mechanic’s workshop. 

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Park close 

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Park both cars next to each other to make sure the jump leads reach both batteries

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The mechanic picks up the jump leads and walks with them over to the middle of what is now two cars with their bonnets open, side by side. 

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3 – Connect batteries

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The screen transitions to show the inside of the car engine and the mechanics gloved hands connecting the jump leads to the battery of one car – first the positive red cables and then the negative black cables. 

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Connect the jump leads 

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Connect the red, positive jump leads to the positive terminals one at a time, the terminals without the negative symbol below.

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Repeat the process connecting the black, negative jump leads to the negative terminals, the terminals with the negative symbol below.

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4 – Recharge battery

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The camera moves to show the mechanic opening the car door, getting into the drivers seat and turning the key in the ignition.  

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Start the car and wait 10 mins

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Be careful when removing the jump cables as there is live electricity running through them. 

Start the car with the good battery and leave it running for 10 minutes to charge the flat battery.

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The camera moves to show a front on angle of both cars while an ignition is revving in the background. An illustration of a clock appears and ticks through to 10 seconds. 

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5 – Remove jump leads

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The camera stays facing the front on angle of the two cars side by side. The jump leads are connecting the two cars and their bonnets are up. 

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Take caution

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Be careful when removing the jump cables as there is live electricity running through them. 

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The mechanic walks towards the two cars and reaches into the bonnet of the red car to disconnect the jump leads.  

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Disconnect the jump leads

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First, unclip the black, negative jump lead from your car’s terminal, and then the other end from the other car. Remove the red, positive jump lead from the other car first and then from your car. Now that your car is up and running, remember to store the jump leads safely away

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The mechanic moves between the two cars removing the jump leads in the order of the narration. As the narration finishes the mechanic closes the bonnet of both cars one at a time. 

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Summary:

1. Get ready
2. Prepare both cars
3. Connect batteries
4. Recharge battery
5. Remove jump leads

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The final transition is to a white screen with the Shell Pecten already present in the middle of the shot. The Shell Go Well caption slides in from left to right, sitting under the logo at the centre of the screen.

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Here’s to better journeys

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Shell Mnemonic plays lasting only 2 seconds

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Go Well