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Originally Posted by Tallakahath
I do not believe I can add water to this battery.
I am not sure what type of charge it was - it was my friend attaching jumper cables from her car's battery to mine, revving the engine, and waiting. Is there a different way I should've done this?
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Yes, with a battery charger....after you have removed the cables and cleaned the cable ends and battery posts....jumping the car from another automobile is only going to give you enough juice to start the car, it is not going to significantly charge the battery...If jumping is the only alternative, then you will want to allow the car to run for at least 1hr after getting it started to actually charge your battery (provided your alternator is working)
You could also try swapping in a new/different battery (take the one out of the jumping vehicle) to see very quickly if the issue is entirely with your battery. Seems like maybe the person you loaned it to could have left the lights on (or door open, or dome light on etc, etc,), light switch all the way to the left is left side parking lights, if I am not mistaken. That alone, with enough time could waste an already weak battery.
Good luck