MBUSA Roadside Assistance Program is free, including "a few gallons of fuel". Check out the MBUSA website:
http://www.mbusa.com/brand/container.jsp?/owners/clientcare/roadsideassistance/index.jsp&menu=0_3#
When a battery is bad, it may have a short inside. It may explode when you jump it.
David
[Edited by be459 on 02-27-2001 at 11:30 PM]