How To Check Battery With Voltmeter. Set the dial to 20 which will allow you to accurately measure between 0-20 Volts. Touch the negative black battery terminal with the negative black meter probe.
Wait for the results of the test on your multimeters screen. See the video below. Touch the red probe on the side of the battery with a sign and the black probe to the other side.
Set the dial to 20 which will allow you to accurately measure between 0-20 Volts.
That also indicates you need to test it with the same unit. Turn the multimeter on and set it to DC Voltage mode. This is achieved by measuring the DC voltage of the battery in parallel with the multimeter. Hook up a voltmeter to the cars battery by connecting the red lead to the positive terminal and the black lead to the negative terminal.
