Q: car wont start

asked by on December 18, 2016

2009 Cadillac CTS says low battery it will not turn over it will not come on I tried to jump it it did not work how do I get the battery out so I can take it to be replaced

My car has 65000 miles.
My car's transmission is unknown to me.

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