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Tried to start but battery was clicking, seemed like it didnt have enough charge hooked up battery to another vehicle and must have done it wrong cause started smoking and got hot immediately removed cables now we dont have any battery what to do , oh and im in South Korea

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You probably put the leads in the wrong way
anyway you can start a car even without a battery or if you need you can use someone elses battery and by leaving the engine on you can remove the battery by being very careful ( electric discharge)
remove one lead at the time the red first and make sure it does not touch any metal parts in the car
if ther has been snoke it also would indicate an alternator fault and in this case the battery will not charge
a belt if headcam is there could alos be lose and will not charge battery and alternator
if you have a charger recharge the battery overnight and try
if not start again it also could be starter motor
if manual try push it
another problem could also be the mai switch board ( centralina) Fuse box , the brain of the car
ther may be one or more of these

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Replace Battery and the Alternator hooking up cables in reverse burns out the Alternator.

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