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Practical hints
Jump starting
The battery is located on the right side of
the engine compartment. For jump start-
ing, use the terminals in front of the bat-
tery.
Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
Turn off all electrical consumers.
Apply the parking brake ( page 59).
Make sure the gear selector lever is set
to position P ( page 170).
Open the hood ( page 306).
Flip up cover from positive under hood
terminal 2 in front of the filter box
( page 422).
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1 Positive terminal of charged battery
2 Positive under hood terminal in front of
discharged battery
3 Negative under hood terminal in front
of discharged battery
4 Negative terminal of charged battery
!
Never invert the terminal connections.
Connect the positive terminal 1 of the
charged battery with the positive under
hood terminal 2 in front of the filter
box with the jumper cable. Clamp cable
to charged battery 1 first.
Start engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
Connect the negative terminal 4 of
the charged battery with the negative
under hood terminal 3 in front of the
filter box with the second jumper cable.
Clamp the cable to the negative
terminal 4 of the charged battery
first.
Start the engine of the disabled vehi-
cle.
You can now turn on the electrical con-
sumers. Do not switch on the headlamps
under any circumstances.
Remove the jumper cables first from
the negative terminals 3 and 4 and
then from the positive terminals 2
and 1.
You can now switch on the headlamps.
Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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