Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet 2017 Owner's Manual page 383

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380 Breakdown assistance
Automatic transmission: shift the transmis‐
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sion to position B.
Make sure that the ignition and all electrical
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consumers are switched off.
Open the engine bonnet.
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Vehicles with earth point cover: turn
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screws
2
from earth point cover
clockwise and remove earth point cover 1.
Slide cover
3
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jump-starting connection point in the direc‐
1
anti-
tion of the arrow.
Connect positive clamp
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positive pole of the donor battery using the
jump lead/charging cable. Always begin with
positive clamp
of positive clamp
4
on the
4
on your vehicle to
4
on your own vehicle first.
During the starting assistance proce‐
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dure: start the engine of the donor vehicle
and run at idle speed.
Connect the negative pole of the donor bat‐
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tery and earth point
5
of your own vehicle
by using the jump lead/charging cable. Begin
with the donor battery first.
During starting assistance: start the
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engine of your own vehicle.
During the charging process: start the
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charging process.
During starting assistance: let the engines
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run for several minutes.
During starting assistance: before discon‐
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necting the jump lead, switch on an electrical
consumer in your own vehicle, e.g. the rear
window heater or lighting.
When the starting assistance/charging process
is complete:
First, remove the jump lead/charging cable
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from earth point
5
and negative pole of the
donor battery, then from positive clamp
and positive pole of the donor battery. Begin
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