Mercedes-Benz 2006 R 350 Operator's Manual page 492

3 Battery cover mounting nuts
Using a 6 mm T-handle hex key (not
supplied with vehicle) with a minimum
shaft length of 12 in (30 cm), unfasten
and remove battery cover mounting
nuts 2 located at the floor carpet per-
foration.
Move the front passenger seat to the
most forward position ( page 43).
Switch off the ignition ( page 38).
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:
Make sure the vehicle's on-board
electronics have status 0.
After turning off the engine with the
KEYLESS-GO start/stop button,
with the driver's door closed, the
starter switch is in position 1. With
the driver's door opened, the start-
er switch is set to position 0, same
as SmartKey removed from starter
switch ( page 39).
Practical hints
Step 3 (Disconnecting)
4 Seat rail, rear
5 Seat rail cover, rear
Pull seat rail cover 5 away from seat
rail 4 on both sides as indicated by ar-
rows.
Pull off seat rail cover 5 to the rear as
indicated by arrow.
Battery
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