Towing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 2009 CL-Class Operator's Manual

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Make sure the automatic transmission is in
park position P.
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Open the hood.
Negative clamp
1
Negative terminal of charged battery
2
Positive terminal of charged battery
3
Positive terminal of discharged battery
4
! Never invert the terminal connections!
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Connect positive terminals
the batteries with a jumper cable. Clamp
the cable to positive terminal
charged battery first.
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Connect negative terminal
2
battery with a jumper cable and attach
other end of the jumper cable with the
negative clamp
point on the vehicle.
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Get into vehicle and start engine within
30 seconds.
If the starting attempt does not succeed:
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Turn the SmartKey in starter switch to
position 0.
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Take out the SmartKey.
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Turn off engine of donor vehicle, restart it
and let it run at idle speed for several
minutes.
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Disconnect the jumper cable during this
time.
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Reconnect jumper cable as described
before.
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Restart engine.
If the starting attempt is succeed:
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While the engine is running, switch off
several electrical consumers such as the
and of
3 4
blower.
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Remove the jumper cables first from
of the
3
negative clamp
negative terminal 2, then from positive
of charged
terminals
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Have the battery checked at the nearest
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
to a suitable ground
1
from ground point and
1
and 3.
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Practical hints

Towing the vehicle

Towing the vehicle
Safety notes
Mercedes-Benz recommends that the vehicle
be transported with all wheels off the ground
using flatbed or appropriate wheel lift/dolly
equipment. This method is preferable to other
types of towing.
! To prevent damage during transport, do
not tie down vehicle by its chassis or
suspension parts.
If circumstances do not permit the
recommended towing methods, the vehicle
may be towed with all wheels on the ground
or front axle raised only so far as necessary
to have the vehicle moved to a safe location
where the recommended towing methods
can be employed.
! Before towing the vehicle observe the
following instructions:
Do not tow-start the vehicle. You could
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otherwise seriously damage the
automatic transmission which is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.
Do not tow with sling-type equipment.
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Towing with sling-type equipment over
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