Mercedes-Benz S-CLASS 2017 Operator's Manual page 339

Example: ground point cover
Turn fasteners : one Õ turn and remove.
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Remove the cover while pressing down on cap ; of the washer fluid reservoir.
X
Position number D identifies the charged battery of the other vehicle or an equivalent jump-starting
device.
Slide cover C of positive terminal = in the direction of the arrow.
X
Connect positive terminal = on your vehicle to positive terminal ? of donor battery D using the
X
jumper cable. Always begin with positive terminal = on your own vehicle first.
Start the engine of the donor vehicle and run it at idling speed.
X
Connect negative terminal A of donor battery D to ground point B of your vehicle using the
X
jumper cable, connecting the jumper cable to donor battery D first.
Start the engine.
X
Before disconnecting the jumper cables, let the engine run for several minutes.
X
First, remove the jumper cables from ground point B and negative terminal A, then from pos-
X
itive clamp = and positive terminal ?. Begin each time at the contacts on your own vehicle first.
After removing the jumper cables, close cover C of positive terminal =.
X
Replace the ground point cover. Make sure all mountings for the fasteners are positioned pre-
X
cisely beneath the corresponding recesses in the cover.
Press fasteners : into the mountings. Turn the fasteners by Õ of a turn to engage.
X
Have the battery checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
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Jump-starting
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