Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 303

Pull out and remove screws
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upwards.
Slide the starter battery from its anchorage in
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the direction of travel.
Fold the bars of the starter battery upwards
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and remove the starter battery from the bat‐
tery box.
Vehicles with rear wheel drive: fitting the
starter battery
When reconnecting the starter battery,
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observe the safety measures and protection
notes ( page 297).
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Insert the starter battery into the battery box.
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Fold down the bars of the starter battery.
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Slide the starter battery into its anchorage in
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the opposite direction to the direction of
travel.
Insert bracket 3.
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Tighten screws 2 on bracket
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the battery in place.
Attach breather hose
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bracket to the connection of the ventilation
cover.
Reconnect the starter battery (
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Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
starter battery replaced at a qualified specialist
workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
2 of bracket 3
3 which holds
1 with the connector
page 299).
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Breakdown assistance 301
If you want to replace the starter battery yourself,
observe the following notes:
Always replace a defective starter battery
R
with a starter battery which meets the spe‐
cific requirements of the vehicle.
Carry over detachable parts such as the vent
R
hose, elbow fitting or terminal cover from the
starter battery to be replaced.
Make sure that the vent hose is always con‐
R
nected to its original opening on the battery
side.
Fit the existing or newly supplied stop plugs.
Otherwise, gases or battery acid could
escape.
Make sure that the detachable parts are con‐
R
nected in the same way as before.
Vehicles with front wheel drive: removing the
starter battery
Disconnect the starter battery (
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Open the flap on cable duct 8.
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Open the cover of positive pole 7.
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Remove nut 9 and positive pole A.
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Unscrew the nuts of wires 6, remove the
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wires and put them aside.
Spread out catch tabs
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Lift prefuse box 5
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towards the front right.
Fold prefuse box 5
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page 299).
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4 on prefuse box 5.
off the battery and slide it
upwards and to the rear.