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Warning!
Keep flames or sparks away from battery.
Do not smoke.
Observe all safety instructions and precau-
tions when handling automotive batteries
( page 285).
The main battery is located in the trunk un-
derneath the luggage box ( page 378).
Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
Turn off all electrical consumers.
Apply parking brake.
Shift gear selector lever to position P.
Connect positive terminals 1 and 3
of the batteries with the jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery 3
first.
!
Never invert the terminal connections!
G
1 Positive terminal of discharged battery
2 Negative terminal of discharged bat-
tery
3 Positive terminal of charged battery
4 Negative terminal of charged battery
Start engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
Connect negative terminals 4 and 2
of the batteries with the jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery 4
first.
Start the engine of the disabled vehi-
cle.
Practical hints
Jump starting
i
The message
Malfunction - electric
consumers switched off
in the instrument cluster. It will disap-
pear as soon as the battery is suffi-
ciently charged.
Now you can again turn on the electrical
consumers. Do not turn on the lights under
any circumstances.
Remove the jumper cables first from
negative terminals 2 and 4 and then
from positive terminals 1 and 3.
Now you can turn on the lights.
Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
!
Do not tow-start the vehicle.
may appear
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