Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Operator's Manual page 400

Practical hints
Jump starting
Warning!
Keep flames or sparks away from battery.
Do not smoke.
Observe all safety instructions and precau-
tions when handling automotive batteries
( page 294).
Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
Switch off all electrical consumers.
Apply parking brake.
Shift gear selector lever* to position P
(manual transmission to Neutral).
Open the hood ( page 287).
Remove the cover from positive under
hood terminal 2 in front of discharged
battery.
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1 Positive terminal of charged battery
2 Positive under hood terminal in front of
discharged battery
3 Negative under hood terminal in front
of discharged battery
4 Negative terminal of charged battery
Connect positive terminal 1 of the
charged battery with positive under
hood terminal 2 in front of the dis-
charged battery with one jumper cable.
Clamp the cable to positive terminal 1
of the charged battery first.
!
Never invert the terminal connections.
Start the engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
Connect negative terminal 4 of the
charged battery with negative under
hood terminal 3 in front of the dis-
charged battery with the second jump-
er cable. Clamp the cable to negative
terminal 4 of the charged battery
first.
Start the engine of the disabled vehi-
cle.
You can now switch on the electrical con-
sumers. Do not switch on the lights under
any circumstances.
Remove the jumper cables first from
negative terminals 3 and 4 and then
from positive terminals 2 and 1.
You can now switch on the lights.
Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
Do not tow-start vehicle.