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Jump starting
The battery is located on the right side of
the engine compartment.
̈ Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
̈ Turn off all electrical consumers.
̈ Apply parking brake.
̈ Shift gear selector lever to position P
(manual transmission to Neutral).
̈ Open the hood.
̈ Connect positive terminals 1 and 2
of the batteries with the jumper cables.
Clamp cable to charged battery 1
first.
1 Positive terminal of charged battery
2 Positive terminal of discharged battery
3 Negative terminal of discharged
battery
4 Negative terminal of charged battery
̈ Start engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
̈ Connect negative terminals 3 and 4
of the batteries with the jumper cables.
Clamp cable to charged battery 4
first.
̈ Start the engine of the disabled vehi-
cle.
You can now again turn on the electrical
consumers. Do not turn on the lights under
any circumstances.
̈ Remove the jumper cables first from
negative terminals 3 and 4 of the
batteries and then from positive
terminals 1 and 2.
You can now turn on the lights.
̈ Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning! G
Keep flames or sparks away from battery.
Do not smoke.
Observe all safety instructions and precau-
tions when handling automotive batteries.
!
Never invert the terminal connections.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Do not tow-start vehicle.