Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
Battery
The battery is located in the trunk under
the right hand wheel well cover panel.
1 Battery cover
2 Locking knob
3 Negative terminal
4 Cover over positive terminal
Disconnecting the battery
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Turn off all electrical consumers.
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Depress the parking brake firmly or
move the gear selector lever to posi-
tion
P .
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Open the trunk lid (
컄
page 88) or
(
컄
page 89).
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Turn locking knob 2 and remove bat-
tery cover 1 .
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Detach negative terminal 3 of the bat-
tery with the 10 mm open-end wrench
from the vehicle tool kit.
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Remove cover 4 from the positive ter-
minal.
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Disconnect the battery positive lead.
Removing the battery
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Remove the screw securing the bat-
tery.
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Remove the battery support and brack-
et. Take out the battery.
Charging and reinstalling the battery
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Charge battery in accordance with the
instructions of the battery charger
manufacturer.
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Reinstall the charged battery. Follow
the previously described steps in re-
verse order.
Warning!
G
Never charge a battery while still installed in
the vehicle. Gases may escape during charg-
ing and cause explosions that may result in
paint damage, corrosion or personal injury.