Mercedes-Benz 2005 CL-Class, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
Jump starting
The battery is located on the right side of
the trunk under the battery cover
(
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page 386).
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Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
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Turn off all electrical consumers.
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Apply parking brake.
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Shift gear selector lever to position P .
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Open the trunk lid.
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Remove battery cover.
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Remove red cover from positive
terminal
1 .
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
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Connect positive terminals 1 and 3
of the batteries with the jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery
3
first.
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Start engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
왘 Connect negative terminals 2 and 4
of the batteries with the jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery
4
first.
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Start the engine of the disabled vehi-
cle.
Now you can again turn on the electrical
consumers. Do not turn on the lights under
any circumstances.
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Remove the jumper cables first from
negative terminals
2 and 4 and then
from positive terminals 1 and 3 .
You can now turn on the lights.
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Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning!
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Keep flames or sparks away from battery.
Do not smoke.
Observe all safety instructions and precau-
tions when handling automotive batteries
(
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page 281).
!
Never invert the terminal connections.