Mercedes-Benz 2007 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
Jump starting
The main battery is located in the trunk un-
derneath the luggage box (
컄
page 395).
Only jump start the vehicle from the bat-
tery in the trunk.
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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 (
컄
page 59).
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Make sure the gear selector lever is set
to position
P .
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Open the trunk.
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.
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Connect negative terminals
4
and
2
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.
You can now turn on the electrical con-
sumers. Do not switch on the headlamps
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 switch on the headlamps.
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Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Never invert the terminal connections!