Mercedes-Benz 2008 S-Class, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
Jump starting
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Remove red cover from positive
terminal
1
.
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Connect positive terminal
2
of the
charged battery with positive
terminal
1
of the discharged battery
with the jumper cable. Clamp cable to
charged battery
2
first.
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Connect negative terminal
3
of
charged battery to jumper cables and
attach other end
4
to a suitable
ground point on the vehicle.
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Get into vehicle and start engine within
30 seconds.
If the starting attempt does not suc-
ceed:
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Turn the SmartKey in starter switch
to position
0 .
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Take out the SmartKey.
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Turn off engine of donor vehicle, re-
start it and let it run at idle speed
for several minutes.
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Disconnect the jumper cable during
this time.
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Reconnect jumper cable as de-
scribed before.
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Restart engine.
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While the engine is running, switch off
several electrical consumers such as
the blower.
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Disconnect jumper cables first from
ground point
4
and negative
terminal
3
, then from positive
terminals
1
and
2
.
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Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. !
Never invert the terminal connections.