Mercedes-Benz Cls 500, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
Jump starting
The main battery is located in the trunk un-
derneath the luggage box (
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page 378).
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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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Connect positive terminals
1
and
3
of the batteries with the jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery
3
first.
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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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.
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
.
Now you can 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 285).
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Never invert the terminal connections!
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The message Malfunction - electric
consumers switched off may appear
in the instrument cluster. It will disap-
pear as soon as the battery is suffi-
ciently charged.
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Do not tow-start the vehicle.