Mercedes-Benz SL 55, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
Jump starting
The starter battery is located on the right
side of the engine compartment.
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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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Remove the red cover from positive ter-
minal on both vehicles (
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page 358).
1 Negative terminal of charged battery
2 Negative terminal of discharged
battery
3 Positive terminal of discharged battery
4 Positive terminal of charged battery
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Connect positive terminals 3 and 4
of the batteries with the jumper cables.
Clamp cable to charged battery
4
first.
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Start the engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
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Connect negative terminals 1 and 2
of the batteries with the jumper cables.
Clamp cable to charged battery
1
first.
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Start the engine of the disabled vehi-
cle.
You can now turn on the electrical con-
sumers. Do not turn on the lights under
any circumstances.
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Remove the jumper cables first from
negative terminals
1 and 2 and then
from positive terminals 3 and 4 .
You can now turn on the lights.
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Have the battery checked at the near-
est 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 260).
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Never invert the terminal connections.
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Do not tow-start the vehicle.