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First loosen and remove the NEGATIVE termi-
nal clamp on the battery so that the clamp is
no longer in contact with the terminal.
#
Remove the clamp cover of the POSITIVE ter-
minal.
#
Loosen the POSITIVE terminal clamp and fold it
up to the side, together with the prefuse box.
Removing/installing the starter battery
Vehicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
starter battery
#
Disconnect the starter battery (
/
page 232).
#
Remove breather hose
1
with the connector
bracket from the connection on the degassing
cover.
#
Pull out and remove screws
2
of bracket
3
upwards.
#
Slide the starter battery from its anchorage in
the direction of travel.
#
Fold the bars of the starter battery upwards
and remove the starter battery from the bat-
tery box.
Vehicles with rear wheel drive: installing the starter
battery
#
When reconnecting the starter battery,
observe the safety measures and protection
notes (
/
page 229).
#
Insert the starter battery into the battery box.
#
Fold down the bars of the starter battery.
#
Slide the starter battery into its anchorage in
the opposite direction to the direction of travel.
#
Insert bracket
3
.
#
Tighten screws
2
on bracket
3
which holds
the battery in place.
#
Attach breather hose
1
with the connector
bracket to the connection of the degassing
cover.
#
Reconnect the starter battery (
/
page 232).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
starter battery replaced at a qualified specialist
workshop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter.
If you want to replace the starter battery yourself,
observe the following notes:
R
Replace a defective starter battery with a
starter battery which meets the specific
requirements of the vehicle.
R
Use detachable parts such as vent hoses,
elbow fittings or terminal covers from the
starter battery to be replaced.
R
Make sure that the vent hose is always con-
nected to its original opening on the battery
side.
Install the existing or newly supplied stop
plugs.
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