Mercedes-Benz 2003 M-Class - Manual (Page 266)

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Practical hints
Jump starting
̈ Let the engine of the assisting vehicle
run at idle speed.
̈ Connect the negative terminals 3 of
the batteries with the jumper cables.
Start with the charged battery.
̈ 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.
̈ Remove the jumper cables first from
the negative terminals 3 of the batter-
ies and then from the positive
terminals 1.
̈ Have the battery checked at the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
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The vehicle cannot be started via
tow-start.