Mercedes-Benz 2005 E 320 CDI - Manual (Page 439)

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Practical hints
Jump starting
The battery is located in the trunk under-
neath the luggage box (
୴ page 408). Only
jump start the vehicle from the battery in
the trunk.
̈ Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
̈ Turn off all electrical consumers.
̈ Apply parking brake.
̈ Shift gear selector lever to position P.
̈ 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
Warning!
G
Keep flames or sparks away from battery.
Do not smoke.
Observe all safety instructions and precau-
tions when handling automotive batteries
(
୴ page 309).
!
Never invert the terminal connections!