Mercedes-Benz 2006 C-Class - Manual (Page 417)

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Practical hints
Jump starting
The battery is located in the engine
compartment on the right hand side. The
terminals for jump starting are located in
front of the battery.
̈ Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
̈ Turn off all electrical consumers.
̈ Apply parking brake.
̈ Shift gear selector lever to position P
(manual transmission: to Neutral).
̈ Open the hood ( ୴ page 297).
̈ Flip up cover positive under hood
terminal
2 in front of the filter box
( ୴ page 412).
1 Positive terminal of charged battery
2 Positive under hood terminal in front of
discharged battery
3 Negative under hood terminal in front
of discharged battery
4 Negative terminal of charged battery
̈ Connect positive terminal 1 of the
charged battery with positive under
hood terminal
2 in front of the filter
box with the jumper cables. Clamp ca-
ble to charged battery
1 first.
̈ Start engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
̈ Connect negative terminal 4 of the
charged battery with negative under
hood terminal
3 in front of the filter
box with the jumper cables. Clamp ca-
ble to charged battery
4 first.
̈ Start the engine of the disabled
vehicle.
You can now again turn on the electrical
consumers. Do not turn on the lights under
any circumstances.
̈ Remove the jumper cables first from
negative terminals
3 and 4 and then
from positive terminals 2 and 1.
You can now turn on the lights.
̈ 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
( ୴ page 302).
!
Never invert the terminal connections!
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission
and/or 4MATIC:
Do not tow-start the vehicle.