Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
Jump starting
The battery is located in the engine com-
partment on the right hand side. For jump
starting, use the under hood terminals in
front of the battery.
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Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
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Turn off all electrical consumers,
except hazard warning flashers or work
lights.
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Apply the parking brake (
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Make sure gear selector lever* is set to
position P (manual transmission to
Neutral).
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Open the hood (
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Slide red cover
2 from positive under
hood terminal
3 in direction of arrow.
1 Positive terminal of charged battery
2 Positive under hood terminal cover
3 Positive under hood terminal in front of
discharged battery
4 Negative under hood terminal
5 Negative terminal of charged battery
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Connect positive terminal
1 of the
charged battery with positive under
hood terminal
3 in front of the dis-
charged battery with the jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery
1
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 terminal
5 of the
charged battery to jumper cables and
attach other end to negative under
hood terminal
4 on the vehicle. Clamp
cable to charged battery
5 first
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Start the engine of the disabled
vehicle.
You can now turn on the electrical con-
sumers. Do not switch on the headlamps
under any circumstances.
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Remove the jumper cables first from
the negative terminals
4 and 5 and
then from the positive terminals
3
and
1.
You can now switch on the headlamps.
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Slide red cover
2 from positive under
hood terminal
3 back.
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Close the hood (
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Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Never invert the terminal connections.