Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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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.
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Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.
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Turn off all electrical consumers.
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Apply the parking brake (
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Make sure the gear selector lever* is
set to position P (
page 153) (manual
transmission: to Neutral (
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Open the hood (
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Flip up cover from the positive under
hood terminal
2 in front of the filter
box (
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
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Connect positive terminal
1 of the
charged battery with positive under
hood terminal
2 in front of the filter
box with the jumper cable. Clamp cable
to charged battery
1 first.
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Start engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
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Connect the negative terminal
4 of
the charged battery with the negative
under hood terminal
3 in front of the
filter box with the second jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery
4
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
3 and 4 and
then from the positive terminals
2
and
1.
You can now switch on the headlamps.
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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!