Batteries, vehicle:removing – Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
Battery
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Remove SmartKey from starter switch.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:
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Press the start/stop button until
the engine shuts off.
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Open the driver’s door.
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Open the trunk.
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Read and observe safety instructions
and precautions (
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Remove the luggage box (
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Disconnect the negative lead from neg-
ative terminal
2 (
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Remove cover
1 (
the positive terminal.
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Disconnect the positive lead.
Removing the battery
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Remove the screw-nuts securing the
battery.
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Remove the battery bracket
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Pull out the battery ventilation hose
page 460) from the battery (de-
pending on battery arrangement in
your vehicle model, the ventilation
hose is located either on the left or
right side of the battery).
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Take out the battery.
Charging and reinstalling the battery
Warning!
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Never charge a battery while still installed in
the vehicle unless the accessory battery
charge unit* approved by Mercedes-Benz is
being used. Gases may escape during charg-
ing and cause explosions that may result in
paint damage, corrosion or personal injury.
An accessory battery charge unit* specially
adapted for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and
tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz is
available, permitting the charging of the bat-
tery in its installed position. Contact an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
information and availability. Charge battery
in accordance with the separate instruc-
tions for the accessory battery charger.
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