317 Practical hints
Jump starting
The battery is located on the right side of
the trunk under the battery cover
(page 313).
Make sure that the two vehicles do not
touch.
Turn off all electrical consumers.
Apply parking brake.
Shift gear selector lever to positionP.
Open the trunk lid.
Remove battery cover.
Connect positive terminals 1 and3 of
the batteries with the jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery3 first.1Positive terminal of discharged battery
2Negative terminal of discharged bat-
tery
3Positive terminal of charged battery
4Negative terminal of charged battery
Start engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.
Connect negative terminals 2 and4 of
the batteries with the jumper cable.
Clamp cable to charged battery4 first.
Start the engine of the disabled vehi-
cle.
You can now turn on the electrical con-
sumers. Do not turn on the lights under
any circumstances.
Remove the jumper cables first from
negative terminals2 and4 and then
from positive terminals1 and3.
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
(page 243).
!Never invert the terminal connections.
!Do not tow-start the vehicle.
