2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 632 Practical hintsFlat tire
Replace this wheel bolt with alignment 
bolt1 supplied in the tool kit.

Remove the remaining bolts.

Remove the wheel.
Mounting the Minispare wheel
1Wheel bolt for lig

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 633 Practical hints
Flat tire

Unscrew the alignment bolt, install the 
last wheel bolt and tighten slightly.Lowering the vehicle

Lower vehicle by turning crank coun-
terclockwise until vehicle is

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 634 Practical hintsBatteriesYour vehicle is equipped with two batter-
ies:
The starter battery (located in the en-
gine compartment)

The battery for electrical consumers 
(located in the trunk)
The

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 635 Practical hints
Batteries
!
The consumer battery located in the trunk is 
a valve-r
egulated l
ead a
cid (VRLA) battery, also 
referred to as “fleece” battery. Such batteries do 
not require t

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 636 Practical hintsBatteries
Starter battery (example illustration from 
S550)1Negative terminal
2Positive terminal
Disconnecting starter battery
Do not rub the battery with rags or cloths. 
The batte

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 637 Practical hints
Batteries
Switching off vehicle’s internal electri-
cal functions
Shift the automatic transmission toP.

Turn off all electrical consumers.

Turn SmartKey in starter switch to

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 638 Practical hintsBatteriesStarter battery
Connect the switched-off charging de-
vice to the terminals of the starter bat-
tery. Observe the operating 
instructions in the manual for the 
charging d

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 639 Practical hints
Jump starting
Jump starting
If the starter battery is discharged, the en-
gine can be started with jumper cables and 
the battery of another vehicle. Observe the 
following:
Jump