2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS ignition

Information abou
tMercedes PR O(Mercedes
me)
Mercedes-Ben zVans vehicles suppor tthe follow‐
ing telematics solutions depending on what is
selec ted:
R Mercedes PRO
R Mercedes me
When youh ave regis tere da nd logged in wit ha
user accoun ttothe Mercedes PR OPortalor
Mercedes me Portal, then services and of fers
from Mercedes-Benz Vans will be available to
yo u.
Av ailabilit yofMercedes PR Oiscountry-depend‐
ent .You can checkt he availabilit yofMercedes
PR Oiny our countr yinthe Mercedes PR OPortal:
http://www.mercedes.pro
Av ailabilit yofMercedes me is countr y-depend‐
ent .You can checkt he availabilit yofMercedes
me in your countr yinthe Mercedes me Portal:
http://www.mercedes.me
Fo rm orei nformation on Mercedes PR Oor
Mercedes me contact an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center or visit theM ercedes PR OPortalor
Mercedes me Portal. Information abou
tMercedes PR Oconnect
(Mercedes me connect)
Mercedes PR Oconnec torMercedes me connect
is thec onnectivity product from Mercedes-Benz
th at intelligent lyconnects your vehicle wit hyour
smartphone, your table toryour PC. Youc an then
call up diverse information about your vehicle at
an yt ime, fore xamp le, or control specific vehicle
functions remo tely.
Among stothers, Mercedes PR Oconnect or
Mercedes me connect pr ovide thef ollowing serv‐
ices:
R Breakdown Management (breakdown assis‐
ta nce cal lbutton)
In thee vent of abreak down, youc an use the
breakdown assis tance cal lbuttonint heove r‐
head control panel tomak eac alltothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Center
(/ page150).
R Mercedes-Benz Emer gency cal lsyst em (SOS
button)
Use the0053 button (SOS button) in the
ove rhead cont rolp anel tomak eac alltothe Mercedes-Benze
mergency cal lcenter
(/ page 150).
R Accident Recovery
Ac cident Recovery isavailable fory ou as a
supplemen ttothe Mercedes-Benz emer gency
cal lsyst em. If desired, at thec onclusion of an
emer gency call, your call is forw arded tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Center ,soyou can
ha ve your vehicle towe da waytoana uthor‐
ize dM ercedes-Ben zCenter ,for example
(/ page150).
The Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Center and the
Mercedes-Benze mergency call center ar eavaila‐
ble fory ou around thec lockfor theu se of the
services. Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he
countr yinwhich youa restay ing.
To use thes ervices in your vehicle, thef ollowing
condition smustbem et:
R Your vehicle is in an area wit hsufficient GSM
networ kcove rage.
R The ignition is switched on.
Fo rfurther information about Mercedes PR Oand
Mercedes PR Oconnect and ther ang eofs ervices
of fere d, please refertot he Mercedes PR Osup‐
plement at :https://www.mercedes.pro
Fo rfurther information on Mercedes me and
Mercedes me connect and ther ang eofs ervices
of fere d, please refertot he Mercedes me supple‐
ment at :https://mercedes.me Making
acall via theo verhead control panel 1
Breakdown assis tance cal lbutton
2 The co verfor the 0053 button (SOS button)
3 0053 button (SOS button) 15 0
Mercedes PRO

Note
sonm aintenance
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
pollution du etodisposal in anon-envi‐
ro nmentally-friendly manner If circums
tances demand that youh ave todo
some maintenanc eworky ourself, environ‐
mental pr otection requirements mus tbe
obser ved. When disposing of service prod‐
ucts, e.g. engin eoil,youm ustc ompl ywith
th el egal requ irements. This also includes all
components, e.g. filters, whic hhave come
int oc ontact wi thoperating fluids. #
Dispose of em ptyc ontainers, cleaning
clo thsa nd car eproducts in an environ‐
mentally responsible manner. #
Obser vethei nstruction sfor car eprod‐
ucts. #
Do no trun thee ngine forl onger than
necessar ywhen thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. When
working on thev ehicle, comply wit hall
saf etyr egulations, suc hasthe operating instruc‐
tions, regulations concerning hazardous materi‐
als, environmental pr otection measures, work
saf etya nd acciden tpreve ntion regulations.
Yo um usts ecur ethe vehicle on jac kstands of
suf ficient load-bearing capacity if workis being
car ried out underneat hthe vehicle.
Please also refertot he no tesa bout qualified spe‐
cialis tworks hops (/ page18).
The scope and regularity of thei nspection and
maintenanc eworkp rimaril ydepend on theo ften
diverse operating conditions .Inspection and
maintenanc eworkr equires special skills that
canno tbeacquired byreading these Operating
Instructions. This workshould onl ybecarried out
by trained pe rsonnel.
The vehicle Maintenance Bookle tdescribes the
scope and frequency of maintenance workand
contains additional no tesont he Limited War‐
ra nty .You will find information abou toperating
fl uids appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz and capacities
under "Operatin gFluid sand Capacities"
(/ page 227).
Maintenance services mus tbecarried out in
accordance wit hthe instructions in theM ainte‐
nanc eBooklet. No tdoing so could void an ywar‐
ra nty claims and lead torefusa lofg oodwil lges‐
tures af tert he manufacturer has submitted a
damag ereport. Obser
vethei nformation under "Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts" (/ page13). Se
rvice inter vald isplay Service inter
vald ispla yfunction The AS
SYST PLUS service inter vald ispla yont he
instrument clus terd ispla yprovide sinformation
on ther emaining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Under arduous operating conditions or if thev ehi‐
cle is subjected toinc reased loads, theA SSYST
PLUS service inter vald ispla ymayshor tent he
service inter val.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Displaying
thes ervice du edate( vehicles
without steering wheel but tons) Requ
irements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The ignition is switched on.
Use theb uttons on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press theÈbutton toselect thes ervice dis‐
pla y.
The displa ywill sho wapossible service mes‐
sage. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press the0078button on
th ei nstrument clus ter. Displaying
thes ervice du edate( vehicles with
st eering wheel but tons) Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
ASSYS TPLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press the0076 or0038
st eering-wheel button. Maintenanc
eand care 175

Information on
regular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Maintenance
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at
th er ight time or incomple tely ca nleadto
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Adher etot he prescribed service inter‐
va ls. #
Alwaysh ave thep rescribed mainte‐
nanc eworkc arried out at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Note
sons pecial service requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal vehicle use. Maintenance workwill need to
be per form ed mor eoften than presc ribed if the
ve hicle is operated under arduous operating con‐
ditions or increased loads.
Arduous operating conditions include:
R Regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops
R Frequent short-dis tance driving
R Frequent operation in mountainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces
R Whe nthe engine is of tenl eftidling forl ong
periods
R Operation in particula rlyd usty conditions
and/o rifair-reci rculation mod eisfrequ ent ly
used
In these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
air filter ,engin eoil and oil filter ,for example,
re placed mor efrequ entl y.
If th ev ehicle is subjected toinc reased loads, the
tires mu stbe checkedm oref requ ently.Yo uc an
obtain fur ther information at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. No
n-operational times with theb attery dis‐
connected The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla ycan
onl ycalculat ethe service due dat ewhen theb at‐
te ry is connec ted. #
Displa yand no tedown thes ervice due date
on thei nstrument clus terb efor edisconnect‐
ing theb atter y. R
Displ aying thes ervice due dat einvehi‐
cles without steering wheel buttons
(/ page175).
R Displ aying thes ervice due dat einvehi‐
cles wit hsteering wheel buttons
(/ page175). Engine comp
artment Opening and closing
theh ood &
WARNING Risk of accident du etodriving
wit hthe hood unloc ked
The hood ma yopen and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neverrelease theh ood when driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat theh ood
is loc ked. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
whe nopening and closing theh ood
The hood ma ysuddenl ydropi ntot he end
position.
Ther eisar isk of injur yfor an yone in the
hood's rang eofm ovement. #
Do no topen or close theh ood if ther eis
ap erson in theh ood's rang eofm ove‐
ment. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
component sunde rvoltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection sys‐
te mw orku nde rhigh voltage. Youc ould
re ceiv eane lectric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcomponent softhe ignition
sy stem or thef uel injection sy stem
when thei gnition is switched on. The
following ar eexamp les of liv ecomponents:
R Ignitio ncoils
R Spar kplug connec tors
R Injectors &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. 176
Maintenance and care

Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velw itht he on-
boa rdcompu ter( ve hicl ewithout steering-
wheel but tons)
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hanoil levels en‐
sor (vehicles wit hrear-wheel drive).
R The vehicle is le veld uring them easuring
process.
R The engine is switched of fatnormal operat‐
ing temp erature.
R Awaitin gperiod of five minutes is obser ved.
R The ignition is switched on.
If no oil le velisd isplayeda fter five minutes at
ex tremely lo wtemperatures, repeat thee ngine oil
measurement af tera nother five minutes.
If an oil le velreading is still no tdispla yed, check
th eo il le velw itht he oil dipstic k(/ pag e179).
Ha ve thee ngine oil le velc hec kedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
Use theb uttons on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press theÈ button toselect Oil Level. #
Press the0078button toconfirm.
While thee ngine oil le velm easuremen tisin
progress, thed ispla yshows the Measuring
Engine Oil Level... message.
The following messa gesm ayappear af tert he
engine oi lleve lmeasurement:
Engine Oil Level OK #
Do no trefill oil.
Add 1,0 liq.gal. Engine Oil #
Addthe specified quantity of oil
(/ page179). #
Repeat thee ngine oil measurement af tera
fe wm inutes.
Engine Oil Level: Reduce Oil Level #
Siphon of fany exc ess engine oil that has
been added. Todo so, consult aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
For Eng. Oil Level: Ignition Must Be On #
Switc hont he ignition.
Wait to Check Engine Oil Level #
Ifth ee ngine is at normal operating temp era‐
ture, repeat thee ngine oil measurement af ter
appr oximately five minutes. #
Ifth ee ngine is no tatnormal operating tem‐
perature, repeat thee ngine oil measurement
af te ra pproxima tely 30 minutes.
Engine Oil Level with Engine Off #
Switc hoffthee ngine and, when it is at nor‐
mal operating temp erature, wait appr ox‐
imatel yfivem inutes befor emeasu ring the
engine oil le vel.
Chec kthe engine oil le velw itht he on-board
comp uter (vehicle with steering-wheel but‐
to ns)
Re quirements:
R The engin eoil le velisd etermined during driv‐
ing.
R The engine is at normal operating temp era‐
ture.
R The vehicle is le veld uring them easuring
process.
R The hood is no topen.
Dependin gonthe driving profile, theo il le velc an
be displa yedo nlya fter ad riving time of up to
30 minutes and onl ywhen thei gnition is
switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Engine Oil Level
One of thef ollowing messa gesa ppear son
th ed ispla yoft he on-boar dcompu ter:
Engin eOil Level Measuremen tinProgress... #
Measurement of theo il le veln ot ye tpossible.
Re peat theq uer yafter drivin gfor am aximum
of 30 minutes.
Engine Oil Level OK
The bar ford isplaying theo il le velont he display
is green and is between "min" and "max". #
Do no trefill oil. The engine oil le velisc orrect.
Engine Oil Leve lWarmUpE ngine #
Warm upthee ngine tooperating temp era‐
ture.
Engine Oil Level Correct Measurement Only if
Vehicle Is on Level Ground #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face. 17 8
Maintenance and care

Engine Oi
lLevel Add 1.0 l
The ba rfor displaying theo il le velont he display
is orang eand is belo w"min".
The oil le velist oo lo w. #
Add1 .1US qt (1 l) of engine oil
(/ page179).
Reduce Engine Oil Level
The bar ford isplaying theo il le velont he display
is orang eand is abo ve"max".
The oil le velist oo high. #
Siphon of fany exc ess engine oil that has
been added. Todo so, consult aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
For Engine Oil Level Ignition Must Be On #
Switc hthe ignition on tocheckt he engine oil
le ve l.
Engine Oil Level System Inoperative
The fill le vels ensor is defectiv eornotplugged in. #
Have theo il le veld ispla ychec kedataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Engine Oil Level System Currently Unavail. #
Close theh ood.
% Ve
hicles wit hcold oil le veld isplay: af tert he
ve hicle has been out of use forane xtended
time ,the oil le velw ill automaticall ybeshown
on thed ispla y.If it is no tpossible tomeasu re
th ee ngine oil le vel,am essag etothat ef fect
will appea r.
Checking thee ngine oil le velw ithad ipst ick &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. The engin
eoil becomes dirty during operation,
loses quality and also graduall yloses volume.
Chec kthe oil le velregularly and add oil or ha veit
ch anged if necessar y.
Re gular lych eckt he fluid le vela nd them ajor
assemblies forl ea ks.Ify ou de tect fluid loss ,for
ex ample, oil drops on thev ehicle parking space, consult
aqualified specialis tworks hop as quickly
as possible. #
Onlychec kthe oil le velw hen thee ngine is at
normal operating temp erature. Oil dipstic
kand engine oil filler openin g(example:
ga soline engine) #
Pull oil dipstick 1out of thed ipstic ktube. #
Wipe theo il dipstick 1using alint-free
clo th. #
Inser tthe oil dipstick 1bac kintot he guide
tube as farasitw illgoa nd pullito ut again.
If th el eve lisb etwe en MIN mark 3and MAX
mark 2,the oil le velisa dequate. #
Ifth eo il le velh as dropped toor belo wmini‐
mum mark 3,open cap 4and add engine
oil (/ page179).
The di fference in quantity between mar ks2 and
3 is appr oximatel y1.6 US qt (1.5 liters) in the
case of gasoline engines.
Ad ding engin eoil &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wit hhotcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allowthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughly clean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nent parts befor estartin gt he vehicle. Maintenance and care
17 9

Emer
gency Re
moving the saf etyv est The saf
etyv estisl ocated in thed oor storage
compartmentint he driver's door. #
Take thes afet yv esto ut of thed oor storage
compartment.
% Saf
etyv ests can also be stored in thed oor
st orag ecompartmentoft he co-driver's door. 1
Maximum number of washes
2 Maximum wash temp erature
3 Do no tbleach
4 Do no tiron
5 Do no ttumble dry
6 Do no tdry-clean
7 Thisisac lass2vest
The saf etyv esto nlyf ulfills thel egally required
st andards if it is thec orrect size and is com‐
ple tely closed.
Re place thes afet yv estint hefollowing cases:
R If damaged or if ther eflectiv estrip saredirty
R Ifth em aximum permitted number of washes
is exc eeded
R Ifth es afet yv est's fluorescenc ehasfaded Re
moving the firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) The
firs t-ai dkit (sof tsided )islocated in thes tor‐
ag ec ompartmentint he co-driver door. #
Remo vefirs t-ai d(softsided) kit from thes tor‐
ag ec ompartment.
Chec kthe expiration dat eonthefirs t-ai dkit (soft
sided) at leas tonce ayear .Replace an yexpi red
or missing con tents.
Obser vethel egal requ irements of thec ount ryin
whic hyou ar ecurrently driving. Mercedes-Ben
zeme rgency call sy stem Information on
theM ercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Obser
vethel egal requ irements fort he countr yin
whic hyou ar estaying.
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em only
functions in areas wher emobile phone co verage
is available from ther ele vant contract pa rtner.
Insu fficien tnetwo rkcoverage from ther ele vant
contract pa rtner ma yresult in an emer gency call
no tb eing transmitted.
The Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call sy stem can
help todecisivel yreduce thet ime between an
accident and thea rrival of emer gency service sat
th es iteoft he accident. It helps locat eanacci‐
dent sit einplaces that ar edifficul ttoa ccess.
An emer gency cal lcan be initia teda utomatically
or manually using theS OS button (/ page188).
Onl ym akee mer gency calls if youoro ther sa rein
need of rescue. Do no tmakeane mergency call
in thee vent of abreak down or asimilar situation.
Ad ditional information on thet ransfer redd ata
(/ page189).
Yo uc an find mor einformation on ther egional
av ailabilit yofthe Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
sy stem at :https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/extra /ecall/ Displa
ysinthei nstrument clus ter Af
tert he ignition is switched on, amessage
appear sinthe instrument clus teri ndicating
whe ther your vehicle can be located. Breakdown assis
tance 187

On
vehicles without steering wheel buttons, the
x Trackin gActive orx Trackin gnot
Active messag ebriefly appears.
On vehicles wit hsteering wheel buttons, the
x symbol is only then shown in thes tatus
area if thep ositioning function is active.
SOS NOT READY:T he ignition is notswitched on
or thee mer gency cal lsyst em is malfunctioning.
SOS READY:T he emergency cal lsystemisa vaila‐
ble again, af teram alfunction fore xamp le.
During an activ eemer gency cal lthe 0053 symbol
and various messages about thes tatus of the
emer gency cal lappea rinthe displa y.
If th ee mer gency cal lsyst em is malfunctioning,
th ei nstrument clus terd ispla ysac orresponding
message. Tr
iggering an automatic Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
If re stra int sy stems suc hasairbags or Emer gency
Te nsioning Device shave been activated af teran
accident, eCall ma yautomatically initia tean
emer gency call.
Whe nthe emer gency cal lismade:
R Avoice connection is made totheM ercedes-
Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
R Am essa gewitha cciden tdataist ransmit ted
to theM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
The Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call center
can transmit thev ehicle position dat atoone
of thee mer gency cal lcenters.
The SOS button in theo verhead cont rolp anel
fl ashes until thee mer gency cal lisfinished.
It is no tpossible toimmediatel yend an auto‐
matic emer gency call.
If no connection can be mad etothe emergency
servic es: #
Dialthe local emergency num berony our
mobile phone.
If an emer gency cal lhas been initia ted:
R Remain in thev ehicle if ther oad and traf fic
conditions permit youtodosou ntilavoice connection is es
tablished wit hthe emergency
call cen tero perator.
R Base dont he call, theo perator decides
whe ther it is necessar ytocallr escue teams
and/or thep olice tothea ccident site.
R If no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent tothev ehicle immediatel y. Tr
iggering amanual emer gency call Requ
irements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
If re stra int sy stems suc hasairbags or Emer gency
Te nsioning Device sareacti vatedd uring an acci‐
dent ,the Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
automaticall yinitiates an emer gency call.
Initiatin ganemergency call manuall yusing
th eS OS but tonint heove rhead control panel #
Toopen, briefly press co ver1forS OS but‐
ton 2. #
Press and hol dthe SOS button foratl east
one second.
The indicator lam pinSOS button 2flashes
until thee mer gency cal lisfinished.
When thee mer gency cal lismade:
R Avoice connection is made totheM ercedes-
Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
R Am essa gewiththe accident dat aistransmit‐
te dtot he Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
center.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency cal lcenter
can transmit thev ehicle position dat atoone
of thep ublic emer gency service scallc enters. 18 8
Breakdown assis tance

Te
rm inal connection diagram #
Remo vethec ove rfromp ositiv eterminal 3
of thed onor batter y. #
Connec tthe positiv eterminal clam pofthe
jumper cable topositiv eterminal 3ofthe
donor batter y,and then topositiv eterminal
5 ofthej ump-s tart connection point. #
Connect then egativ eterminal clam pofthe
jumper cable tonegati ve terminal 2ofthe
donor batter y,and then toground cont act4
of your ow nv ehicle. #
Startt he engine of thed onor vehicle and run
it at idling speed. #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k,star tt he
engine and le titrunfors eve ralm inutes. #
Befor edisconnecting thej umper cables,
switc honane lectrical consumer in your own
ve hicle, e.g. ther ear windo wheater or the
lighting. #
Disconnect then egativ eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cable from ground contact 4and
th en from negativ eterminal 2ofthed onor
batter y. #
Disconnect thep ositiv eterminal clam pofthe
jumper cable from positiv eterminal 5on
th ej ump-s tart connection point, and then
from positiv eterminal 3ofthed onor bat‐
te ry.
Con tact pr otection co ver1is automatically
re turned forw ards toits original position by
th es pring forc ea nd thej ump-s tart connec‐
tion point is closed. #
Position thec ove ronp ositiveterminal 3of
th ed onor batter y. #
Have theb atter ychec kedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Charging
the12Vb attery
* NO
TEDama getothee lectronics caused
by non-app rove dc harging devices Charging an ins
talled batter ywithab attery
ch arge rw hichh as no tbeen appro vedby
Mercedes-Benzc an damagethe on-board
electronics. #
Onlyuseab atter ycharger whic hhas
been appro vedbyM ercedes-Benza nd
whic hpermits chargin gthe battery
when it is ins talled in thev ehicle. #
Onlycharg ethe batter yusing thej ump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint. Ab
atter ychar gers pecially adapte dfor
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and tested and appr oved
fo rM ercedes-Benz is available as an accesso ry.
Fu rther information is available from any
Mercedes-Ben zCommercial VanC enter.Re ad the
operating instructions fory our charge rb efore
ch argin gthe batter y.
Re charge theb atter ymoref requ entl yify ou use
th ev ehicle mainl yfor shor ttrips and/or driv eat
lo wo utsid etemperatures. #
Connec tthe batter ychar gertot he positive
te rm inal and ground con tact in thes ame
order as when connectin gthe donor battery
in thej ump-s tarting procedure.
% If
ab atter yisn otins talled and no tinservice,
yo us houl dcharg eite very thre em onths. This
helps tocounteract self-discharging and pre‐
ve nt damag etothe batter y.
12 Vb atter ycare
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging du etoleakage
cur rent Dirty batter
yclamp sand batter ysurfaces
cause lea kage cur rent. Thi scan lead tothe
batter ydischarging. #
Keep theb atter yterminals and battery
sur faces clea nand dr y. *
NO
TEDama getotheb atter yhousing
due toimproper cleaning If
yo uu se cleanin gagentsc ontainin gfuel,
th ese can damag ethe batter yhousing. #
Do no tuse cleaning agentsc ontaining
fuel. Breakdown assis
tance 19 3