2004 Mercedes CLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 367

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Practical hints

Jump starting

The battery is located on the right side of

the engine compartment. For jump start-

ing use the terminals in front of the bat-

tery.

²

Make sure the two vehicles do not

touch.

²

Turn off all electrical consumers.

²

Apply parking brake.

²

Shift gear selector lever to position

P

.

²

Open the hood.

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

²

Connect the positive terminal

1

of the

charged battery with the positive under

hood terminal

2

in front of the dis-

charged battery with the jumper cable.

Clamp cable to charged battery

1

first.

²

Start engine of the vehicle with the

charged battery and run at idle speed.

²

Connect the negative terminal

4

of

the charged battery with the negative

under hood terminal

3

in front of the

discharged battery with the jumper ca-

ble. Clamp cable to charged battery

4

first.

²

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.

²

Remove the jumper cables first from

the negative terminals

3

and

4

and

then from the positive terminals

1

and

2

.

You can now turn on the lights.

²

Have the battery checked at the near-

est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Warning!

G

Keep flames or sparks away from battery.

Do not smoke.

Observe all safety instructions and precau-

tions when handling automotive batteries

(

³

page 288).

!

Never invert the terminal connections.

!

Do not tow-start the vehicle.

2004 Mercedes CLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 367

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