Mercedes-Benz 2008 ML 550 Operator's Manual download pdf (Page 499)

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Practical hints

Jump starting

The jump-start contacts are located in the

engine compartment.

1 Negative (-) terminal

2 Positive (+) terminal

3 Positive terminal cover

왘 Make sure the two vehicles do not

touch.

왘 Turn off all electrical consumers.

왘 Apply parking brake (컄 page 65).

왘 Set automatic transmission to

position P (

컄 page 185).

왘 Open the hood (컄 page 341).

왘 Remove cover from negative

terminal 1.

왘 Flip up cover 3 of positive terminal 2

in direction of arrow.

1 Negative terminal of discharged

battery

2 Positive terminal of discharged battery

4 Positive terminal of charged battery

5 Negative terminal of charged battery

왘 Connect positive terminal 2 and 4

with the jumper cable. Clamp cable to

charged battery 4 first.

왘 Start engine of the vehicle with the

charged battery and run at idle speed.

왘 Connect negative terminals 1 and 5

of the batteries with the second jumper

cable. Clamp the cable to negative

terminal 5 of the charged battery

first.

왘 Start the engine of the disabled vehi-

cle.

You can now turn on the electrical consum-

ers. Do not switch on the headlamps under

any circumstances.

왘 Remove the jumper cables first from

negative terminals 1 and 5 and then

from positive terminals 2 and 4.

You can now switch on the headlamps.

왘 Have the battery checked at the near-

est authorized Mercedes-Benz Light

Truck Center.

Warning! G

Keep flames or sparks away from battery.

Do not smoke.

Observe all safety instructions and precau-

tions when handling automotive batteries

(

컄 page 489).

!

Never invert the terminal connections!

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