jump cable MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

If
th ei ndicator/warning lamps in thei nstrument
clus terdon otlight up at lo wtemperatures, it is
ve ry likel ythat thed ischar gedb atter yhas fro‐
zen. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out first
befor echarging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance. The service li
feof ab atter ythat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened.
It is recommended that youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. All
vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerou sor
ex tende dattem ptstos tart thee ngine Nume
rous or extende dattem ptstos tart the
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R Onlyuse undamaged jum plead/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-section and
insula tedt erminal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontac twitho ther me tal
parts while thej um plead/charging cable is
connected totheb attery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point.
R The jum plead/c harging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running. R
Alw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectrost aticall ychar ged.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do no tlean overthe batter y.
R When charging: only use batter ychargers
te sted and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd
re ad theb atter ychar ger's operating instruc‐
tions befor echarging theb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof
12 V.
R The vehicles mus tnottouch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstartin gassis‐
ta nce if thee ngine and exhaus tsystema re
cold. #
Secur ethe vehicle byapplying thee lectric
parking brake. #
Automatic transmission: shiftthet ransmis‐
sion toposition j. 41 8
Breakdown assis tance

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Mak esuret hat thei gnition and all electrical
consumer sareswitched off. #
Open thee ngine bonn et. %
Right-hand-driv evehicles: thej ump-s tart‐
ing connection point smaybe on theo ppo‐
sit es ide. #
Slide co ver1of positiv eclamp 2onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow. #
Connect positiv eclamp 2onyour vehicle to
positiv epole of thed onor batter yusing the
jum plead/ charging cable .Alway sb egin with
positiv eclamp 2onyour ow nv ehicle firs t. #
During thes tarting assistance proce‐
du re: star tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed. #
Connect then egativ epole of thed onor bat‐
te ry and ear thpoint 3ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usin gthe jum plead/charging cable. Begin
wit hthe donor batter yfirst. #
During starting assi stance: star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle. #
During thec hargin gproce ss: star tt he
ch argin gprocess. #
During starting assi stance: lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes. #
During starting assi stance: beforediscon‐
necting thej um plead, switc honanelectrical consumer in
your ow nv ehicle, e.g. ther ear
windo wheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete: #
First,r emo vethej um plead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 3and negativ epole of the
donor batter y,then from positiv eclamp 2
and positiv epole of thed onor batter y.Begin
ea ch time wi th thecontacts on your own
ve hicle firs t. #
Afterr emoving thej um plead/charging
cable, close co ver1of positiv eclamp 2.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. To
w- starting or towing away Pe
rm itted towing me thods Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. Breakdown assis
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