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Trickle charge battery

Old 03-22-2015, 05:09 PM
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Trickle charge battery

Do you guys usually use the battery in the trunk, or the one in the hood?
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We only have a battery in the trunk. Also, the stock one, I believe, is an AGM battery and your "battery tender/maintainer" needs to be AGM compatible. I bought one from Harbor Freight and it says it is NOT AGM compatible.
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According to the manual, you're supposed to hook up to the terminals in the hood for any sort of charging.

The charger I have is AGM compatible, I used it for my GLK a couple years ago. It's a Genius 3500.
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When I had my c63 I hooked mine to the battery in the trunk for 6 months and it started up and ran with no problems. Just don't forget the sta-bil.


I didn't see in the manual what you saw (probably just missed it) so I talked with my shop foreman and he told me to hook it to the battery. My e63 is stored the same way.


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Originally Posted by afaedC63
When I had my c63 I hooked mine to the battery in the trunk for 6 months and it started up and ran with no problems. Just don't forget the sta-bil. I didn't see in the manual what you saw (probably just missed it) so I talked with my shop foreman and he told me to hook it to the battery. My e63 is stored the same way. Edward
It works either way, obviously. It's a safety issue.
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Originally Posted by m a x i m u s
It works either way, obviously. It's a safety issue.

Never thought of it being a safety issue... can you explain which is safer and why?
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Never thought of it being a safety issue... can you explain which is safer and why?
Gasses get released from the battery, so accidental sparking *can cause an explosion. This is most likely a case of hyper-CYA MB lawyers.

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