Battery Location
 

Hi

I'm new here.

You can all laugh at this but i cant find the BATTERY in my 1998 C-Class 180. Theres nothing in the engine bay that looks like a battery. There was one cover on the passenger side which looked like it could house it but when i took it off it wasn't! Its not in the air filter case either :confused:

So either its hidden or its been put in the boot. Can sumone please get me a picture as well. It needs charging.

Thanks in advance

Ronnie

check in your truck/boot. On my '94 C280 its underneath where my spare tire is.

Its in the trunk, under the mats.
 

Which is good and bad.

It keeps the corosiveness away from your delecate eletronics under the hood.

But, because it is far from it, it loses alot of juice due to its distance from the starter.

its a trade off, but its going away with the newer batteries coming out that do not give off corosive fumes.

That's why the use 4 guage cables. There is no trade off. It's just plain better.

Battery
 

While we are on this subject, has anyone put a bigger (by this I mean more powerful) battery in their car?

Re: Its in the trunk, under the mats.
 

not only that but the main reason why theyre in the trunk is if you crash head on, it wouldn't spark anything in the engine bay.

It can also make jumpstarting an adventure!:D It makes wiring a system easier! I've heard Bimmer's have a termial in the engine bay for jumpstarting so you don't have to go to the trunk. Do Mercedes have that feature too? If so, where on our cars is it?

i dont think the W202s have it but i know the E-class benzes have this red "+" terminal under the hood where you connect the jumper cable.

yeah I had an old 7 series bimmer with the red "+" in the engine bay... battery in those was under the right rear passenger seat.... was a nightmare to get to...
btw in addition to all the safety issues, having the battery in the trunk also helps get that nice near 50:50 weight distribution that makes our cars handle so nice....

yet, the w202's body rolls like theres no tomorrow. everytime i take a turn a little faster than i should, it feels like the car is going to flip over.