dac086

i have close to 60k on my car and brought car in for service. they are telling me to replace battery. any good batteries i should get or should i just get a oem battery?

Moviela

You will not be able to easily find a battery with the same capacity as the OEM battery. You should call Roadside, they will bring a battery, replace it for free (you pay for the battery only), and reset all the electrical items that go limp when changing the battery. The price of the battery is not that much more than a lesser capacity aftermarket battery like DieHard, and a lot less than racing products like Optima.

yeuchau

interstate battery is good, don't know if i spell right

dac086

i dont have to pay roadside assistance for anything, if i call them just for the battery?

shadowgriffen

Go to autozone or any other car store, ask if one of the assistants can help you with removal, take your old battery and have them minus the core charge for your old battery towards your new one, and you'll only end up paying like 40-50 bux.

shadowgriffen

PS: Dont foget to read this if you're gonna DIY.

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/115277-list-faults-occur-after-disconnecting-battery.html

mleskovar

Moviela gave you the best advice.....take it. No charge other than the battery. About $120 and you get the correct 100 ah battery. I couldn't even find a 100 ah battery of the correct size so I will wait for mine to die before replacing it. Unless....unless....someone can point me to a 100 ah battery of the correct size that is gel filled/spiral wound (a truly sealed new technology battery...like Optima). Some people have replaced the standard battery with a lower ah rating without side effects (that I've heard) but I don't think that's the way to go.