help boosting car
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91' 300e // 99 300e TD // 00' ML55 AMG
hmm does ur friend also have a C43? maybe ill just call roadside and see what they can tell me.. last time i had a question i was re-routed to vancouver to talk to a tech... it was like 2 am haha i was soooooo much more in love with mercedes after that call hehe so helpful.. i dont know why i didnt think of that haha i call it 1-800-hans haha das good ya! hehe
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he said i could.. i still dont get how i can boot is from there tho ... id like a pic with 2 arrows... + pos and -neg .. im dying to get in her! pwease!
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C43/55,2k11 Volvo S60 T6AWD,2k Audi B5 S4,95 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD 500+awhp
first of all how the **** am i going to boost my car from that? if thats what ur talking about... that mini box with when u pop it open has like 3 differnt things in there... all way to small to clamp onto..... and even if i get it clamped.. wtf am i going to ground it on....... do me a favour and take a picture... cause this is so f-ing frustrating.. ive been trying to figure this **** out for 2 ****ing weeks with Zero luck.... HELP!!!!!!!!!
Opening your trunk with no battery charge
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Howdy Folks,
I'm new to the MB world after having owned a gaggle of water cooled Porsches (928,968,944) but I gotta say I LOVE LOVE LOVE my 1999 C280. Did I say I LOVE my C280?
Recently, I had to leave it sitting at the airport for a month and that goliath of a battery completely discharged (my fault, it was the way I installed my XM Radio). Low and behold, I could not open the truck with the remote or the metal key in the key fob. Here's how I manged to get into the trunk, remove the battery, have it charged then replace it.
1) Went to AutoZone and got a pair of wires (about 4ft long) with alligator clips on each end.
2) I opened the driver's car door with the key (installed in the fob), then opened the hood.
3) Clipped the Negative (BLACK) alligator clip to a ground on the driver's fender. There's one forward of the fuse block with alot of brown wires tied together (remember in Germany Brown is NEGATIVE).
4) Clipped the other end of the Negative wire to any 12 volt source (new battery, car next to you, whatever) ON THE NEGATIVE (BLACK '-' side).
6) Opened the little covered black box on the driver's side fender just forward of the fuse block. It covers two BIG wires going to it from the Battery to the fuse block that are connected together by what looks like a fusable link.
7) Clipped the POSITIVE (RED) alligator clip to either terminal and the other side to the POSITIVE wire of the 12 volt source.
At this point, the eletrical system is energized. DO NOT START THE CAR! You don't want to pull that many amps through the electrical system at that connector!!! Let's not FRY SOMETHING EXPENSIVE!
Just use your remote or the switch in the car to open the trunk then disconnect the gator clips from the connectors on the fender.
Jump start the car from the rear or replace the battery. Either is very easy to do.
Good Luck! Your Milage May Vary!
Herb
'99 C280 WITH NEW (to me) 17" AMG MONOBLOCKS!
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worked like a charm,,, i just got pissed off and forced the trickle charger to clamp and pop.... open trunk,,, attached the trickle to the battery... waited a lil,, she fired up and purred 
mmm i was so freakin giddy hehehe
drove it around for 45 while i waited for the GF to show up, then off we went for the BIG WASH! its winter here in edmonton, but its a pretty weak winter and lucky me! the roads were completely dry and it was above zero. so yeah shes back and cant wait for the summer or another dry day
i LOVED the looks, i was getting the WTF are u doing driving that right now looks! haha january pinched on chrome hehehe ! F december 25th,. jan 7th was my Christmas! thanks coolcarlskiC43 ! ur a G
mmm i was so freakin giddy hehehedrove it around for 45 while i waited for the GF to show up, then off we went for the BIG WASH! its winter here in edmonton, but its a pretty weak winter and lucky me! the roads were completely dry and it was above zero. so yeah shes back and cant wait for the summer or another dry day
i LOVED the looks, i was getting the WTF are u doing driving that right now looks! haha january pinched on chrome hehehe ! F december 25th,. jan 7th was my Christmas! thanks coolcarlskiC43 ! ur a G
