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Old Sep 26, 2021 | 08:20 AM
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Dead Battery, Red Stop Vehicle message, Roadside & Dealership Report

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My when I tried to start my 2021 All Terrain, with 8343 miles, there was a dashboard message Stop Vehicle See Operators Manual and the photograph of the battery.


Earlier in the day I had driven about 20 miles to a hardware store and grocery store and home. I had NOT left any lights on.

At one point I received a message on the navigation screen suggesting that there was a problem with the 12 volt battery but I could not duplicate that message in order to take a photograph.

I called Roadside Assistance and after waiting 32 minutes on hold and listening to the message that repeated every 30 seconds, a woman came on the phone. I was disappointed with my Roadside experience.

She didn't seem to know where I was and told me that she could not send anyone from the dealership would have to be a third party and the only thing they could do is jump me or tow the car to a dealer.

I asked her if jumping would solve the problem and she told me that she didn't know. I asked her if someone could call me back on Monday, she rambled about how difficult job was, that it was a part-time job and that they didn't have the ability to call back and I would have to call back on Monday and wait online if I wanted to receive service from a dealer.

After speaking with her I decided that I would use this as a forced vacation and I would write to the dealership on Monday morning.

I've done a little research and it seems that this is a relatively common problem. It also seems that Mercedes has introduced a new battery.

I will report again after I speak with my service advisor on Monday. Roadside has gone down hill, When I called about my 1977 240d a real person answered.


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Old Sep 26, 2021 | 12:34 PM
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 06:46 PM
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I am sad to report that my battery failed again. Same error, same problems. Again I have to have the care towed.

5 weeks ago and 1000 miles ago I had the same problem. Longroof I was mistaken to be optimistic.

I am disapointed. At least this time I know how to get the car into neutral.

Roadside help me. The dispatched Urgently (Urgently is the company that ranges the tow.) I had to call and text but they got the car towed.
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I bought my car last year as a second hand car but it had a maintenance contract with the dealership for a year. After a week of buying it I had this msg the 48 battery in yellow followed by park your car and call dealership in red. The msg appeared immediately after I've started my car but after switching it off and on it disappeared and did not even keep a record of it. After a year and exactly last week I also had this msg after driving for 5 minutes but also disappeared upon turning the car off and on again. In these two times the car was working normally. I sent my car today to the dealership for the yearly maintenance and told them about this issue. They are keeping my car for the time being and they told me it might be need a software update. Reading this thread makes me very worried. Changing the 48 volt battery won't be under warranty and it is expensive. Please update me with what happened with you. Thanks
ps. My car is E200 model 2020 mild hybrid


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Same thing happened to me. The did a software update about 7 months ago and it hasn't happened since.
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Same thing happened to me. The did a software update about 7 months ago and it hasn't happened since.
​​​​​​Thanks so much. I hope this will be the case for me
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