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Old Nov 5, 2018 | 09:57 PM
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96 e320 battery draw

hello my mercedes has a heavy draw on the battery i disconnected the ground put test light between post and cable it lights up and kinda has a pulse to it.i removed all fuses 1 by 1 under hood,left panel of driver and fuse block near battery i could not get the test light to go out i had all doors closed trunk closed hood closed and let it sit before testing.i am not sure what to check or direction to go i put my multi meter between neg cable and battery post it read 5v draw if the helps.any ideas apreciated thank you
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Old Nov 6, 2018 | 01:37 AM
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hello my mercedes has a heavy draw on the battery i disconnected the ground put test light between post and cable it lights up and kinda has a pulse to it.i removed all fuses 1 by 1 under hood,left panel of driver and fuse block near battery i could not get the test light to go out i had all doors closed trunk closed hood closed and let it sit before testing.i am not sure what to check or direction to go i put my multi meter between neg cable and battery post it read 5v draw if the helps.any ideas apreciated thank you
Are you testing for a parasitic draw this way?

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Old Nov 6, 2018 | 08:31 PM
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thank you. i did not do it that way. i will try this way and let you know what i come up.thank you
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