where is second battery
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where is second battery
OM says there are two batteries in the E class, One in the trunk easy to find and a second under hood for maintaing critical electronics. I assume this must be a small dry cell, but where is it & what's teh maint requiements?
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Originally Posted by konigstiger
Auxiliary battery (maintenance free) installed below air intake of HVAC.
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Originally Posted by starbrite
K...can you be a little more specific please, where exactly is this battery an how big is it...what is the HVAC ? Thanks
Auxiliary Battery: 12V, 12Ah, 170 A (engine)
HVAC = Heating/Ventilation/AC – Climate Control
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ah ha, there's the elusive little auxiliary thing....thank you very much ! dry cell, wet cell-rechargeable ? Or is this one of those don't worry about it items until it dies?
Edit: HVAC duh ! What was I thinking?
Edit: HVAC duh ! What was I thinking?
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Originally Posted by starbrite
dry cell, wet cell-rechargeable ? Or is this one of those don't worry about it items until it dies?
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... and I just changed my aux battery a couple of weeks ago because it finally died. I paid $125 for it at a local dealership.
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Originally Posted by konigstiger
Systems Battery: 12V, 95Ah, 520A (trunk)
Auxiliary Battery: 12V, 12Ah, 170 A (engine)
HVAC = Heating/Ventilation/AC – Climate Control
Auxiliary Battery: 12V, 12Ah, 170 A (engine)
HVAC = Heating/Ventilation/AC – Climate Control
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Originally Posted by 55fanatic
what are your plans for this battery?
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Originally Posted by paulv
... and I just changed my aux battery a couple of weeks ago because it finally died. I paid $125 for it at a local dealership.
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Originally Posted by vettdvr
Paul the aux battery looks like the one I use on my plane and it is only about $30.00. It is also the same "type" battery. Looks like MB has tax on this one. Unless the $125 included labor for installation. Jim
I choose Beechcraft for an example because I would expect someone who owns a Corvette & an E500 to fly a Bonanza V-tail.
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Originally Posted by paulv
... and I just changed my aux battery a couple of weeks ago because it finally died.
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Originally Posted by DWP
How did you know that it died? If the main battery dies, the problem is fairly obvious the next time you try to start the car, but if something besides the starter stops working, how do you know it's the aux battery at fault and not the "something besides" itself? Wait ... let me guess ... one of those Germanglish trouble messages appears in the MFD?
Sorry for the long-winded story, but I wanted to make sure I gave you all the details (my wife complains about this all the time with me!!)
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Originally Posted by 55fanatic
what are your plans for this battery?
it is because the owner;'s manual doesn't say. Also, if it required checking fluid levels I wanted to do so. And,
after the car sitting at the dealer since June, wanted to be able to charge it if necessary (main battery was 65% discharged )
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Originally Posted by mbbodytech
Boy, do those pictures ever look like they came from a technical training power point....
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Originally Posted by konigstiger
Isn’t that what this forum is all about – “training”?
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Amen...and to those in this forum, which has been a tremendous help to me in buying my newest car this week. Many of my questions may have been basic to you old timers, but the answers from the patient respondents have enabled me to make an informed purchase from my local dealer.
So now I'm the proud owner of a "04 E320 4matic, tectite gray "stealth machine". :
And, as Don Adams (agent Smart) would say "and loving it !"
Edit: P.S. KosherBenz's wheels soon to be mounted.
So now I'm the proud owner of a "04 E320 4matic, tectite gray "stealth machine". :
And, as Don Adams (agent Smart) would say "and loving it !"
Edit: P.S. KosherBenz's wheels soon to be mounted.
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Boy, do those pictures ever look like they came from a technical training power point....
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OK Konigstiger, I'm not a complete dufous, but after removing the nut in the front of the cover, how do you release the housing ? I just can't seem to get it to budge.
Where I've circled in red appears to be some kind of catch/release ??
Edit: Yep, it's a release (one on left side as well), cover off and battery charge was fine.
Where I've circled in red appears to be some kind of catch/release ??
Edit: Yep, it's a release (one on left side as well), cover off and battery charge was fine.
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Originally Posted by paulv
I first got a series of 3 warnings one after another one night that were all brake/steering related. After I shut the engine off and restarted, the warnings were gone. At that point, I assumed it was one of those random gremlins and ignored it. About a week after that incident, the red battery warning came on and also went away after stopping the engine/restarting.
When I took the car in and explained the problem, they asked me what color the battery error code was, white or red. I'm assuming based on Konigstiger's and my experiences that if you get a red battery, you can assume that either one battery is low, or you have a broken wire somehow.
Just my $.02
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Originally Posted by starbrite
snipped....main battery was 65% discharged
When reconnected ( synch'd the windows/roof) got a headlight cornering malfunction msg in the display before starting. When started and driving approximately 1/2 mile received an ESP malfuntion msg. We had a lot of rain from Ernesto here on Long Island Fri/Sat and I thought maybe that caused it.
Was playing with the menus to set the clock and decided to "reset" all to factory defaults. Lo and behold both malfunctions disappeared.
(and the clock set itself via command)
As I say, STRANGE. Any comments on this one ??
Edit:Both malfunctions reappeared next time I started the car. Looked
ESP up in the OM and found in the "tips" section that if the battery is disconnected, the ESP has to be resycn'd. Now why wouldn't they put that in the battery disconnect section along w/the windows/sunroof resynch ? Oh, and the headlight cornering malfunction....turning on the lights resynchs that as well. Both malfunctions have not reappeared. Now if I could only figure out those Drive Dynamic seats....pressing buttons all over the place w/no effect. Did I mention that the rear armrest cup holder won't extend/come out ? And how come there's nothing in the OM re the rear overhead dome light switches. Geeez, you need an engineering degree to drive this car. Hey, but I do like it.
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Yeah. I get random warnings all too often too. Today's random warning is "1 Malfunction Check Coolant". Its gone when I start the car later.
Its really a shame that you can't trust the warnings on the MFD.
I Stopped at an Infiniti dealer on the way home today on Sunrise Highway. Lexus on Tuesday... I want to see the Service Department once a year... for a Lube Oil & Filter, and a NYS Inspection... like all my friends. I'm starting to boil.
Its really a shame that you can't trust the warnings on the MFD.
I Stopped at an Infiniti dealer on the way home today on Sunrise Highway. Lexus on Tuesday... I want to see the Service Department once a year... for a Lube Oil & Filter, and a NYS Inspection... like all my friends. I'm starting to boil.
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Originally Posted by Barry45RPM
snipped...
I Stopped at an Infiniti dealer on the way home today on Sunrise Highway. Lexus on Tuesday... I want to see the Service Department once a year... for a Lube Oil & Filter, and a NYS Inspection... like all my friends. I'm starting to boil.
I Stopped at an Infiniti dealer on the way home today on Sunrise Highway. Lexus on Tuesday... I want to see the Service Department once a year... for a Lube Oil & Filter, and a NYS Inspection... like all my friends. I'm starting to boil.
I just bought my '04 320 4matic last week after a relatively trouble free 5 yrs with my '98 320 4matic......I was hoping. There are just an awful lot of electronics in this car. (btw, the Lexus NAV blows away the MB)
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