RE-CONNECT BATTERY ISSUE
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RE-CONNECT BATTERY ISSUE
Hi all,
I've been between a brick and a hard place with my 2003 E500 insofar as battery drainage. My vehicle sits for a month or so at a time. There's no availability of power to connect a trickle charger so my battery inevitably drains out.
This time I disconnected the battery as I was going to be away for 2 months. Today I reconnected battery and tried to start. It starts but shuts down in about 1-2 seconds. Windows, locks, and radio work fine.
Is there a reset that I need to do? Seems like a security thing if it fires but shuts off simultaneously?
I've been between a brick and a hard place with my 2003 E500 insofar as battery drainage. My vehicle sits for a month or so at a time. There's no availability of power to connect a trickle charger so my battery inevitably drains out.
This time I disconnected the battery as I was going to be away for 2 months. Today I reconnected battery and tried to start. It starts but shuts down in about 1-2 seconds. Windows, locks, and radio work fine.
Is there a reset that I need to do? Seems like a security thing if it fires but shuts off simultaneously?
Last edited by betmerick; Nov 15, 2014 at 05:46 PM.
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2018 E400 4matic Wagon
You can move the fuse for the front cigarette lighter from its current position to the alternate position, which will keep it always live. I don't remember which # fuse it is, but it's located on the driver's side under the hood, under a black plastic panel next to the windshield. You can then plug in your trickle charger.
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2012 CLS63 AMG Performace - Obsidian Black
Very good chance your Crank Position Sensor is bad; cheap part, easy to install or cheap to have installed. Do a search on it; you'll find your symptoms. Sometimes old sensors that sit for a while and then get fired up will fail- It's worth a try, anyway. Good luck!
