"He's dead, Jim".
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'99 and '05 E55 AMG
"He's dead, Jim".
11 years, 104,000 miles. Inspection tech turned on the headlight switch and I didn't notice. Parked the car, came back 10 hours later and...the original factory battery was beyond resuscitation. I even asked Dr. McCoy for his opinion multiple times but the battery was beyond hope. Thank goodness for 20% off coupon on this Memorial Day weekend!
Last edited by bbirdwell; May 25, 2016 at 08:45 PM.
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From: Republic of Texas
'99 and '05 E55 AMG
Pavlovian conditioning.
I've been driving the W210 for a few weeks and it *always* tells me to turn off the lights even though the switch is "off" (they activate for 1-minute after the driver's door is opened to exit); I've been conditioned to ignore the warning because it always activates. This bit me in the butt in the W211. On the bright side, I was planning on a preemptive replacement of the battery this fall; doing so now I got a 20% off coupon.
I've been driving the W210 for a few weeks and it *always* tells me to turn off the lights even though the switch is "off" (they activate for 1-minute after the driver's door is opened to exit); I've been conditioned to ignore the warning because it always activates. This bit me in the butt in the W211. On the bright side, I was planning on a preemptive replacement of the battery this fall; doing so now I got a 20% off coupon.
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11 years is still not bad, especially when you listen to other members from Texas, who claim the heat is battery killer.
That was not AGM battery, was it?
On W211 I like to set it on auto lights mode. We drive via tunnel occasionally and it is pretty convenient.
I can make whole list how many times in our long marriage I had to go to wife car park at shopping mall with dead battery.
That was not AGM battery, was it?
On W211 I like to set it on auto lights mode. We drive via tunnel occasionally and it is pretty convenient.
I can make whole list how many times in our long marriage I had to go to wife car park at shopping mall with dead battery.
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