Starter battery low. Drive for 30-60 minutes?
#26
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Not to hijack thread, but what is the typical dealer charge for a 12v battery? Battery in my GLS is original and nearly 4.5 years old. Monday received a “service specials” email from the dealer that included a 12v battery replacement for $462 and was just curious if this was a good price. If so, might take it in for recalls and proactively replace the battery. Thanks.
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#28
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Re: battery charger / maintainer.
I have a CTEK 5A but I wouldn't recommend it, unless you have all the time in the world to wait for the charge to complete or put it on a charger often. It takes 1.5 - 2 days (!) on my Jeep to charge the battery from like 20-30% to full. I eventually bought Noco PRO25 (pay once, cry once) when it was on sale. It's night and day speed wise, quality of the unit is way higher etc. For those who are opposed to higher than 5A charging (not going there), you can just press the downrate button and it will give you 5A charging, so you can use 25A only when you feel like it.
I have a CTEK 5A but I wouldn't recommend it, unless you have all the time in the world to wait for the charge to complete or put it on a charger often. It takes 1.5 - 2 days (!) on my Jeep to charge the battery from like 20-30% to full. I eventually bought Noco PRO25 (pay once, cry once) when it was on sale. It's night and day speed wise, quality of the unit is way higher etc. For those who are opposed to higher than 5A charging (not going there), you can just press the downrate button and it will give you 5A charging, so you can use 25A only when you feel like it.
Last edited by stktyz33; 06-07-2024 at 11:09 AM.
#29
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$462 for the battery + install seems reasonable, especially for an "under-the-seat" mount. Interesting that most folks think nothing of dropping $150 once a year for an oil change, but 3x that once every 3 years for a battery seems exorbitant.
Under the driver's seat seems an unusual mounting location. Both my G550 and X7 have H8 batteries (spec'd at about 58 lbs.) and they're mounted at centerline under the cargo floors. Is there anything under the passenger seat to counter balance this battery weight in your vehicle?
Under the driver's seat seems an unusual mounting location. Both my G550 and X7 have H8 batteries (spec'd at about 58 lbs.) and they're mounted at centerline under the cargo floors. Is there anything under the passenger seat to counter balance this battery weight in your vehicle?
#30
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$462 for the battery + install seems reasonable, especially for an "under-the-seat" mount. Interesting that most folks think nothing of dropping $150 once a year for an oil change, but 3x that once every 3 years for a battery seems exorbitant.
Under the driver's seat seems an unusual mounting location. Both my G550 and X7 have H8 batteries (spec'd at about 58 lbs.) and they're mounted at centerline under the cargo floors. Is there anything under the passenger seat to counter balance this battery weight in your vehicle?
Under the driver's seat seems an unusual mounting location. Both my G550 and X7 have H8 batteries (spec'd at about 58 lbs.) and they're mounted at centerline under the cargo floors. Is there anything under the passenger seat to counter balance this battery weight in your vehicle?
If you have the mild hybrid, the 48v lives under the passenger seat which if anyone is curious, it costs around $1280 for a new 48v battery and I assume the labor is around the same as the 12v replacement.
Last edited by wildta; 06-07-2024 at 11:49 AM.
#31
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If your dealer is only charging $150 for an oil change, you better let us know which one and not keep it to yourself! 🤣
If you have the mild hybrid, the 48v lives under the passenger seat which if anyone is curious, it costs around $1280 for a new 48v battery and I assume the labor is around the same as the 12v replacement.
If you have the mild hybrid, the 48v lives under the passenger seat which if anyone is curious, it costs around $1280 for a new 48v battery and I assume the labor is around the same as the 12v replacement.
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I don't understand why it's designed this way. On my second car - JGC WK2, the 12V and 12V AUX batteries are below the passenger seat but can be accessed by pushing the seat all the way forward and pulling the pre-cut carpet, like 2 mins of work. I understand why MB wants to make 48V battery harder to access but 12V access could be designed better.
The V167 is new, and has the 48v battery, so it's now changed.
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