Battery question
09-15-2005, 09:47 AM
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Battery question
Does any W164 owner know if their ML has 2 batteries like my 05 Eclass, one main and one for the electronics?? I have heard it does and it does not. Which is correct??
09-15-2005, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by sosh
Does any W164 owner know if their ML has 2 batteries like my 05 Eclass, one main and one for the electronics?? I have heard it does and it does not. Which is correct??
09-15-2005, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
Check your manual Sosh but the R Class has two batteries located under the front passenger seat. I would suspect the ML is the same.
09-15-2005, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon
The ML Owner's Manual, pages 462 - 469 only describes and shows one battery.
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09-15-2005, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
Check your manual Sosh but the R Class has two batteries located under the front passenger seat. I would suspect the ML is the same.
09-20-2005, 09:33 AM
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2nd battery
Originally Posted by Petmerctech
There are two batteries, the main one and a second small battery which is used only for the ISM (electronic shifter) to get it out of park, if the main battery is dead.
09-20-2005, 11:11 AM
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2nd battery
It's also in the battery compartment under the right front seat, Greg, under the cover plate shown below. The heavier #1 battery is inboard, and the small #2 battery outboard of it. 
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The R, ML, & GL all have 1 main battery and 1 12V 1.2Ah auxiliary battery located near the main one. It's just for the ISM as mentioned above, but not for getting it out of Park. It's for firing the transmission into Park in the event of a main electrical system failure / flat battery. It's deemed more important that the vehicle can be left restrained.
