Battery/Trunk ISSUE!!!
12-09-2007, 06:59 PM
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If you can jack the car up and find the + on the starter with the big lead you can jump a battery to it and - to chassy ground to get enough power to open the door. Then you should be able to access the hood to jump/charge the battery.
Not a "normal" thing to do but given no key and can't get in,, that's how I would reverse feed power to the battery/electrical system.
Warning,, you must get the + on starter to the jump battery + cable. If you get it backwards you will have a bigger $$ to repair damages.
Not a "normal" thing to do but given no key and can't get in,, that's how I would reverse feed power to the battery/electrical system.
Warning,, you must get the + on starter to the jump battery + cable. If you get it backwards you will have a bigger $$ to repair damages.
12-09-2007, 11:22 PM
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yep what he said i do the same ...i do roadside for benz i get some one to push the button ...then i put the ground cable on the fender bolt then i use a long screw drive to touch the positive spot to the altenator.....thats what i do
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12-09-2007, 11:41 PM
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let me break it down for the techs or wise benz enthuasist i have 1999 CLK430 and all of sudden the trunk wont open (not with the IR key or the release in the car). wats worse is ive lost the valet hard key. my cars battery is dead. so no power i cant open the door to even address the issue. i can get the door open with a window wedge. but the battery is still in a broken trunk. how do i jump the car to START w/ no access. can i achieve engine turnover from the hood terminals? PUH PUH PUH PLEASE HELP ME...
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There are 2 terminals on the driver's side one exposed one inch tube (brass) which is the negative terminal. The positive one is encased in a black plastic box closer to the driver and is clearly marked in red.
You can charge the battery overnight and try starting the car, opening the trunk etc. For your information the E class battery is not in the trunk but under the rear passenger seat.
Read your manual.
12-09-2007, 11:46 PM
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I owned a 1999 E55 and since your CLK is the same MY I think the engine bay layouts are similar.
There are 2 terminals on the driver's side one exposed one inch tube (brass) which is the negative terminal. The positive one is encased in a black plastic box closer to the driver and is clearly marked in red.
You can charge the battery overnight and try starting the car, opening the trunk etc. For your information the E class battery is not in the trunk but under the rear passenger seat.
Read your manual.
There are 2 terminals on the driver's side one exposed one inch tube (brass) which is the negative terminal. The positive one is encased in a black plastic box closer to the driver and is clearly marked in red.
You can charge the battery overnight and try starting the car, opening the trunk etc. For your information the E class battery is not in the trunk but under the rear passenger seat.
Read your manual.
12-10-2007, 02:54 AM
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The cars actually don't come with more than two keys these days, but both would have the steel key.
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12-10-2007, 06:55 AM
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wat ur quoting me on is answering ur question i lost the metal key all i have is the IR key
12-10-2007, 10:17 AM
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I interpret that you only have one IR key, or did you lose both metal keys? I have seen so many posts from users losing their single key, that is surprising to me. I would order a new key immediately if I lost one (metal, IR or both, and would delete the lost key from the authorised list in the car).
Anyway, I hope the car is fine now, I hope so at least.
12-13-2007, 10:38 PM
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If you give your dealer your VIN s/he can get you a new key pretty quickly.
Much better than tearing the car apart.
Might even ask if the dealer's mobile service has "master keys" they could use if they come out to your car. You could, in fact, ask this question at 1-800-for-merc
Much better than tearing the car apart.
Might even ask if the dealer's mobile service has "master keys" they could use if they come out to your car. You could, in fact, ask this question at 1-800-for-merc
