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Old 03-23-2013, 04:58 PM
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S63 Rear Battery

I was told by the MB service dept that to charge a low rear battery I should hook up the charger to the starter battery.
The following is the voltages of each battery.

Front 12.8V
Rear 3.6V

Turn on charger: Front 14.6 V
Rear 3.6 V

Start Car: Front 14.5 V
Rear 14.2 V

Turn Car Off: Front 12.9 V
Rear 12.8 V

Note: over the next hour, with the charger off, the rear battery gradually reduces down into the low 6's I would imagine will end up returning to the 3 volt range by the end of the day.

Two Questions:

How do I charge the rear battery? I hooked a trickle charger up to it in January and all the instrument panel lit up. I have not done that again as I now am worried that I could damage the electronics

When I hook the charger up to the starter battery why does in not charge the rear battery?
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They are two isolated circuits when the key is off.

Change the battery like any average unit, being aware you may need to reprogram some of the electronics.

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