View Poll Results: Guess cost of new battery for 2010-2013 s550?
200
4
8.70%
300
14
30.43%
400
28
60.87%
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Guess how much dealer wants for a new battery (2010-2013 S550)
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Ok, Sam's club has it. When I called them before I posted, they said they didn't, but they do. Two choices. Again, this is for 2010-2013 S550 with ONE battery up front, both 3 year free replacement:
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/duracel...prod3590267.ip
$119
Specifications
Battery Electrolyte Composition:Acid
Battery End Type:Top Post
Battery Purpose:Starting Lighting Instrumentation
BCI Group Size:49
CA at 32 degrees F:1105
CCA at 0 degrees F:900
DIN code:H8/L5
Freight Class:65
Polarity:Right Positive
Reserve Capacity:185
Terminal Type
IN/SAE
Volts:12
OR
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/auto-gr...uestid=4375412
$169
Specifications
20 amp hour rate:92
Battery Electrolyte Composition:Glass Mat
Battery End Type:Top Post
Battery Purpose:Starting Lighting Instrumentation
BCI Group Size:49
CA at 32 degrees F:975
CCA at 0 degrees F:850
DIN code:H8/L5
Freight Class:65
Polarity:Right Positive
Reserve Capacity:170
Terminal TypeIN
Volts:12
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/duracel...prod3590267.ip
$119
Specifications
Battery Electrolyte Composition:Acid
Battery End Type:Top Post
Battery Purpose:Starting Lighting Instrumentation
BCI Group Size:49
CA at 32 degrees F:1105
CCA at 0 degrees F:900
DIN code:H8/L5
Freight Class:65
Polarity:Right Positive
Reserve Capacity:185
Terminal Type
IN/SAEVolts:12
OR
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/auto-gr...uestid=4375412
$169
Specifications
20 amp hour rate:92
Battery Electrolyte Composition:Glass Mat
Battery End Type:Top Post
Battery Purpose:Starting Lighting Instrumentation
BCI Group Size:49
CA at 32 degrees F:975
CCA at 0 degrees F:850
DIN code:H8/L5
Freight Class:65
Polarity:Right Positive
Reserve Capacity:170
Terminal Type
INVolts:12
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i thought i saw the oem battery for $200 on one of the oem parts distributor sites recently.
Here it is :
http://www.mboemparts.com/oe-mercedes-benz/0055411001
Here it is :
http://www.mboemparts.com/oe-mercedes-benz/0055411001
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i thought i saw the oem battery for $200 on one of the oem parts distributor sites recently.
Here it is :
http://www.mboemparts.com/oe-mercedes-benz/0055411001
Here it is :
http://www.mboemparts.com/oe-mercedes-benz/0055411001
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2023 S580 (Current) 2011 S550
Bought mine at Autozone $158 with 5 yr warranty. I like Autozone, they have replaced batteries in my other cars with no hesitation. Once while in Oklahoma on business.
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Jason...All of the numbers look very close. If it becomes a problem i will definitely get it replaced. It was the local managers suggestion. Price difference was minimal.
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Factory battery is an AGM and it's recommended over an acid battery.
$169 is a good price for what is basically the identical battery to what the dealer sells. There aren't a lot of battery manufacturers, so if it isn't a very very close copy it may actually be the same thing re-labelled.
I'd drop the $169 in a heartbeat and put that battery in. If you're trying to save $ an acid battery works just fine too.
I went and bought an Everstart Maxx H8 at Walmart (Canada) for I think $125Cdn. That was THREE years ago for a diesel GL and it is about to go into it's 4th winter (and almost 100,000km or 60,000 miles) since replacement. I'll probably replace it in the spring just because I don't believe it will last 7 yrs like the original. Probably a waste to replace it but for $125 for the next 4 years of worry free driving it's worth it.
It is an acid battery (probably the same battery as the $119 Sam's club one).
Works just like the original and I'm really happy with it. It is in the passenger compartment to (under passenger seat) so if an acid battery is OK there, it's definitely OK under the hood of an S-class. Had the same vent tubing holes/configuration so the vent tubes plugged right in.
$169 is a good price for what is basically the identical battery to what the dealer sells. There aren't a lot of battery manufacturers, so if it isn't a very very close copy it may actually be the same thing re-labelled.
I'd drop the $169 in a heartbeat and put that battery in. If you're trying to save $ an acid battery works just fine too.
I went and bought an Everstart Maxx H8 at Walmart (Canada) for I think $125Cdn. That was THREE years ago for a diesel GL and it is about to go into it's 4th winter (and almost 100,000km or 60,000 miles) since replacement. I'll probably replace it in the spring just because I don't believe it will last 7 yrs like the original. Probably a waste to replace it but for $125 for the next 4 years of worry free driving it's worth it.
It is an acid battery (probably the same battery as the $119 Sam's club one).
Works just like the original and I'm really happy with it. It is in the passenger compartment to (under passenger seat) so if an acid battery is OK there, it's definitely OK under the hood of an S-class. Had the same vent tubing holes/configuration so the vent tubes plugged right in.
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http://www.samsclub.com/sams/auto-gr...uestid=4375412
$169
Specifications
20 amp hour rate:92
Battery Electrolyte Composition:Glass Mat
Battery End Type:Top Post
Battery Purpose:Starting Lighting Instrumentation
BCI Group Size:49
CA at 32 degrees F:975
CCA at 0 degrees F:850
DIN code:H8/L5
Freight Class:65
Polarity:Right Positive
Reserve Capacity:170
Terminal Type
INVolts:12
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Nope. On the pre face-lift cars, the electrical components will hold a charge from the starter battery. On the 2010+ cars, the components will hold a charge from the small battery under the dash while the old battery is being swapped.
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2015 S550
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thats pretty cool. I didn't know that about 2010. Is that small battery just for that purpose? Any pic of this thing for fun?
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I don't think that is the only purpose of the under-dash battery. I have a pre face-lift car, so I don't have a pic of that battery. But I'm sure a search of the forum will yield you some pics.
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This H8 AGM is the exact same battery used as the accessory battery in the pre face-lift cars. I like the idea of having a separate starter battery. My original accessory battery lasted 10 years, while the original starter battery got 9 years of use.
