GL450 Battery Dead!! How the hell do I shift out of park??
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GL450 Battery Dead!! How the hell do I shift out of park??
I need to roll the truck out of my driveway to jump start, but the battery is so dead, I just get beeping and no response from keyless mechanism. I need to get the truck in neutral to roll out of driveway.. .Please help!!
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When this happened to me I had to jump the car to get it out of park, there isn't a way to shift into neutral without power since it is an electric transmission.
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Call 800.for.merc and they will send Roadside Assistance. They will attach a special fixture to (I believe) your right-rear wheel which will make it freewheel and the the vehicle can be moved.
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Then I was able to move it out of park.
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Isn't this what the "auxiliary Battery" is supposed to handle? There was a problem with the auxiliary battery wearing out at about 2 years old. You might want to make sure the dealer checks both the main battery and the auxiliary. It is more apt to die in colder climates, mine did and was replaced.
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[Edit] Ok - this was a stupid post by me... just climbing over the back seat worked.
Last edited by bmiller264; Mar 14, 2011 at 07:53 PM. Reason: Correction...
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There is the mechanical hard key in your remote to open the door. Then your in. If you have a floor jack handy, you can actually raise the rear wheel and push it for jumping or whatever.
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To help in getting a jump start from another vehicle I purchased a set of booster cables that are 20' x 2ga. x 600amp. They are also available in 25' x 2ga. X 650 amp. from various online sources.
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