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Old Aug 30, 2021 | 02:45 PM
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Install battery tender
I have a 1991 sl 500 and heard that you can’t install the battery tender in the trunk but must install in engine area, please help where in engine area or can I install on battery in trunk
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I have a 1991 sl 500 and heard that you can’t install the battery tender in the trunk but must install in engine area, please help where in engine area or can I install on battery in trunk
I've not heard this before. I have one in stalled directly to the battery, I plug it in the late fall, close the trunk until spring and and its good to go. If there is a danger I'm missing, I'm open for suggestions.
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That’s what I always did but someone said not a good idea maybe the r230 series
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