Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2007 User Manual

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Practical hints

Jump starting

Jump starting should only be performed on
the starter battery. The starter battery is
located in the engine compartment on the
passenger side (

page 634).

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Make sure the two vehicles do not
touch.

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Secure vehicle in place with electric
parking brake.

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Shift the automatic transmission to P.

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Turn off all electrical consumers, ex-
cept hazard warning flashers or work
lights.

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Open the hood (

page 492).

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Start the engine of the vehicle with the
charged battery and run at idle speed.

1 Positive terminal of your vehicle’s

battery

2 Positive terminal of other vehicle’s

battery

3 Negative terminal of other vehicle’s

battery

4 Negative clamp

Warning!

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Keep flames or sparks away from battery.

Do not smoke.

Observe all safety instructions and precau-

tions when handling automotive batteries

(

page 634).

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Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the

KEYLESS-GO button (

page 316) and use the

SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO like a normal
SmartKey.

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