Mercedes-Benz SLS-Class 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 243)

Avoid contact with the skin, eyes or clothing.
Do not inhale any battery gases. Do not lean
over the battery. Keep children away from
batteries. Wash battery acid immediately with
water and seek medical attention.
G WARNING
A discharged battery can freeze at tempera-
tures below freezing point. When jump-start-
ing the vehicle or charging the battery, gases
can escape from the battery. There is a risk of
an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before
charging it or jump-starting.
! Only use battery chargers with a maxi-
mum charging voltage of 14.8 V.
! Only charge the battery using the jump-
starting connection point.
The jump-starting connection point is in the
engine compartment (
Y
page 242).
Never charge the battery if it is still installed in
the vehicle, unless you use a battery charger
which has been tested and approved by
Mercedes-Benz. A battery charger unit spe-
cially adapted for Mercedes-Benz vehicles
and tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz
is available as an accessory. It permits the
charging of the battery in its installed posi-
tion. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for further information and availabil-
ity. Charge the battery in accordance with the
separate instructions for the accessory bat-
tery charger.
Read the battery charger's operating instruc-
tions before charging the battery.
X Open the hood (
Y
page 218).
X
Connect the battery charger to the positive
terminal and ground point in the same
order as when connecting the donor bat-
tery in the jump-starting procedure
(
Y
page 242).
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