Mercedes Benz 2003 cl 600 User Manual

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Practical hints

Battery

The battery is located in the trunk under 
the right hand wheel well cover panel. 

1 Battery cover 
2 Locking knob

 3 Negative terminal

4 Cover over positive terminal

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Turn off all electrical consumers.

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Depress the parking brake firmly or 
move the gear selector lever to posi-
tion P.

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Open the trunk lid (

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Turn locking knob 2 and remove bat-
tery cover 1.

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Detach negative terminal  3 of the bat-
tery with the 10 mm open-end wrench 
from the vehicle tool kit.

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Remove cover 4 from the positive ter-
minal.

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Disconnect the battery positive lead.

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Remove the screw securing the bat-
tery.

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Remove the battery support and brack-
et. Take out the battery.

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Charge battery in accordance with the 
instructions of the battery charger 
manufacturer.

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Reinstall the charged battery. Follow 
the previously described steps in re-
verse order.

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Never charge a battery while still installed in 
the vehicle. Gases may escape during charg-
ing and cause explosions that may result in 
paint damage, corrosion or personal injury.