Mercedes Benz 2009 M-Class User Manual

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Practical hints
Jump starting
Connect positive terminal
1 and 2 
with the jumper cable. Clamp cable to 
charged battery
1 first.
Start engine of the vehicle with the 
charged battery and run at idle speed.
Connect negative terminals
3 and 4 
of the batteries with the second jumper 
cable. Clamp the cable to negative 
terminal
3 of the charged battery 
first.
Start the engine of the disabled vehi-
cle.
You can now turn on the electrical con-
sumers. Do not switch on the headlamps 
under any circumstances.
Remove the jumper cables first from 
negative terminals
4 and 3 and then 
from positive terminals
2 and 1.
You can now switch on the headlamps.
Have the battery checked at the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz Light 
Truck Center.
!
Never invert the terminal connections!