Its location is on the rear drivers side of engine, where the transmission bell housing mates to the engine, only one small bolt and a two prong electrical connector hold it on. You may have to remove the seat frame trim at the rear to keep from damaging it when the seat is tilted. You can hear it click when you push in dooropen switch. Remove them by pulling up as they are pegged into the battery bar. It's on the passenger side at the back, between the shock tower and the firewall.
If you remove it you can test it with an ohm meter, will have an erratic reading or read open loop, can malfunction intermittently or permanently after parking vehicle and won't restart. He then confidently asked me to start the car, it wont start was my reply, this was confirmed when I tried, however when he reconnected his diagnostics tool the dispay showed thet one of the cells had a short circuit. After you remove it disconnect the main car battery for 60 seconds. If not then the temperature sensor may be bad or the actual engine is overheating. The checking of electrical components, fuses, and some bulbs for that matter, particularly where they are orange or fogged glass are very difficult to check without a meter.
In this situation I would have sited my warning tri-angle and would have advised to police of my predicament and location. Use the fuse puller tool provided with your car to remove fuses from the panel. My problem was solved by taking out the, A-white 40 amp 12V Relay and cleaning off the 6-prongs and reinstalling. I intend undertaking that small job as well as re-setting the electric windows first thing tomorrow. The main battery is located under the front passenger seat. Once the new battery is secured into the vehicle, connect the positive battery cable first. It is the fartherest relay in back left.
You have to remove the duct to get to it. Our fellow member did finally find, I'm sure to his relief a hairline break in the responsible circuit fuse. Why do not the fuse manufacturers make blanks say in black, nothing on them must mean 'blank' perhaps I'm being a little too logical? Quote The above battery was purchased and fitted on the 21. That wasn't a problem because I had no intention of getting at them. The most useful of tools on a dark cold wet night has got to be the fuse puller, the average male fingers are too large to pull the fuses without some assistance, and even if you do achieve it your fingers will then cover the very part of the fuse that you want to examine.
It is located in the box underhood ahead of the main fuse box. If not the light will come back on. Read the instructions carefully, and you shouldn't have any problems removing from the old pump and installing on the new one. Disconnect battery negative lead right do not let it touch pos. Between the two seat rails you will see two little battery cover mounting nuts. On top of the battery there are 4 numbers. One of the first problems we encounter in an unfamiliar car is were is what! In fact I'm now starting to feel sorry for the Mercedes-Benz technicians who might one day have to replace one or more of them.
The first 2 numbers represent the week, the last 2 are the year. Does it eventually turn off after a length of time? Relay The main relay box is located on the upper left-hand side of the firewall bulkhead. Additionally you may need to remove the cabin air filter box. Clear your settings after installation. Foam packing, relays lay behind. To reiterate, the negative battery cable comes off first and goes on last.
Voltage, Amps and resistance in circuits can also be checked. The battery fitted to this model of Mercedes-Benz is fitted with a 'Gassing line' which allows the sulphur smell which are generated by the battery to escape to atmosphere. Having removed the three star drive screws which are retained in the lid when fully unscrewed, release the three clips situated one either side and one at the bottom right hand corner, If you ease the lid away at the top and then down you will not need to worry about undoing the bottom clip, re-install in the reverse order. Apparently different models will have more of less relays, depending on the services they require Auto gear box for instance will require the Starter lock out relay. Just keep in mind that is the date when the battery was manufactured, not when it was installed.
I figured i would post this up so no-one else has to pay for such an easy fix as it is posted no-where online!!! That should do it Re install battery back up fuse first then main battery. Follow instructions found in the owners manual and you too should be able to replace the battery. Knowing where to look for such connection of course is a different story! Then connect the negative battery cable. A 168 004 03 99 11. To me this is not a problem as I have my own hand held diagnostics tool with which I will delete the light, however it could cost as much for Mercedes-Benz to delete that light as it would for a new battery, so the tool purchased is a good investment. Replacing the battery in your R350 involves removing the terminals. Batteries can be heavy and cumbersome during removal and often times can cause damage.
Halfords batteries have a shaped plastic strip added to the retaining bars on the bottom of the battery. It can be seen in this photo that the terminals are of a different size, the positive terminal is also marked and attached to it are several red wires indicating that they are live wires. How is the Radiator Water level? Air bag system has a battery back up on it so you will need to locate this fuse first. I completed the 15 minute journey and was confident having completed a small amount of shopping that the car would restart. I drive an E500 Sport. Most cars have a locking device that prevents the shifter from moving unless the motor is running key inserted into the wheel lock and on and the brake petal is depressed.