charging

Hi A work colleague has a 2001 c220 cdi and it let him down the other evening saying that battery low alternator npt charging etc etc. He got towed to my house and i checked her out and sure enough wasn't charging. I decided i would take the alternator off for him ( what a pain in the...

As my car sometimes stands idle for quite a few days, I was thinking of buying a new battery charger in case of emergency. I would want to charge the battery in situ but the handbook says: Only charge the installed battery with a battery charger which has been tested and approved by MB. These...

Hi all, It seems my iPod is no longer charging when plugged in to the integration kit in the car. It's a W169 with Audio 20 and iPod kit. I have tested with two different iPods, both work fine for audio and control, and display the Mercedes logo when connected, but neither receive power from...

My car is 2003 w211 E320 cdi, can someone please tell me where the fuse is located for the charging point in the rear compartment? Many thanks.

I need some advice on turbocharging my 300ce24. Who specialises in doing these conversions and as a ball park figure how much will it cost, what is involved ie lowering compression, brakes etc. Thanxs.

Hi, I recently posted a question about removing the ignition barrel on the w123. Thanks to you guys, I got it out then jump started the car and tried to charge it up. The battery is not charging up properly. After a good long drive, the car died as I was parking it. 20 minutes later, measured...

I need to recharge my flat battery on a 2006 W203 C220CDI. But I've read several scary posts (i.e.££££) about damage occurring to the electrics/SAM units when refitting batteries. So I've decided to leave my battery where it is, and connected a 6-AMP charger directly across the terminals...

It 1.1V according to STAR, do I need to replace it? or can I recharge it from the main as it not charging while driving it.

Hi All, My ML has COMAND 2.5 with separate cables in the glove box for various devices. I was disappointed to find that the iPhone cable doesn’t charge the phone, I discovered that there was a newer version of the cable that does charge (something to do with the pins and voltage) I went into...

I've a brand new (unused) wireless Powermat for sale, complete with a universal receiver. This clever gadget can charge up to three of your favourite devices at once (mp3 player, phone, sat-nav) and there's even a usb charging port too (I simply don't have enough devices to use with it). This...

Looks like my W209 has been sat on my drive for a bit too long (3 weeks) and is no suffering from a dead battery! I have managed to acquire a battery charger but am not sure exactly what the correct procedure to do this is (i.e. do I totally disconnect it, do it in situ etc ) Any advice much...

I bought a UHI cradle to charge my blackberry in my '04 W203. Clips in neatly but no charge comes out of it. Is this because I have changed my head unit to an alpine one? I only want it to charge as the head unit has bluetooth compatibility. Is there any way I can re-connect it up so it will...

Angie's MY09 SLK is fitted with COMAND and the Media Interface (option code 512/518). I bought her a 5th Generation iPod Nano for Christmas and as I was passing the local dealer yesterday I popped in to get a connection lead for her SLK. The parts guy searched his documentation and came up...

Good Morning. My problemis that I have not used my E320 CDI 2004 for some while and need to charge the battery. Please can anybody advise as to any likely problems, should I disconect Positive & Negative leads first and loose my memories, or as I have a Ring Smart Charger where I can select...

I have a tipping trailer with it's own battery. There is a supply to the battery when driving, however I understand that this is only a trickle charge and I was advised I would need to re-charge the battery from time to time. The trailer is only used a couple of times a month and is 1 year old...

My W202 C200 tends to have a slight drain on the battery which I compensate for when the car's not in use for a few days by hooking up my excellent CTEK XS3600 charger to a fly lead permanently attached to the connection box above the n/s wheel arch under the bonnet. My question simply is...

As you probably know the iPod kits designed a couple of years ago (i.e those in pre MY2009 A/B/C/CLK/ML/GL/R E/CLS and probably others) won't charge the latest iPods (nano 4G onward, iPhone 3G onward, ipod Touch ? onward as they use 5V and not 12V. MB now have a fix ! Its a new lead from...

Just bought my 2004 E55 K2, it has an iPod connection cable in the glove box, this works with music on my iPhone 16mb 3g, well in a fashion, have nothing on the command AUX screen but does show song on the dash, and the buttons on the steering wheel move the songs on etc, I also have a Viseoo...

Hi - I have a 2003 E270 cdi (w211) which lost charge on the main battery, jump started it and took it to Motorist discount center who put a tester on the battery and concluded the battery was ok so it must be the alternator thats faulty. Took the alternator off (big job and not a clever idea in...

Hi I have got a SLK 350 2004 model. The problem I have got is its not charging the battery at all. I have not got the alternator warning light on the dash board. I have to just install a brand new battery and it’s still not charging. I have notes the hazard warning light come on by them self...