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Hello all, Just came back from two week holiday and car wont start. Me being a bit thick cant find the battery. Is it below the rear seats? Is the metal lug in a black box with a red + (in front of the air con) a connection to the battery. Assuming it is would it be best to jump start or...

Bought the car with no manual key ,unable to get into boot to jump start,any one know if i can jump start,or hook up leads under bonnet,any advice appreciated.

Hi, I ve just been off for nearly three weeks and after coming back my 55amg has a totaly flat battery. I do not use the car daily which did not help before going on holiday. Which is the safest and appropriate way to deal with this? Shall I unlock with the metalic part of the key? (What...

hi all, im thinking of replacing the 'poppy uppy' star for a flat badge on the front of my C220 saloon. Not because I really want to, but im guessing that at some stage im going to leave the car parked somehwere and its going to get half inched. Its not really the replacing it either, its the...

:dk: I had a message (in red) to check the tyre pressures. Following the message warning, I had checked and re-filled air in my tires. But I am not able to get rid of the message warning 'Check tyres, Run flat indicator'. The message does not prompt me to such as '+' for Yes or '-' for No...

Hi all, I've managed to flatten the battery on my W220. My own fault as I've been listening to radio whilst wiring tv tuner through. Then to make matters worse I chose to run my air compressor to inflate tyres, with only inginition on i.e. engine not running. Halfway through inflating second...

Each week I wait for my son's swimming class to end and so watch music DVDs on comand. Out of curiosity how long could you watch a DVD before the battery suffers? Marc

Found myself in two minds about this when i saw the upright badge on a friends coupé. Would like to get a few peoples opinions on how you think it looks before i go changing my flat badge. Please treat this as a "HOT or NOT" thing. Thanks, Matt

The battery on my S320 was flat at the weekend and I had to call the AA to jump start it, only because with the battery being flat I can not open the boot. Is there any way round this as I do not have a spare battery to get any power to the car to open the boot. Also the car is not getting...

I have an 02 s500 w220 and my children left the rear dvd players on and they have drained the battery flat. Where the car is positioned I can't get access to use jump leads so I'll need to get a battery pack. Can anyone tell me what size of battery pack/charger would be needed for this type of...

My 2002 C32 had a flat battery 6 weeks ago. I called mobilolife - they jump started it - said it was fine. 1 week later - battery flat again. I managed to jump start it using wifes car. Drove it a few hundred miles - over next 10 days, left it in garage over weekend - again flat battery. Took...

Hello to u all.Just gone in garage to start car & click! battery is flat.Battery is a new bosch 95 amps Bought new on 20/12/08.car was stood 4 a week at new year whilst on hol.when i returned it was dead!not enough to operate C/L. I exchanged battery for another bosch on 07/01/09.I charged it 4...

Hi all, I have a w211 e270 Auto, that is getting flat at the weekend when I try to start it. I normally only drive at weekends, so looking to get a decent charger which can top up the battery every few weeks, with the battery still connected if possible. Any recommendations? thanks, Digi

Has anyone fitted one of the flat wiper blades to their 210? I have and its crap! the bits of the screen it wipes it wipes very well the prob is the bits it miss's:mad: Worst side is drivers side where it leaves a smear 2/3 rds of the way up the screen aprrox 2 inchs wide. Seems to me...

How do I gain access to the Boot of a W202 C Class......its battery is so flat I had to enter the car using the skeleton key, however, it would appear that at some stage maybe the rear boot lock may have been changed as the skeleton key will not go into the lock and it only works on the drivers...

Hi, I have a W208 and the battery is flat, so I need to open the boot to be able to charge up the battery. I've read this How-to by Ian Walker on taking out the front carpet to access the battery junction to feed it 12v to open the boot. But I've also read this link on being able to...

Hi Everyone, Just got my E220 two days ago, it's a 56 Reg. Anyway its a company car that I drive professionally for a living. On my second day out I had a blow out on the O/S/Rear Tyre. No problem got out the spare and changed it, took it later to a tyre fitting company used by the company and...

My partner has a mini and shes left the lights on overnight and all day!:crazy: How long should it take a battery charger to recharge to the point of getting the engine to fireup? I dont want to try prematurely and go backwards on the charge capacity and its over 30 years since Ive had to do...

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16 months old and it's died. C220cdi. Just clicks when you turn the key, voltage in dash shows 11.1v dropping to 8.1 when you turn the key. Radio and lights all work untill you turn the key further then the dash just fades. Any usuall suspects? CheersAdam