Ian B Walker
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2003
- Messages
- 7,668
- Location
- Freckleton
- Car
- 300-24, saloon and coupe, E300 24 valve diesel estate
I was tasked with getting into a W208 that had an abused boot lock and totally dead battery. Having asked questions here in the Forum I set about achieving todays task. This is a howto on how I managed to do it.
Remove the door foot strip by pulling upwards from the rear (more room for fingers)
Then remove the rubber door seal (pic not shown) by gentley pulling it off from the bottom. Next undo the screw on the inside kick panel and unclip the two body to panel clips that are or were under the door seal. Pull the kick panel backwards and put to one side.
Take out the carpet and reveal this. Then unbolt the three plastic nuts that hold it in position (10mm)
You will see this
What we are looking for is the item on the right hand side. There is a black cover over a nut, remove the cover (already done in the pic). This is the main battery cable from the battery to the engine. Attach your jump lead to this nut and an earth to any solid part of the car (I used the steering box).
Now you have power not only to the battery but all car elecrtics. In our case the boot popped open as we connected the cables. This may not work on every car but it most certainly does on a W208 CLK200
Remove the door foot strip by pulling upwards from the rear (more room for fingers)
Then remove the rubber door seal (pic not shown) by gentley pulling it off from the bottom. Next undo the screw on the inside kick panel and unclip the two body to panel clips that are or were under the door seal. Pull the kick panel backwards and put to one side.
Take out the carpet and reveal this. Then unbolt the three plastic nuts that hold it in position (10mm)
You will see this
What we are looking for is the item on the right hand side. There is a black cover over a nut, remove the cover (already done in the pic). This is the main battery cable from the battery to the engine. Attach your jump lead to this nut and an earth to any solid part of the car (I used the steering box).
Now you have power not only to the battery but all car elecrtics. In our case the boot popped open as we connected the cables. This may not work on every car but it most certainly does on a W208 CLK200
