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WARNING Risk of explosion due to elec‐
trostatic charge
Electrostatic charge can cause sparkswhich
mayignitethe highly flammable gasmixture
in thebattery.
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To discharge anyelectrostatic charge
that mayhave built up, touchthe metal
vehicle body beforehandling thebat‐
tery.
The highly flammable gasmixtureiscreated while
thebatteryischarging and when jump-starting.
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WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from thebatteryacid
Batteryacid is caustic.
#
Avoid contact withthe skin, eyes or
clothing.
#
Do notlean overthe battery.
#
Do notinhalebattery gases.
#
Keep children away from thebattery.
#
Immediately rinse batteryacidoff thor‐
oughly withplenty of clean waterand
seek medicalattention immediately.
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ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE Environmental
damagecaused by improper disposal of
batteries
Batteries contain pollutants. It is
illegal to dispose of them withthe household
rubbish.
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Dispose of batteries in an
environmentallyresponsiblemanner.
Take dischargedbatteries to aqualified
specialistworkshop or to acollection
pointfor used batteries.
If the12Vbatteryhas to be connected, contact a
qualified specialistworkshop.
Observe thesafetynotes and protectivemeas‐
ures when handling batteries.
Risk of explosion
Fire, open flames and smokingare
prohibited when handlingthe battery.
Avoid creating sparks.
Electrolyte or batteryacid is corro‐
sive. Avoid contact withthe skin, eyes
and clothing. Wear suitable protective
clothing, in particular gloves, an apron
and asafetymask. Immediately rinse
electrolyteacidsplashes offwith
cleanwater.Ifnecessary, seek medi‐
cal advice.
Wear eyeprotection.
Keep children at asafedistance.
Observe these Operating Instructions.
If youdonot use thevehicle foralong period or
driveshortdistances regularly:
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connect thebatterytoacharger recommen‐
ded forMercedes-Benz.
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consult aqualified specialistworkshop to dis‐
connect thebattery
Starting assistanceand chargingthe 12 V
battery
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Alwaysuse thejump-start connection point in
theengine compartmentwhen chargingthe
batteryand jump-starting.
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NOTE Damaging thebatterythrough
overvoltage
When chargingusingabatterycharger with‐
out amaximumcharging voltage, thebattery
or thevehicle electronics maybedamaged.
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Onlyuse batterychargerswithamaxi‐
mum chargingvoltageof14.8 V.
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