StirlingMouse
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- E300 Turbo Diesel Estate 1998 (W210)
Please can someone help with this. It may seem dumb but I don't want to wreck the ECU by making a mistake.
Ok so my E300 Turbo Diesel Estate car 1998 with c100,000km on the clock decided not to start. Very unusual. Thinking that maybe the fuel was low, put in 10l and just in case (priming) turned the ignition on for 2 mins, off and key out for 3 mins....did this 3 times. Result battery too low to attempt starting.
So I thought I'd try jump starting or recharging. (Have recharged the battery once before, directly to the battery under the seat....taking off both the negative and positive cables....did this in situ as no way am I strong enough to lift out the battery. I am female and live deep in the countryside.)
Reading through the book and searching online...of course...I discover there is a Positive Post under the bonnet! Great...however the photograph in the book is unclear as where to attach the Negative...it says in the Exterior book on Page 75; 'Engine suspension eye (negative terminal)'.
I do know that, for most other cars, to attach it to an unpainted part but this is a Merc...and I can't figure out where.
Can you help me please?
Ok so my E300 Turbo Diesel Estate car 1998 with c100,000km on the clock decided not to start. Very unusual. Thinking that maybe the fuel was low, put in 10l and just in case (priming) turned the ignition on for 2 mins, off and key out for 3 mins....did this 3 times. Result battery too low to attempt starting.
So I thought I'd try jump starting or recharging. (Have recharged the battery once before, directly to the battery under the seat....taking off both the negative and positive cables....did this in situ as no way am I strong enough to lift out the battery. I am female and live deep in the countryside.)
Reading through the book and searching online...of course...I discover there is a Positive Post under the bonnet! Great...however the photograph in the book is unclear as where to attach the Negative...it says in the Exterior book on Page 75; 'Engine suspension eye (negative terminal)'.
I do know that, for most other cars, to attach it to an unpainted part but this is a Merc...and I can't figure out where.
Can you help me please?