battery died today (lights left on) here's how I restarted the car....

[anyweb]

i've read stories in the past of what to do and what not, but when it came down to it I got the car started and i'd thought i'd share it in case it helps someone else (no doubt some of you will tell me what i did was wrong heh)

problem:- car won't open, wife calls me, we tried the usual, eventually got her to open the car using the key hole on the passenger door, once in she saw the light switch was left in the on position

I asked her to turn the ignition key to see if there was any lights at all in the dash, nada, battery was dead, so I drove her car over (a chrysler voyager se) and parked it infront of my w202 and started to pull out the jump cables. after getting the bonnets open i remembered that the battery was in the boot of my car, doh. Tried to open it, coudln't, the lock just doesnt work at all, my key only goes half way in and no amount of shoving, shaking will get it in further (do i need a separate key for that ???)

so I decided (after reading previous issues of this here) to connect the donor cars power (positive lead first) to mine.

Before doing so i powered off the chrsyler and turned my lights switch on (no power, no light).

I opted to connect the positive jump lead from the chrysler battery to the top connector on my alternator (which incidently was covered with a plastic top.) To be honest i couldnt ascertain if the top or bottom connector on the alternator was positive or negative, so this really was just a test/guess.

once done, I found a point in the engine bay where it was obvious that ground wires were connected to a nut, i then hooked up my ground (negative) to that and then connected the other end to the negative on the chrysler battery.

I saw my lights light up !, i quickly hopped in my car and turned the key in the ignition, nada.

I remembered it was probably still imobilised so pressed my key to the mirror and saw my green LED flash, then in the ignition again and turned and.........

the car started !

I quickly removed the jump leads and left the car in neutral to charge the battery before driving home

well that's my story,

cheers
anyweb

 

[television]

It would have been easier to connect the plus lead to the red terminal on the firewall behind the plastic cover

Pleased you got there though

 

[anyweb]

do you have a photo of that location exactly so i know for next time ?

 

[television]

See what I can do

 

[television]

Little black box behind washer bottle with a X on it, by the relay box

 

[Wezzel]

Incidentally, if you need to get the boot open you can remove one of the rear number plate lights and introduce a 12v supply across the wires. The central locking should then work as normal.

 

[television]

Incidentally, if you need to get the boot open you can remove one of the rear number plate lights and introduce a 12v supply across the wires. The central locking should then work as normal.

Thats a good tip