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Originally Posted by A. Rosich
The W140 has no engine jump start points because MB does not want you to jump start it on the first place. Actually, the owner's manual on my car (Euro version) completely advises against it.
If your battery is dead, they advise to charge it (without the car cables attached) or replace it.
Jump starting a W140 at least raises the chance from frying your alternator solenoids up to burning all electronics/computers.
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I tend to agree with this. A tow truck and a battery are a lot cheaper than a few $500-700+ computer modules that your kill in the process of a jump start.
If it were my car it would be on a flat bed key and all on the way to my mechanic. Let him figure out the key issue and replace the battery on the car too.
As for the WD40. The W140's are as much a rolling computer as anything else. Would you shoot WD40 into a computer because of stuck media with the power on?