I'll put in a seventh or eighth vote that the remote starter switch is probably your best bet.

This makes me grateful for the fact that my 240 is stick shift. We just put it in 4th gear and turn the engine by pulling or pushing the car an inch at a time.

Good luck digging the wrench out. You MIGHT want to consider disconnecting the battery. There are some fairly heavy duty wires coming to and from the alternator. Although they SHOULD be insulated (one would hope) I'm sure there are plenty of places you could find while digging around for a metal wrench with metal tools to short out. You'd then have a 12v arc welder made with your wrench. Just a fairly simple precaution since you're working near the thing and know there's a metal tool floating near 12v alternator wiring and terminals, etc.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL