I’m experiencing difficulty’s starting my 220d w115 when I go to work.
I tried to start it in the morning and the battery seems to be out of power, after one or 2 attempts the start engine barley moves. In the afternoon when I came back from work its starts just fine and the battery as power.
Could this be a defective battery? Humidity problem? We ad a bit of a weather change its colder and more humid. Any Ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks Vasco

Maybe the car is trying to tell you not to go to work! :p

As far as the real cause, have you checked for any stray drains on the battery such as a short somewhere? Unless your workdays are terribly long, the car probably sits longer overnight than during the day so it has more time to run the battery down.

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How cold has it been getting there and how are your glow plugs?

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W126 1983 300SD 286,000 miles and ticking
Baby blue exterior Grey MB tex
Recent work:
Replaced air cleaner mounting brackets and heat shields
Replaced alternator, fan and power steering belts
Replaced positive battery terminal
Replaced negative battery terminal and cord
New Duralast Battery

My car needs work.

I dint take the car to work, it was parked all day so it couldn’t charge

What is puzzling me is if I had an short-circuit or same kind of energy drain the battery would be empty in the afternoon so I would be unable to start. Is it possible that my battery became temperature sensitive?

At the moment around maximum 25ºC minimum 15ºC.

I really don’t know.

Check your battery connections and grounds. These symptoms you describe are typical for a connection that is in poor shape, through either corrosion products building up or just plain looseness. You have connections at the battery, the ground strap from the battery to the frame, the connections at the starter itself, the ground from the engine to the frame, and so on. Once you eliminate the simple explanations, and if the symptoms persist, then it is time to look at the starter itself, and so on. Good luck, Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

Sorry, I misunderstood your previous post. Has this only happened once, or is it a recurring thing?

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