Battery selection / Charging System / jump starting / cold weather battery issues
 

Battery Safety & and Jump Starting
http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_safety.htm

Battery Safety
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/141479-battery-safety-post1057827.html

Starter health is important to your diesel.
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/107318-starter-health-important-your-diesel-post739798.html

Battery for your Diesel
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/102886-battery-your-diesel-post704705.html

Optima Battery
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/44819-optima-battery-post257843.html

This was what powered my 300SDL
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/139206-what-powered-my-300sdl-post1033326.html

Will a Diesel survive the winter with out..
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/110313-will-diesel-survive-winter-out-post769014.html

alt help needed
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/119736-alt-help-needed-post856449.html

Electrical trouble; replace Alternator, Brushes or Voltage Regulator?
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/30380-electrical-trouble%3B-replace-alternator-brushes-voltage-regulator-post164946.html

Yet another alternator - HELP!
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/109015-yet-another-alternator-help-post755872.html

can you jump a C230 thru cig lighter??
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/94383-can-you-jump-c230-thru-cig-lighter-post632147.html

HELP!! - 2000 Mercedes CLK 200 - Battery Dead, and cant get Trunk / Boot open!
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/129734-help-2000-mercedes-clk-200-battery-dead-cant-get-trunk-boot-open-post941585.html

What type of battery does everyone suggest? 300SD
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/141498-what-type-battery-does-everyone-suggest-300sd.html

How To Jump Start A Car
http://www.carbuyingtips.com/jumpstart.htm

Charging System Check
http://autorepair.about.com/od/electricaltroubleshooting/a/battery_check.htm

Electrical Maladies
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/140662-electrical-maladies.html

Page Title: Charging System Test
http://www.tpub.com/content/construction/14273/css/14273_52.htm

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM IS OK OR LARGE ENOUGH?
http://www.jgdarden.com/batteryfaq/carfaq5.htm

Alternators - what are they, how do they work and what breaks??
http://www.misterfixit.com/alterntr.htm

Part 1: The Battery
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/electrical/a/aa121000b_2.htm

Testing Shortcuts For Charging Systems
http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/june/Test_shortcuts.htm

AutoEducation.com Electrical
http://www.autoeducation.com/autoshop101/electrical.htm

CAR BATTERY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
http://www.batteryfaq.org/

HOW DO I TEST A BATTERY?
http://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-battery

Mercedes Battery Draining in winter only a couple weeks
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/141701-mercedes-battery-draining-winter-only-couple-weeks-post1060210.html

Battery Testing, Maintenance And Myths
http://autorepair.about.com/library/weekly/aa101604a.htm

This is a great idea for a sticky !! Hardly a day goes by without a thread about these electrical system problems. You have done a great job Roy!!

Need new battery for '92 300D
 

So, of course, in the cold of a Wisconsin night the battery on our '92 300D died while sitting at work all day. Any suggestion on what to replace it with? Would like to replace with something we can get at most automotive stores as it would hard to get something specialized and need to get one today. Our bad: the current one is from '04 so we suspect that's the issue. We are little concerned as she has had to sit outside all night in the single digits and she is usually garage kept here at home. Anything special about replacing the battery on this car we need to know?

any group 49 from any store. I'm partial to wallyworld's batteries because of the 3 year replacement warranty... their price just jumped up to 82.00 lately. not too bad still, I hear they are johnson controls batteries now, some say they still have some excide ones too though... I don't know.