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Old 04-14-2014, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ROLLGUY View Post
I guess the Mercedes Benz designers for the W210 goofed by putting the battery under the back seat. Not that we care about BMW's, but they have their batteries in the trunk, what were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by Jooseppi Luna View Post
My neighbor has a 1992 (I think) M3 with the battery under the backseat.

Having the battery in the interior insulates it from the heat in the engine compartment.
It is also an anal weight distribution thing
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