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Old 05-24-2014, 05:09 PM
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I had no problems doing it on my 2004 C240. Bear in mind that the battery is very heavy, and it is in there a ways from where you would be standing, so it takes a certain amount of strength to lift it up and out without dragging it across the fender. Probably easier for a tall person. Once I got the new battery in, I had to re-seat it a couple of times before I got it into position where the hold-down clamp would set into place. You will need a socket wrench with a fairly long extension in order to deal with the bolt for the hold-down clamp. Be careful swinging the ratchet as it will be in close proximity to the positive terminal.
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