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BrierS · #2 08-10-2005, 08:48 PM

I don't believe I'll be misleading you though keep in mind what I wrote above . . . the battery, if situated under the hood as in my two Mercedes, is on the right (driver's side) near the firewall (deepest portion of the engine compartment. There should be a cover over it that will slide upward and forward. If I am correct about the location, you will have no trouble having it jump started. I don't mean to make assumptions . . . please remember to pay very close attention to the positive + and negative - terminals. Typically, I make certain the free ends of the cables are not touching each other, hook the other end to their respective posts on the drained battery, attach the positive clamp to the service battery and then hook the negative clamp to any nearby ground other than fuel lines. I have had one battery explode from not following this procedure. As you can imagine, it was not a positive experience. Good luck.
Steve