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10-10-2006, 12:00 PM
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Battery replacement
My 99 e300TD has the original battery. Seems to still do the job,butttt,
Do you think this battery will die this coming winter??? Is there any replacements other than Mercedes??? I had asked my local auto store and they had no listings?? 
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10-10-2006, 12:12 PM
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Your battery could die at any point. If you properly maintained it, by keeping all the connections clean, keeping the battery box, and top flushed with baking soda an water, and by keeping the electolyte level above the lead plates using distilled water, it could last even longer.
But, even the best batteries die. Check with Insterstate Batteries. They seem to have one of the most comprehensive listings. McParts and Wally World usually do not even have a MB battery as a listed choice.
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10-10-2006, 12:19 PM
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The DieHard International 100Amp Series battery is like $99 and works great in these cars. I bought one two years ago, and its worked great so far.
 (had an OEM battery in the car, was about 4.5 years old when it died, yes, in the winter) Energizer makes some incredible 100Amp Batteries too, my dad's car has one.
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10-10-2006, 12:43 PM
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many autoparts stores will test the battery for free....
I was in the battery industry for 15 years. Generally speaking, the average life of a battery is less than 5 years. If you got more, good for you. If you have to rely on it, then I would at least get it tested.
My criteria for a battery is to have it stay as clean and dry as it can. Some manufactures aren't really good at corrosion resistance. My personal favorite right now is the Johnson Controls battery (Sears and Interstate). In my opinion, DEKA and Douglass are ok also. I will not buy another Exide battery again, unless I have to. Delco makes good batteries, but... their price and distribution suffers. One of your easiest choices is to just goto Sears. One of your cheapest choices should be to to goto Autozone or Costco. Mostly make sure the battery is the correct size, and fits right.
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10-10-2006, 12:48 PM
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Since the battery in these cars is under the rear seat you have to be more sure than usual for safety reasons that the battery won't leak. For that reason I decided to go with the OE battery and from the local dealer it was $120 (not bad I think).
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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual) Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL
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10-10-2006, 01:25 PM
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OE battery is $110-$120. Yours is eight years old it doesn't owe you anything. Remember modern batteries usualy work fine until they fail, sometimes there is no warning. If you don't plan on going anywhere your probably fine. You can call the number on your glove box door, and MB will bring out a new battery when it dies.
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10-12-2006, 01:30 AM
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This topic has been covered in depth before.
Battery for your Diesel
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=102886 Where can I find the Mother of all Jumper Cables? http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=136203
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