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Actually fully draining a battery like that does do permanent damage to it....it'd be better to just get a new one most likely....or charge it back up and not expect it to last as long as it would have....I suppose its worth a try.
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It depends how far down it's voltage got. And we don't know. If we had a voltage reading on it then we could fathom a guess. Those factory batteries are pretty good so I would give it a good chance to be resurrected in this case.
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FWIW, MB has been using Absorbent Glass Mat, or AGM batteries for several years now. They behave differently than traditional lead-acid batteries. Take a look at the battery chargers available nowadays. The better ones have a setting specifically for charging AGM batteries.
Charging a stone-dead battery until the vehicle can be started without assistance is always my first choice, but go ahead and jump-start it if this isn't possible. My Roadside Tech's do a few dozen of these every month with virtually no problems. |
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