E 320 Battery
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I have a 2003 E320 (which I love) and I get this warning lite on the dash when I start it and says "Visit Workshop" with a picture of a car battery. Does this mean my battery is dead? The car starts and runs fine but I"m concerned.
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Ignore the last reply. There are in fact two batteries. The main supply battery is located underneath the spare tire cover on the right hand side. The other battery is a SBC (electronic brakes) backup battery located under the hood on the passenger side underneath the dust filter. Both batteries are VLRA batteries which are non serviceable and both typically only have a lifespan of 4-5 years. The sbc battery will have a manufacture date on it and chances are it will fail the test if over 4 years old. Unfortunately you cannot get these aftermarket and you are looking at 150-180 for the sbc battery and 250-350 for the main battery.
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I have a 2002 E320, 160K miles, Great car, never any real problems. I noticed a smell in the car and traced it back to the battery under the rear seat. When I took the seat off, I noticed there was smoke coming from the battery area. Nothing seemed melted, but the metal casing was very hot. I also heard a hissing, as though the battery was leaking. At first thought, it seems as though I could just replace the battery? Is that correct? Or is there something bigger I need to be concerend about. Also, can I just replace the battery as I would in an older car, or is it more complicated being a Mercedes...? Please help!! I really can't afford to take this to the dealer at this point!!
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Sounds to me like you need to act fast:
Take the backseat out....
Set up a fan or ensure that the wind is REALLY blowing because that Hydrogen Sulfide gas that you "smell" or see as "smoke" is a sign that your battery may blow up if ignited with a spark. You need to get that gas out of there... now.
Once you have great ventilation.... carefully take off the individual battery cell caps.... add distilled water using a funnel (wearing safety goggles!!!) until the water covers the lead cells and comes up to the bottom of the plastic well that you can see on each cell.
That should get you back in business. For some reason it appears that your battery was low on water. When did you last check it?
Concerning aftermarket batteries.... there are scores of posts out there on this subject. My 2 cents... call 1-800-FOR-MERCEDES and a tech will ride out to you and install your new MB battery.... and reprogram all of the things that need reprogramming. It's a small amount of money to spend up front and it saves a great deal of time. Good luck and be safe!!!!
Take the backseat out....
Set up a fan or ensure that the wind is REALLY blowing because that Hydrogen Sulfide gas that you "smell" or see as "smoke" is a sign that your battery may blow up if ignited with a spark. You need to get that gas out of there... now.
Once you have great ventilation.... carefully take off the individual battery cell caps.... add distilled water using a funnel (wearing safety goggles!!!) until the water covers the lead cells and comes up to the bottom of the plastic well that you can see on each cell.
That should get you back in business. For some reason it appears that your battery was low on water. When did you last check it?
Concerning aftermarket batteries.... there are scores of posts out there on this subject. My 2 cents... call 1-800-FOR-MERCEDES and a tech will ride out to you and install your new MB battery.... and reprogram all of the things that need reprogramming. It's a small amount of money to spend up front and it saves a great deal of time. Good luck and be safe!!!!
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