Mercedes-Benz GLC : Battery (vehicle) / Starting assistance and charging the 12 V battery

Requirements:

• The vehicle is secured with the electric parking brake.
• Vehicles with automatic transmission: The transmission is in position .
• The ignition and all electrical consumers are switched off.
• The hood is open.

Example: engine compartment

Slide cover of positive clamp on the jump-starting connection point in the direction of the arrow.

Connect positive clamp on your vehicle to the positive pole of the donor battery using the jumper cable/charging cable. Always begin with positive clamp on your own vehicle first.

During starting assistance: start the engine of the donor vehicle and run at idle speed.

Connect the negative pole of the donor battery and ground point of your own vehicle by using the jumper cable/charging cable. Begin with the donor battery first.

During starting assistance: start the engine of your own vehicle.

During the charging process: start the charging process.

During starting assistance: let the engines run for several minutes.

During starting assistance: before disconnecting the jumper cable, switch on an electrical consumer in your own vehicle, e.g. the rear window heater or lighting.

When the starting assistance/charging process is complete, perform the following steps:

First, remove the jumper cable/charging cable from ground point and the negative pole of the donor battery, then from positive clamp and the positive pole of the donor battery. Begin each time with the contacts on your own vehicle first.

After removing the jumper cable/charging cable, close cover of positive clamp .

Further information can be obtained at a qualified specialist workshop.